Communist Party Ranks Fourth Nationally in Nepal's House of Representatives Elections

The Nepali Communist Party ranked fourth based on the votes received for both the first-past-the-post and proportional representation categories in the House of Representatives elections.

Across the country, the Nepali Communist Party secured 8 seats under the first-past-the-post system and received 805,773 votes under the proportional representation system.

The Nepali Communist Party finished as the fourth largest party based on proportional representation votes in five provinces, excluding Koshi and Madhesh. However, in Koshi and Madhesh, the party ranked fifth.

In Koshi, the Nepali Communist Party was relegated to fifth place because the Shram Sanskriti Party and JSP Nepal secured spots among the top four parties based on proportional representation votes.

In the proportional representation votes for Koshi, the Rastriya Swatantra Party ranked first with 846,737 votes, followed by the Nepali Congress in second with 286,093 votes. CPN-UML was third with 285,281 votes, while the Shram Sanskriti Party, formed before the election, managed to secure fourth place with 285,019 votes.

The Nepali Communist Party, however, stood in fifth place with 94,870 votes.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party also ranked first in Madhesh Province. In the proportional representation category, the RSP was the leading party with 1,262,656 votes, while the Nepali Congress was second with 282,203 votes. CPN-UML ranked third with 183,775 votes, and JSP Nepal managed to surpass the Nepali Communist Party to become the fourth largest party. JSP Nepal received 129,917 proportional votes in Madhesh, whereas the Nepali Communist Party only garnered 104,617 votes.

In Bagmati, the RSP was the leading party with 1,119,270 votes, followed by the Nepali Congress in second with 321,106 votes, CPN-UML in third with 261,897 votes, and the Nepali Communist Party in fourth with 188,182 votes.

In Gandaki Province, the RSP ranked first, receiving 525,635 votes. The Nepali Congress was second with 207,387 votes, CPN-UML was third with 152,587 votes, and the Nepali Communist Party was fourth with 57,876 votes.

Similarly, in Lumbini Province, the RSP ranked first, securing 933,352 votes, while the Nepali Congress was second with 328,719 votes. CPN-UML ranked third with 296,542 votes, and the Nepali Communist Party finished fourth with 155,242 votes.

The Nepali Congress managed to secure the first position in the proportional representation votes in Karnali Province, where it is usually in second place in other provinces. The Nepali Congress was the leading party with 141,233 votes, while the RSP received 133,749 votes for second place. CPN-UML was third with 120,863 votes, and the Nepali Communist Party received 107,101 votes for fourth place.

The RSP is also in the first position in Sudurpashchim Province. The RSP received 317,836 votes, followed by the Nepali Congress in second with 182,842 votes, CPN-UML in third with 147,909 votes, and the Nepali Communist Party in fourth with 97,263 votes.