Jha becomes Nepal's first vice president; re-polling for president as no candidate reaches 298 mark
Paramananda
Jha has become Nepal's first vice president, winning the election held
today. He was a Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) candidate.
According
to an official at the Secretariat of the Constituent Assembly, Jha
bagged 305 votes, beating his nearest rival Shanta Shrestha of CPN
(Maoist).
However, two presidential frontrunners -
Dr Ram Baran Yadav of Nepali Congress and Maoist-backed candidate Ram
Raja Prasad Singh - failed to gain 298 votes needed to be elected to
the post. According to state-owned Radio Nepal, Yadav bagged 294 votes
while Singh ended up with 282 votes.
With no presidential candidate mustering majority votes, there will be re-election for the president.
Sources said 25 votes for president and 24 votes for vice president were cancelled.
The results of the presidential election are to be announced in the CA shortly.
578 out of 594 CA members registered in the voter list had cast their votes.
Five
fringe parties including Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, Rastriya
Prajatantra Party (Nepal), Rastriya Janamorcha and CPN (Unified)
boycotted the voting.
Source:Nepalnews.com
Paramananda
Jha has become Nepal's first vice president, winning the election held
today. He was a Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) candidate.
According
to an official at the Secretariat of the Constituent Assembly, Jha
bagged 305 votes, beating his nearest rival Shanta Shrestha of CPN
(Maoist).
However, two presidential frontrunners -
Dr Ram Baran Yadav of Nepali Congress and Maoist-backed candidate Ram
Raja Prasad Singh - failed to gain 298 votes needed to be elected to
the post. According to state-owned Radio Nepal, Yadav bagged 294 votes
while Singh ended up with 282 votes.
With no presidential candidate mustering majority votes, there will be re-election for the president.
Sources said 25 votes for president and 24 votes for vice president were cancelled.
The results of the presidential election are to be announced in the CA shortly.
578 out of 594 CA members registered in the voter list had cast their votes.
Five
fringe parties including Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, Rastriya
Prajatantra Party (Nepal), Rastriya Janamorcha and CPN (Unified)
boycotted the voting.
Source:Nepalnews.com