National Election Results Slowly Trickle out From Nepal

by Rob Walker | April 11, 2008 at 11:59 am

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Yesterday was a historic day for the Napalese people, with their first national election shifting their government from a monarchy to a democratic congress.

Only one result has been officially declared, but so far things are looking good for the Maoist party.

Read previous NowPublic Nepal coverage here.

The counting of votes in the Thursday’s historic Constituent Assembly election in Nepal has begun. So far, only one result, that of Kathmandu-1, has come out. The first candidate to be elected to the Constituent Assembly is Prakash Man Singh of the Nepali Congress (NC). He got 14,318 votes, against 6789 secured by his nearest rival, Pradip Nepal of the UML.

It will take at least two more days for the results of the majority of the constituencies to emerge.

The 240 year old monarchy in Nepal will soon be history and Nepal will have a new Constituent Assembly in a few weeks. But for the people of Nepal there are too many memories attached to the imposing Narayanhiti Palace at Kathmandu's Darbar Marg.

Memories of the royal massacre are still fresh in the minds of the people. Prince Dipendra killed his father - the popular King Birendra, mother Queen Aiswarya and 7 other family members and then shot himself in a fit of rage, all because his parents did not consent to his marriage with Devyani - herself of royal descent.

The counting of votes in the Thursday’s historic Constituent Assembly election in Nepal has begun.

So far, only one result, that of Kathmandu-1, has come out. The first candidate to be elected to the Constituent Assembly is Prakash Man Singh of the Nepali Congress (NC). He got 14,318 votes, against 6789 secured by his nearest rival, Pradip Nepal of the UML.