Maoists leading in initial PR vote count

The initial results of ongoing vote count under the Proportional Representation (PR) system, have shown that the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) is leading ahead.

PR system will elect 335 seats for the Constituent Assembly.

According to EC report based on results in 54 constituencies across the country, Maoists have bagged 333,504 (32.37 percent) votes followed by Nepali Congress at 235,131 (22.82 percent) votes and  the CPN-UML 224,879 (21.82 percent).

Results of Kathmandu constituencies-1, 3, 5, 7, 10 and Lalitpur-1, the Maoists have obtained 73,731 votes, the NC 65,804 votes and the UML 54,809.