Nepal election: Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba elected for consecutive 7th time; ruling party leads on 46 seats
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23 November, 2022 02:56 pm IST
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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba elected for the consecutive 7th time from the home district of Dhankuta. Deuba defeated an independent candidate Sagar Dhakal by a margin of over 12 thousand votes. The 77-year-old Nepali Congress president Deuba is currently holding the post of Prime Minister for the fifth term.
Till the last report came in, the ruling Nepali Congress has so far bagged 11 seats in the House of Representatives (HoR) while it is leading in 46 other constituencies. The CPN-UML led by former prime minister K P Oli has so far bagged three seats and is leading in 42 constituencies.
The newly formed Rastriya Swotantra Party has won three seats in the Kathmandu district. Rastriya Prajatantra Party, CPN-Unified Socialist and Nagarik Unmukti Party have bagged one seat each. So far, 20 seats of HoR have been declared.
Out of 275 Members of Parliament, 165 will be elected through direct voting, while the remaining 110 will be elected through a proportional electoral system.
Elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and seven provincial assemblies were held on Sunday. The counting of votes started on Monday.
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