Kathmandu — The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has taken a strong lead in Nepal’s proportional representation vote count in the parliamentary election, securing nearly half of the votes counted so far.
According to the latest update, the party has received a significantly higher number of votes than other political parties in the ongoing proportional vote tally.
As of 4:28 p.m. on Sunday, a total of 4,443,110 votes had been counted, according to the Election Commission. Of these, the Rastriya Swatantra Party has received 2,194,031 votes, accounting for approximately 49 percent of the votes counted so far.
Nepali Congress and CPN-UML Trail Behind
Major political parties are currently trailing far behind the RSP in the proportional vote count. The Nepali Congress has received 749,196 votes, representing about 16 percent of the votes counted so far. Similarly, the CPN-UML has secured 636,366 votes, accounting for roughly 14 percent of the counted votes.
Vote Share of Other Parties
Other political parties have received comparatively smaller shares of the vote.
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) — 297,859 votes (around 6 percent)
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) — 159,984 votes (around 3 percent)
Other parties have so far received less than two percent of the total votes counted.
Requirement to Become a National Party
Under Nepal’s electoral system, a political party must meet two key requirements to be recognized as a national party.
Win at least one seat in the direct election system, and
Secure at least three percent of the proportional representation vote.
Based on the vote count so far, several parties appear likely to cross this threshold, while many others remain below the required level.
Vote counting is still ongoing, and election officials say the vote percentages and party standings may change before the final results are announced.
