Election to the Constituent Assembly of Nepal in 2013
The election to the Constituent Assembly of Nepal in 2013 was the second election to elect a Constituent Assembly after the 2008 election, as the first assembly failed to pass a constitution.
course
The first Constituent Assembly was elected in April 2008. It was supposed to adopt a new constitution within two years, which would be an important part of the transformation of Nepal from a kingdom to a republic. Despite repeated extensions of the term of office, no agreement could be reached in the Constituent Assembly. The main point of disagreement was the future administrative division of the country, particularly the question of whether and how Nepal should be divided into states on an ethnic basis.
Therefore, on May 28, 2012, then Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) called new elections for November 22, 2012. However, the electoral law applicable to the 2008 elections did not provide for a second election for this body. A long negotiation phase followed before an agreement on the organization of the elections could be reached.
During the election campaign, both the Nepal Congress Party (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninists) (CPN-UML) proposed a parliamentary form of government with a president elected indirectly by parliament. Both suggested a state. The CPN-UML proposed seven provinces that should be divided according to several criteria, while the NC proposed either seven or 13 provinces and stated that it was ready for any alternative within the framework of democratic norms and values. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) proposed 11 provinces.
Results
| Political party | Total seats | Won constituencies | Seats by proportional representation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepalese Congress Party (NC) | 196 | 105 | 91 |
| Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxists-Leninists) (CPN-UML) | 175 | 91 | 84 |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) (CPN-MC) | 80 | 26th | 54 |
| Rastriya Janata Party of Nepal (RJP) | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik) | 14th | 4th | 10 |
| National Democratic Party of Nepal (RPP: Rashtriya Prajatantra Party) | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| Tarai Madhes Loktantrik party | 11 | 4th | 7th |
| Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | 10 | 2 | 8th |
| Sadbhavana party | 6th | 1 | 5 |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninists) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Federal Socialist Party | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nepalese Workers and Peasants Party | 4th | 1 | 3 |
| Terai Madhes Sadbhavana party | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Communist Party of Nepal (United) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rashtriya Madhesh Samajwadi Party | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nepal Pariwar Dal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dalit Janajati party | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tharuwat Tarai Party, Nepal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rastriya Janamukti party | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sanghiya Sadbhawana Party | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Khambuwan Rastriya Morcha, Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aakhanda Nepal Party | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch (Tharuhat) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Samajwadi Janata party | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum (Ganatantrik) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nepali Janata Dal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jana Jagaran Party Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Madesh Samata Party Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nepal Rastriya Party (NRP) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c IPU PARLINE database: NEPAL (Byabasthapika-Sansad), Elections in 2013. Inter-Parliamentary Union, accessed on September 20, 2018 .