2015_Nepalese_presidential_election References

Indirect presidential elections were held in Nepal on 28 October 2015. Bidya Devi Bhandari of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was elected President, becoming Nepal's first female head of state.

Results

President

For the presidential election, one candidate needed to gather 299 votes. 549 out of 596 eligible lawmakers cast their votes.


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bidya Devi Bhandari	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	327	60.44
	Kul Bahadur Gurung	Nepali Congress	214	39.56
Total			541	100.00

Valid votes			541	98.54
Invalid/blank votes			8	1.46
Total votes			549	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			596	92.11
Source: The Himalayan Times^[1]

Vice-President

The Vice-presidential election took place three days after the presidential election. After Dayaram Kandel ( Nepal Pariwar Dal) Attahar Kamal Musalman (independent) withdrew their candidacies, two candidates remained.^[2] 547 out of 596 eligible lawmakers cast their votes.


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nanda Kishor Pun	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	325	60.52
	Amiya Kumar Yadav	Nepali Congress	212	39.48
Total			537	100.00

Valid votes			537	98.17
Invalid/blank votes			10	1.83
Total votes			547	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			596	91.78
Source: The Himalayan Times^[3]

References

^ "Bidya Devi Bhandari elected first female President of Nepal". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ "Yadav, Pun in VP race". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ "Nanda Bahadur Pun elected Vice-President of Nepal". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[1] "Bidya Devi Bhandari elected first female President of Nepal". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[2] "Yadav, Pun in VP race". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[3] "Nanda Bahadur Pun elected Vice-President of Nepal". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

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