December 15: The Election Commission has submitted a report containing the election results of both the first-past-the-post (FPTP) and proportional representation (PR) electoral systems to the president. The elections to the members of the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies were held on November 20.    
Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya submitted the report to the President Bidya Devi Bhandari amid a programme organised at Sheetal Niwas on Thursday.      
There is a provision that the EC should submit report of the final results of FPTP and PR electoral system to the head-of the state within seven days of the announcement of the election results.    
On the occasion, President Bhandari said election is important for strengthening democracy.    
Expressing her happiness over the conclusion of the elections, she thanked all including the Election Commission, security bodies, stakeholders and voters for this.    
Similarly, CEO Thapaliya said the polls were concluded in a fair and fearless environment.    
Through the elections, a total of 825 people’s representatives were elected (275 under the HoR and 550 under the PA). Women’s participation in the HoR is 33.10 percent, and 36.36 percent in the PA.    
The EC’s representatives are scheduled to present a report along with the results of PA polls to the chief of all seven provinces on December 17, said the EC.

Present on the occasion were election commissioners Ishwori Prasad Paudel, Ram Prasad Bhandari, Dr Janaki Kumari Tuladhar and Sagun Shumsher JB Rana and the EC secretary Gokarna Mani Duwadi, among others. -- RSS