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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
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09-03-2026, 13:15
14 Women Win Nepal Polls, RSP Dominates with 13 Seats; Representation Improves
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Fourteen women elected to Nepal’s parliament, accounting for just over 8% of total seats.
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Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured 13 of the 14 seats, while Nepali Congress (NC) bagged one.
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Women's representation improved from 9 elected in 2022 (5.45%) but still falls short of the 33% constitutional mandate.
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Prominent RSP winners include Indira Ranamagar, Rubina Acharya, and Sobita Gautam.
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Indira Ranamagar defeated former Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire; Sobita Gautam beat Renu Dahal, daughter of Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.
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