Party secures 17.6 lakh proportional votes, nearly half of all votes cast nationwide
KATHMANDU, MARCH 8
The Rastriya Swatantra Party has won 112 direct seats and leads in 13 more from 164 of 165 constituencies, according to the latest figures from the Election Commission of Nepal as of 1:40 pm, as the party closes in on a two-thirds majority in the 275-seat House of Representatives when proportional seats are factored in.
In the proportional representation count, now covering 35,38,971 total votes entered nationwide, the RSP has received 17,63,006 votes, nearly half of all votes cast and more than the combined total of every other party.
The Nepali Congress is second with 6,00,389, followed by CPN-UML with 5,02,552, the Nepali Communist Party with 2,37,818, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1,28,344 and the Shram Sanskriti Party with 74,115.
In the direct count, the Nepali Congress has won 16 seats and leads in 1. The CPN-UML has won 7 and leads in 3. The Nepali Communist Party has won 5 and leads in 2. The Shram Sanskriti Party has won 2 and leads in 1. The Rastriya Prajatantra Party has won 1. An independent candidate has won 1. One constituency is yet to report.
A two-thirds majority in the 275-member House requires 184 seats. Based on the Election Commission's calculation method for proportional representation, the RSP is expected to cross or come very close to that threshold once proportional seats are allocated, a result that would give the party the power to amend the constitution without requiring support from any other party.
The full proportional seat allocation will be determined once the final vote count is complete.
