The Maoists have won 118 seats of the 216 constituencies in
which the vote counting has completed till Tuesday
evening (11:20 pm).
Nepali Congress (NC) is a distant second with 33 seats
followed by Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) at 30
seats.
The Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) has won 23 seats
while Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party (TMLP) bagged 7
seats.
Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP) led by Rajendra Mahato
and Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP) have won 2
seats each.
Two independent candidates and a People's Front
candidate have also won the election.
Now, the counting needs to be conducted in 24
constituencies of which in 21 constituencies,
re-polling have to be first carried out in certain
polling centers.
Of the total 240 constituencies in the
First-Past-The-Post system, the Maoists are very close
to garnering simple majority. nepalnews.com sd Apr 15
08
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