Nepal Parliamentary Elections: 14 Women Secure Seats, RSP Dominates with 13 Wins

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14 Women Win Nepal Polls, RSP Dominates with 13 Seats; Representation Improves

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News18•09-03-2026, 13:15

14 Women Win Nepal Polls, RSP Dominates with 13 Seats; Representation Improves

•Fourteen women elected to Nepal’s parliament, accounting for just over 8% of total seats.
•Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured 13 of the 14 seats, while Nepali Congress (NC) bagged one.
•Women's representation improved from 9 elected in 2022 (5.45%) but still falls short of the 33% constitutional mandate.
•Prominent RSP winners include Indira Ranamagar, Rubina Acharya, and Sobita Gautam.
•Indira Ranamagar defeated former Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire; Sobita Gautam beat Renu Dahal, daughter of Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.

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