Rastriya Swatantra Party Dominates Gandaki Province Elections, Securing 15 Seats

Pokhara. The final results for all 18 constituencies in Gandaki Province have been announced. The results from Mustang were the first to be made public across the province, while the result from Gorkha 1 was the last to be revealed. This election saw the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) emerge as the leading party in Gandaki, winning 15 out of the 18 seats. The Nepali Congress won 2 seats, and the remaining seat was secured by an independent candidate. Notably, the CPN-UML failed to secure a victory in any constituency within this province.

The Nepali Congress won elections in the Himalayan districts of Manang and Mustang. Tek Bahadur Gurung was victorious in Manang, and Yogesh Gauchan won in Mustang. Furthermore, the RSP achieved a clean sweep in 8 districts across Gandaki.

RSP candidates were victorious in both constituencies of Gorkha, all three constituencies of Kaski, both constituencies of Tanahun, both constituencies of Nawalpur, both constituencies of Syangja, and both constituencies of Baglung. The RSP also secured wins in Parbat and Lamjung. In Myagdi, independent candidate Mahabir Pun won with the support of the RSP.

In Kaski Constituency No. 1, Khadakraj Poudel (Ganesh) was victorious, Uttam Prasad Poudel won in Constituency No. 2, and Bina Gurung won in Constituency No. 3. In Gorkha-1, Sudan Gurung was victorious, while Kabindra Burlakoti registered a win in Constituency No. 2. Dharma KC was victorious in Lamjung.

In Tanahun-1, Dr. Swarnim Wagle was victorious, while Shriram Neupane won in Constituency No. 2. In Nawalpur-1, Rajan Gautam was elected, and Manish Khanal was elected in Constituency No. 2. In Syangja-1, Dr. Dhananjay Regmi was victorious, and Jhabilal Dumre won in Constituency No. 2. Sagar Bhusal was victorious in Parbat, while Sushil Khadka won in Baglung-1 and Som Sharma in Baglung-2.

From 26-Year-Old Gen Z to 71-Year-Old Veterans

By age, the youngest parliamentarian elected is Manish Khanal from Nawalpur-2, who is only 26 years old. Following him is the MP from Mustang, Yogesh Gauchan, who is 32 years old. Seven parliamentarians elected from Gandaki are under the age of forty. Sudan Gurung, Rajan Gautam, Jhabilal Dumre, Sushil Khadka, and Som Sharma are also under 40 years old.

Additionally, five parliamentarians are under 50 years old, and six are over 50 years old. Kabindra Burlakoti, Dharma KC, Khadakraj Poudel, Uttam Prasad Poudel, and Sagar Bhusal are over 40 but under 50 years old. Tek Bahadur Gurung and Mahabir Pun are both 71 years old.

No candidate from the Dalit cluster was elected directly from Gandaki. However, 4 parliamentarians were elected from the Indigenous Nationalities cluster. But, parliamentarians from various clusters from Gandaki Province will be elected through the proportional representation list from all parties. The counting for proportional representation is still ongoing.