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2017 General Election

House of Representatives

November 26 & December 7, 2017

First election under 2015 Constitution. Left Alliance (UML + Maoist) swept the polls.

Total Seats

275

FPTP Seats

165

PR Seats

110

3% threshold

Majority

138

Turnout

68.68%

Government Formed

UML-Maoist merged to form NCP. KP Sharma Oli became PM with historic 2/3 majority.

Official Seat Distribution

PartyFPTPPRTotalShare

UML

CPN-UML

8041121
44.00%

NC

Nepali Congress

234063
22.91%

Maoist

CPN-Maoist Centre

361753
19.27%

RJPN

Rastriya Janata Party Nepal

11617
6.18%

FSFN

Federal Socialist Forum Nepal

10616
5.82%

Others

Others/Independents

5-5
1.82%
Total165110275100%

Parliament Composition

UML
121
NC
63
Maoist
53
RJPN
17
FSFN
16
Others
5
Majority threshold: 138 seats