2015 Nepalese presidential election

2015 Nepalese presidential election
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Candidate Bidya Devi Bhandari Kul Bahadur Gurung
Party CPN (UML) Congress
Home state Bhojpur Rolpa
Running mate Nanda Kishor Pun Amiya Kumar Yadav
Electoral vote 327 214
Percentage 59.56% 38.98%
President before election

Ram Baran Yadav
Congress

Elected President

Bidya Devi Bhandari
CPN (UML)

Indirect presidential elections were held in Nepal on 28 October 2015. Bidya Devi Bhandari of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was elected president, becoming Nepal's first female head of state.

Results

President

For the presidential election, one candidate needed to gather 299 votes. 549 out of 596 eligible lawmakers cast their votes.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bidya Devi BhandariCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)32760.44
Kul Bahadur GurungNepali Congress21439.56
Total541100.00
Valid votes54198.54
Invalid/blank votes81.46
Total votes549100.00
Registered voters/turnout59692.11
Source: The Himalayan Times[1]

Vice-President

The Vice-presidential election took place three days after the presidential election. After Dayaram Kandel (Nepal Pariwar Dal) Attahar Kamal Musalman (independent) withdrew their candidacies, two candidates remained.[2] 547 out of 596 eligible lawmakers cast their votes.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Nanda Kishor PunCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)32560.52
Amiya Kumar YadavNepali Congress21239.48
Total537100.00
Valid votes53798.17
Invalid/blank votes101.83
Total votes547100.00
Registered voters/turnout59691.78
Source: The Himalayan Times[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bidya Devi Bhandari elected first female President of Nepal". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Yadav, Pun in VP race". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Nanda Bahadur Pun elected Vice-President of Nepal". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2018.