2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election

Constituent Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 19 November 2013. The vote was repeatedly delayed, having previously been planned for 22 November 2012 following the dissolution of the 1st Constituent Assembly on 27 May 2012, but it was put off by the election commission. The Nepali Congress emerged as the largest party in the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly, winning 196 of the 575 elected seats.

2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
19 November 2013
575 of the 601 seats in the Constituent Assembly
301 seats needed for a majority
Turnout79.82%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sushil Koirala Jhala Nath Khanal Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Party NC CPN (UML) CPN (MC)
Last election 21.14%, 110 seats 20.33%, 103 seats 30.81%, 227 seats
Seats won 196 175 80
Seat change 86 72 147
Popular vote 2,418,370 2,239,609 1,439,726
Percentage 25.55% 23.66% 15.21%
Swing 4.41pp 3.33pp 15.06pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Kamal Thapa Bijay Kumar Gachhadar Surya Bahadur Thapa
Party RPP-Nepal MJAF(L) RPP
Last election 1.03%, 4 seats – 3.40%, 11 seats
Seats won 24 14 13
Seat change 20 New 2
Popular vote 630,697 274,987 260,234
Percentage 6.66% 2.91% 2.75%
Swing 5.63% New 0.65pp
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Mahantha Thakur Upendra Yadav
Party TMLP MJF-N
Last election 20 seats, 3.16% 6.32%, 52 seats
Seats won 11 10
Seat change 9 42
Popular vote 181,140 214,319
Percentage 1.91% 2.26%
Swing 1.25pp 4.06pp
Prime Minister before election

Khil Raj Regmi
Independent

 Elected Prime Minister

Sushil Koirala
NC

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