The Maoists are clearly emerging as the largest party in the country after the April 10 constituent assembly election as it has won 112 out of the 200 con stituencies declared till late tonight. The Maoists are also leading in four constituencies. Nepali Congress stands in the second position today as it now has 31 candidates elected to the constituent assembly, while the CPN-UML is trailing in the third position with 28 candidates elected for the constituent assembly. The NC is leading in two constituences, while the UML is also leading in two constituencies till late tonight.
The newly formed Madhesi Janadhikar Forum is in the fourth position with its 19 candidates securing victory in the election.
The Tarai Madhes Democratic Party follows the MJF with six of their candidates winning so far. Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party has not been able to increase its seats in the assembly after winning both the constituencies in Bhaktapur a couple of days ago. The Sadbhavana Party has expanded its win to two constituencies, while the People's Front Nepal has managed to win only one constituency. The election results continued to surprise the country today, too. Independent candidate Baban Singh, who is in the police's most-wanted list, has been elected to the assembly with an impressive 9,201 votes. Singh's rival Ajaya Kumar Gupta of the Sadbhawana Party secured 6,588 votes.
People's Front Nepal Vice-chairman Lilamani Pokharel was humbled by Maoist candidate Nir Kumari Kunwar in Sindhuli-3 while Bal Bahadur KC was defeated by his Maoist contender Gopal Kirati at NC's bastion in Solukhumbu.
UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal lost to Maoist Devendra Prasad Patel in Rautahat-6. Patel won in Rautahat-6 with 10,133 votes, while Nepal polled 8,966 votes. Altogether 240 members are to be elected to the 601 member constituent assembly through the firstpast-the-post election and 335 members are elected through proportional rep- resentation.
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