Only six secure seats in House of Representatives under FPTP category in these elections
Dec 14, 2017-For all promises to promote the principle of inclusion in every sector, the country failed to see enough female leaders making into the House of Representatives through the elections under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category.
Only six female candidates have won the elections to the House of Representatives under the FPTP category, pointing to a disturbing trend of decline in women’s representation at the country’s legislative body.
In 2013 CA elections, a total of 10 female candidates or 4.17 percent of the total contestants representing the three major political parties—NC, UML and UCPN (Maoist)—had won FPTP seats. It was a big comedown from the first CA elections in 2008 when a total of 30 women were elected to the HoR—12.5 percent of total elected CA members under the FPTP seats.
As per the constitutional obligation, every political parties in Parliament must ensure 33 percent women representation in the House.
The final tally of the elections shows the winning female candidates represented only three parties—CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Centre) and Rastriya Janamorcha.
While the UML swept 80 FPTP seats across the country, there were only two female winners—Pabitra Niraula Kharel from Jhapa-2 and Padma Kumari Aryal from Syangja-2. The KP Sharma Oli-led party had fielded two other female candidates Manju Chaudhary in Udayapur-1 and Bhagawati Chaudhary in Sunsari-3.
Dec 14, 2017-For all promises to promote the principle of inclusion in every sector, the country failed to see enough female leaders making into the House of Representatives through the elections under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category.
Only six female candidates have won the elections to the House of Representatives under the FPTP category, pointing to a disturbing trend of decline in women’s representation at the country’s legislative body.
In 2013 CA elections, a total of 10 female candidates or 4.17 percent of the total contestants representing the three major political parties—NC, UML and UCPN (Maoist)—had won FPTP seats. It was a big comedown from the first CA elections in 2008 when a total of 30 women were elected to the HoR—12.5 percent of total elected CA members under the FPTP seats.
As per the constitutional obligation, every political parties in Parliament must ensure 33 percent women representation in the House.
The final tally of the elections shows the winning female candidates represented only three parties—CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Centre) and Rastriya Janamorcha.
While the UML swept 80 FPTP seats across the country, there were only two female winners—Pabitra Niraula Kharel from Jhapa-2 and Padma Kumari Aryal from Syangja-2. The KP Sharma Oli-led party had fielded two other female candidates Manju Chaudhary in Udayapur-1 and Bhagawati Chaudhary in Sunsari-3.
