NEPAL

Legislative Parliament 2007

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Chamber:

Byabasthapika-Sansad

Dates of election / renewal (from/to):

15 January 2007

Purpose of elections:

N/A (Transitional period)

Background and outcome of elections:

N/A (Transitional period)

STATISTICS


Round no 1 (15 January 2007): Election results
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes



Round no 1: Distribution of votes

Political Group	Candidates	Votes	%
Nepali Congress (NC)
Nepal Communist Party (CPN-UML)
Maoists
Nepali Congress Democratic (NCD)
National Democratic Party (RPP: Rashtriya Prajatantra Party)
Nepal Sadavabana Party (Ananda Devi)
Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party
Peoples' Front, Nepal (Amik Sherchan Group)
Peoples' Front, Nepal (Chitra Bahadur K.C. Group)
United Left Front (Samyukta Bam Morcha)
Jan Shakti Party
Peoples' Front, Nepal (Chitra Bahadur Aale Group)
Nepal Sadavabana Party


Round no 1: Distribution of seats

Political Group	Total	Vacant seat
Nepali Congress (NC)	85
Nepal Communist Party (CPN-UML)	83
Maoists	83
Nepali Congress Democratic (NCD)	48
National Democratic Party (RPP: Rashtriya Prajatantra Party)	7	1
Nepal Sadavabana Party (Ananda Devi)	5
Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party	4
Peoples' Front, Nepal (Amik Sherchan Group)	4
Peoples' Front, Nepal (Chitra Bahadur K.C. Group)	3
United Left Front (Samyukta Bam Morcha)	3
Jan Shakti Party	2
Peoples' Front, Nepal (Chitra Bahadur Aale Group)	2
Nepal Sadavabana Party	1

Comments:

Source: Legislative Parliament (18.01.2007)

Note on the composition of the Legislative Parliament:
At the time of the dissolution of the National Assembly on 15 January 2007, there were 18 sitting members, including three members appointed by the King. The 15 non-appointed members have been integrated in the Legislative Parliament together with the 194 sitting members in the reinstated House of Representatives. Both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly were dissolved on the day the interim constitution was promulgated.

One of the seven seats attributed to the National Democratic Party (RPP: Rashtriya Prajatantra Party) remained vacant as of 10 May 2007.

Information on the Constituent Assembly
The Legislative Parliament is expected to be replaced by a Constituent Assembly, comprising:
- 205 members directly elected from single-member constituencies;
- 204 members nominated by political parties based on the number of votes they receive in the election;
- 16 members nominated by the Interim Council of Ministers.
The elections to the Constituent Assembly are due to take place by mid-June 2007.

Distribution of seats according to sex:

Men:

272

Women:

Percent of women:

17.27

Distribution of seats according to age:

Distribution of seats according to profession:

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