KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 5

A final results of the elections to the Province Assembly held under the first-past-the-post system have been announced.

A total of 330 PA members have been elected from seven provinces and the major ruling Nepali Congress has won the highest 111 seats.

NC has emerged the largest party in three provinces: Bagmati, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim while the main opposition CPN (UML) is the largest party in the Province 1, Madhes province and Lumbini province by winning a total 91 seats.

In Karnali Province, the ruling partners: NC and the CPN (Maoist Centre) share nine seats each followed by CPN (UML) with five and one independent.

The CPN (Maoist Centre) has secured its victory in 54 seats in the PA elections followed by CPN (Unified Socialist) by 15 and 11 each by the Rastriya Prajatantra Party and the Janata Samajbadi Party.

Likewise, the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party has emerged victorious in nine PA electoral constituencies, Janamat Party in seven, Nagarik Unmukti Party in seven, Nepal Workers and Peasants' Party ( NWPP) in one and Hamro Nepali Party in one seat.

According to the Election Commission, 12 independent candidates have won the PA elections. In the 56-member PA in the Province 1: the UML wins 25, NC 17, Maoist Centre nine and the CPN (Unified Socialist) two.

In the 64-member PA in the Madhesh, the UML wins 15, NC 13 followed by Janata Samajbadi with nine seats, seven by Loktantrik Samajbadi, six by the Janamat, four each by the Maoist Centre four and CPN (Unified Socialist). The Madhesh PA has got six independent members.

In the 66-member Bagmati PA, NC gets 25, CPN Maoist Centre 14 and the UML 13. The RPP has won seven followed by the Unified Socialist with seven and one each by the NWPP and Hamro Nepali.

Similarly, 18 NC candidates, 12 UML, five of the Maoist Centre and one independent have been elected to the 36-member Gandaki PA.

In the 52-member Lumbini PA, UML wins 18 constituencies followed by NC with 17 seats, five by the Maoist Centre and two each by the RPP, Janata Samajbadi, Loktantrik Samajbadi and the Nagarik Unmukti. The Janamat has secure one seat and independent candidates have won three.

Likewise, NC and Maoist Centre wins nine seats each in the 24-member Karnali PA followed by UML with five seats and one by the independent.

In the 32-member Sudurpashim PA, NC wins 12 followed by eight by the Maoist Centre, five by the Nagarik Unmukti, three each by the UML and Unified Socialist and one by the independent candidate.