Nepali Congress Secures 38 Seats in General Election; Lumbini Province Left Out of Proportional Representation

Kathmandu. The Nepali Congress won 18 seats under the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system and 20 seats under the Proportional Representation (PR) system, totaling 38 seats in the House of Representatives election held on Falgun 21. While the Congress secured victories in all provinces under the FPTP system, it overlooked Lumbini Province when selecting members through the PR system. The Congress has not selected any members from Lumbini under the PR category.

Despite a reduction in the number of seats, the Congress has representation in the House of Representatives from all provinces. However, the representation varies, with some provinces sending more members and others fewer.

The Congress will have a total of 12 members from Koshi Province in the House of Representatives, with 4 from FPTP and 8 from PR. Madhesh Province will have 5 members, 1 from FPTP and 4 from PR. Bagmati Province will have 6 members, 1 from FPTP and 5 from PR. Gandaki Province will have 3 members, 2 from FPTP and 1 from PR.

Similarly, since no members were selected from Lumbini Province under the PR system, it will only have 2 members who won through FPTP. Karnali Province will have 6 members, 5 from FPTP and 1 from PR. Sudurpashchim Province will have 4 members, 3 from FPTP and 1 from PR.

Thus, Koshi Province will have the highest representation for the Congress in the House of Representatives with 12 members, while Lumbini Province will have the lowest with only 2 members.  

Under Proportional Representation

Under the PR system for the House of Representatives, the Congress selected the highest number of members, 8, from Koshi Province, and 1 each from Gandaki, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim provinces. The Congress selected 4 members from Madhesh and 5 from Bagmati. However, the Congress did not select anyone from Lumbini Province under the PR system.  

The Congress selected Bhishma Raj Angdembe (Panchthar), Gitakumari Sendang (Taplejung), Gita Gurung (Solukhumbu), Sushila Dhakal Acharya (Jhapa), Rukminidevi Koirala (Morang), Reena Upreti (Solukhumbu), Pramila Kumari Gachhadar (Morang), and Manmaya B.K. (Jhapa) as PR members from Koshi.

Falgun 21 Gaste Huye Ka Pratinidhi Sabha Nirwachan Ma Congress Le Pratyakshataf 18 Sit Jiteko Chha. Pratyakshataf Bhane Congress Ko Sabai Pradesh Ma Upasthiti Chha. Pratyakshataf Congress Bata Sabai Bhanda Badi Karnali Ma 5 Jana Nirwachit Bhayeka Chhan. Madhesh Ra Bagmati Ma 1/1 Sit Congress Le Jitayeko Chha.

The Congress selected Dr. Chandramohan Yadav (Dhanusha), Ninuk Kumari Karna (Mahottari), Rekhakumari Yadav (Mahottari), and Shahjan Khatun (Rautahat) as PR members from Madhesh Province.

The Congress selected Madankrishna Shrestha (Bhaktapur), Gangalakshmi Awal (Bhaktapur), Arjun Narsingh KC (Nuwakot), Sita Thapaliya (Urmila) (Dhading), and Pabitra B.K. (Makwanpur) as PR members from Bagmati Province.  

The Congress selected Renuka Kaucha (Baglung) from Gandaki Province, Kalibahadur Sahakari (Kalikot) from Karnali Province, and Harinadevi Kami (Dadeldhura) from Sudurpashchim Province as PR members.

Under First-Past-the-Post (FPTP)

In the House of Representatives election held on Falgun 21, the Congress won 18 seats under the FPTP system. The Congress has representation in all provinces under the FPTP system. The highest number of members elected from the Congress under FPTP is 5 from Karnali. The Congress won 1 seat each in Madhesh and Bagmati. Similarly, it won 4 seats in Koshi, 3 in Sudurpashchim, 2 in Lumbini Province, and 2 in Gandaki Province.  

From the Congress, Mo. Firdos Alam was elected from Rautahat-2 in Madhesh. In Karnali Province, Bishnu Bahadur Khadka from Surkhet-1, Khadak Bahadur Buda from Jajarkot, Basana Thapa from Dailekh-1, Jayapati Rokaya from Humla, and Khadga Shahi from Mugu were elected.

Similarly, in Lumbini Province, Abhishek Pratap Shah from Kapilvastu-3 and Sandeep Rana from Palpa-1 were elected.  

In Koshi Province, Narendra Kumar Kerung from Panchthar, Nishkal Rai from Ilam-1, Prakash Singh Karki from Solukhumbu, and Santosh Subba from Tehrathum were elected.  

In Sudurpashchim Province, Janakraj Giri from Bajura, Bharat Bahadur Khadka from Doti, and Bharat Kumar Swar from Achham-1 were elected. In Bagmati Province, Mohan Acharya from Rasuwa, and in Gandaki, Yogesh Gauchan Thakali from Mustang and Tek Bahadur Gurung from Manang were elected.