Most New Faces Elected in House of Representatives Under FPTP System
Kathmandu — Most of the lawmakers elected under the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system in the House of Representatives election held in a special national situation are new faces, according to the final vote count results announced on Monday.
As per the results, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured a dominant victory with 125 seats out of 165 constituencies, becoming the largest party capable of forming the government. In the previous parliament, the party had only 21 members, of which 12 have been re-elected while 113 newly elected lawmakers are first-time representatives.
Under the direct election system, Nepali Congress won 18 seats, CPN-UML secured 9 seats, Nepal Communist Party won 8 seats, Shram Sanskriti Party got 3 seats, Rastriya Prajatantra Party won 1 seat, and one independent candidate was elected.
The results show that voters across the country favored new candidates in many constituencies. Several new leaders from different districts including Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Siraha, Dhanusha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Chitwan, Kaski, Rupandehi, Dang, Kailali, and Kanchanpur were elected for the first time.
Even in the Nepali Congress, most of the 18 directly elected members are new faces, with only a few former lawmakers returning to parliament. Similarly, among the nine winners from CPN-UML, only some are experienced politicians while the rest are newly elected.
From the Nepal Communist Party, eight candidates won the election, including some senior leaders along with several new representatives. The newly formed Shram Sanskriti Party also sent three first-time lawmakers to parliament, while Mahabir Pun won as an independent candidate from Myagdi.
Meanwhile, vote counting under the Proportional Representation system is in its final stage. According to the Election Commission, more than 10.5 million votes have been counted, and the counting is expected to finish by this evening. So far, six political parties have crossed the 3 percent threshold required for proportional seats. A total of 57 parties contested for 110 proportional seats in this election.
The election outcome indicates a strong public preference for change, with a large number of new representatives entering the federal parliament.
