The Nepali Election Commission (4.22):
FPTP counting over, CPN(M) win 120 out of 240 seats
The counting for the votes under the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) has been completed today.
According to the final tally, the Communist Party of Nepal(Maoist) have won 120 out of the total 240 seats under FPTP. It has fallen one short of commanding clear majority under FPTP.
Nepali Congress (NC) is a distant second with 37 seats followed by the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) with 33 seats. The Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) bagged 30 seats while Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party (TMLP) won 9 seats. Rajendra Mahato-led Sadbhavana Party has pocketed four seats. Two seats each have been won by Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP), Peoples Front and independent candidates. Rastriya Janamorcha won one seat.
The counting of votes under Proportional Representation (PR) category, too, is nearing completion.
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