2015 Nepalese presidential election

Presidential election in Nepal 2015 Nepalese presidential election Nepal presidential no 2008 Nepalese presidential election 2008 2018 Nepalese presidential election 2018 28 October 2015 120x120px Bidya Devi Bhandari Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhojpur Nanda Kishor Pun 327 59.56% 120x120px Kul Bahadur Gurung Nepali Congress Rolpa Amiya Kumar Yadav 214 38.98% President Ram Baran Yadav Nepali Congress Bidya Devi Bhandari Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Indirect presidential elections were held in Nepal on 28 October 2015. Bidya Devi Bhandari of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was elected president, becoming Nepal's first female head of state. Results President For the presidential election, one candidate needed to gather 299 votes. 549 out of 596 eligible lawmakers cast their votes. Bidya Devi Bhandari Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 327 Kul Bahadur Gurung Nepali Congress 214 8 596 The Himalayan TimesBidya Devi Bhandari elected first female President of Nepal https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/bidya-devi-bhandari-elected-first-female-president-of-nepal/ The Himalayan Times 17 February 2018 Vice-President The Vice-presidential election took place three days after the presidential election. After Dayaram Kandel (Nepal Pariwar Dal) Attahar Kamal Musalman (independent) withdrew their candidacies, two candidates remained.Yadav, Pun in VP race https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2015-10-31/yadav-pun-in-vp-race.html The Kathmandu Post 17 February 2018 547 out of 596 eligible lawmakers cast their votes. Nanda Kishor Pun Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 325 Amiya Kumar Yadav Nepali Congress 212 10 596 The Himalayan TimesNanda Bahadur Pun elected Vice-President of Nepal https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/nanda-bahadur-pun-elected-vice-president-of-nepal/ The Himalayan Times 17 February 2018 References Category:Presidential elections in Nepal President