Karnali SA: 15 women & one man elected proportionally

SURKHET: The Karnali State Assembly (SA) has elected 16 Proportional Members of Parliament.

Five members were elected from the CPN-UML, which finished first in proportional representation, five members from the Nepali Congress (NC), four members from the CPN Maoist Center, and one member each from the CPN (Unified Socialist Party) and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP).

NC and Maoists won 9 seats each, while CPN-UML won 5, resulting in one independent candidate being elected. Only two parties directly participate in the Karnali SA, while five parties participate proportionally.

In this SA, where there were no female MPs elected directly, 15 women were elected proportionally. The only male candidate elected proportionally in the Karnali SA is Kal Bahadur Hamal of Humla from the CPN-UML.

15 women were elected proportionally in the Karnali State Assembly

In the 40-member Karnali SA, there are 24 direct and 16 proportional MPs. Various parties have elected 15 women in the 16 seats of this SA. Among those elected, there are 4 people from CPN UML, 5 people from NC, 4 people from CPN Maoist and 1 person each from CPN-S and RPP.

From the CPN-UML, Dakshina Shahi of Kalikot, Tulsa Malla of Rukum West, Gamata BKof Dailekh, and Nanda Gurung of Surkhet were elected.

Similarly, Janaki Singh of Surkhet, Vijaya Budha of Humla, Indra Kumari Shahi of Dailekh, Laxmi Sunar of Salyan and Balimaya Budha of Surkhet have been elected from the NC. In the four seats won by the CPN-Maoist Center on a proportional basis, Yashoda Neupane of Kalikot, Milan Khadka Roka of Rukum West, Urmila Bishwakarma of Dolpa, and Jumkit Lama Karki of Humla were elected.

Furthermore, Kalyani Khadka of Rukum East and Santoshi Shahi of Surkhet were elected from the CPN (Unified Socialist Party).

In the Karnali State Assembly, where no female MP was directly elected, the parties chose female candidates on a proportional basis in order to achieve 33 percent female participation.

-Jagat Sapkota