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The 2008 Constituent Assembly election transitioned Nepal from a monarchy to a parliamentary republic and gave an overwhelming victory to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), ostensibly ending the protracted civil war. Although acts of violence occurred during the pre-electoral period, election observers noted the elections themselves were markedly peaceful and “well-carried out."


e • d Summary of the 10 April 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election results
Party FPTP Proportional Seats
Votes % +/–%— Votes % FPTP Prop. Nom. Total %
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) 3,145,519 30.52 3,144,204 29.28 120 100 9 229 38.10
Nepali Congress 2,348,890 22.79 –14.50 2,269,883 21.14 37 73 5 115 19.13
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 2,229,064 21.63 –16.62 2,183,370 20.33 33 70 5 108 17.97
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal 634,154 6.15 678,327 6.32 30 22 2 54 8.98
Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party 345,587 3.35 338,930 3.16 9 11 1 21 3.49
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 310,214 3.01 –10.84 263,431 2.45 0 8 8 1.33
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) 168,196 1.63 243,545 2.27 0 8 1 9 1.50
Sadbhavana Party 174,086 1.69 167,517 1.56 4 5 9 1.50
Janamorcha Nepal 136,846 1.33 –0.89 164,381 1.53 2 5 1 8 1.33
Communist Party of Nepal (United) 39,100 0.38 154,968 1.44 0 5 5 0.83
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal 76,684 0.74 110,519 1.03 0 4 4 0.50
Rastriya Janamorcha 93,578 0.91 106,224 0.99 1 3 4 0.66
Rastriya Janshakti Party 79,925 0.77 102,147 0.95 0 3 3 0.50
Nepal Workers Peasants Party 65,908 0.64 +0.08 74,089 0.69 2 2 1 5 0.83
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 36,060 0.35 71,958 0.67 0 2 2 0.33
Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) 45,254 0.44 –2.78 55,671 0.52 0 2 1 3 0.50
Rastriya Janamukti Party 38,568 0.37 –0.70 53,910 0.50 0 2 2 0.33
Nepali Janata Dal 17,162 0.17 +0.04 48,990 0.46 0 2 2 0.33
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified) 51,928 0.50 48,600 0.45 0 2 2 0.33
Dalit Janajati Party 31,444 0.30 40,348 0.37 0 1 1 0.17
Nepa Rastriya Party 11,352 0.11 37,757 0.35 0 1 1 0.17
Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party 13,246 0.13 35,752 0.33 0 1 1 0.17
Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party 18,908 0.13 28,575 0.27 0 1 1 0.17
Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal 10,432 0.10 25,022 0.23 0 1 1 0.17
Nepal Parivar Dal 23,512 0.22 1 1 0.17
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) 1,759 0.02 21,234 0.20 0 0 0
Tamsaling Nepal Rastriya Dal 5,468 0.05 20,657 0.19 0 0 0
Rastriya Janata Dal 5,556 0.05 19,305 0.18 0 0 0
Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist) 10,076 0.10 –0.04 18,717 0.17 0 0 0
Lok Kalayankari Janata Party 6,700 0.06 18,123 0.17 0 0 0
Nepal Janabhavana Party 104 0.00 ±0.00 13,173 0.12 0 0 0
Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal 4,497 0.04 12,678 0.12 0 0 0
Nepal Janata Party 5,635 0.05 12,531 0.12 0 0 0
Mongol National Organisation 6,349 0.06 –0.01 11,578 0.11 0 0 0
Nepal Shanti Kshetra Parishad 45 0.00 10,565 0.10 0 0 0
Shanti Party Nepal 970 0.01 10,511 0.10 0 0 0
Rastriya Bikas Party 2,612 0.02 9,329 0.09 0 0 0
Nepal Sukumbasi Party (Loktantrik) 1,459 0.01 8,322 0.08 0 0 0
Nepal Rastriya Bikas Party 1,603 0.01 8,026 0.07 0 0 0
Nepal Dalit Shramik Morcha 93 0.00 –0.08 7,107 0.07 0 0 0
Samajbadi Party Nepal 1,197 0.01 6,564 0.06 0 0 0
Muskan Sena Nepal Party 2,490 0.02 6,292 0.06 0 0 0
Nepali Congress (Rastrabadi) 5,721 0.05 0 0
Nepal Samyabadi Dal 60 0.00 5,478 0.05 0 0 0
Nawa Janabadi Morcha 992 0.01 5,193 0.05 0 0 0
Hindu Prajatantrik Party 265 0.00 4,902 0.05 0 0 0
Nepal Samata Party 459 0.00 4,697 0.04 0 0 0
Rastrabadi Yuba Morcha 496 0.00 4,772 0.04 0 0 0
League Nepal Shanti Ekta Party 316 0.00 4,443 0.04 0 0 0
Rastrabadi Ekta Party 43 0.00 4,150 0.04 0 0 0
Sa-Shakti Nepal 532 0.00 3,752 0.03 0 0 0
Janamukti Party Nepal 281 0.00 –0.11 3,396 0.03 0 0 0
Nepal Rastriya Loktantrik Dal 57 0.00 3,216 0.03 0 0 0
Nawa Nepal Prajatantrik Dal 34 0.00 3,016 0.03 0 0 0
Liberal Samajbadi Party 152 0.00 0 0
Nepal Rastriya Janakalayan Party 96 0.00 0 0
Independents 123,619 1.20 –1.54 2 2 0.33
Total (turnout %) 10,306,120 100.00 10,739,078 100.00 240 335 26 601 100.00
Source: www.election.gov.np nepalnews.com, kantipuronline.com, kantipuronline.com

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