EC distributes certificates to PR MPs

The Election Commission on Thursday distributed certificates to Members of Parliament elected under the proportional representation (PR) system following the House of Representatives elections held on March 5.

The Commission distributed certificates to 110 proportional representation lawmakers of six political parties amidst a program held at its office this afternoon.

The election body had made public the list of 110 proportional representation lawmakers on Monday.

Under the PR system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party has won 57 seats, Nepali Congress 20, CPN-UML 16 and nine by the Nepali Communist Party.

Likewise, Shram Sanskriti Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party won equal four seats under the PR system.

Under the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system, the RSP secured 125 seats, followed by the NC with 19, UML with 9, NCP with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, RPP with 1, and one independent candidate.

As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.