KATHMANDU: Counting of votes cast under the proportional representation (PR) system of the November 20 elections to the House of Representatives and Province Assembly is underway.
It has listed the CPN-UML in the lead position.
According to the Election Commission (EC), the UML has got 2,769,523 votes under the PR system of the HoR.
Similarly, the Nepali Congress, which won the highest number of seats under the first-past-the-post electoral system, obtained 2,639,619 votes followed by the CPN (Maoist Centre) with 1,160,991.
Likewise, the Rastriya Swatantra Party has garnered 1,116,313 votes securing its fourth position in the PR votes.
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party 585,462 secured votes, while the Janata Samajwadi Party 420,942 votes and the Janamat Party 394,276 votes obtaining minimum votes to become the national political party.
Likewise, the CPN (Unified Socialist) has obtained 293,957 votes and the Nagarik Unmukti Party has 271,646 votes.
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