The Election Commission (EC) has distributed certificate of victory to the winners of the elections to the Provincial Assembly under the proportional representation (PR) category amid a function in the Capital on Friday. The elections were held on November 26 and December 7.

The EC on Wednesday announced winners of the elections, 42 days after the completion of the second phase of elections.

The EC’s declaration of PR results to the state assembly came shortly after the government appointed the provincial chiefs and temporary headquarters of the each province.

The CPN-UML has topped the PR chart by securing a total of 75 seats, followed by the NC with 72 and the CPN (Maoist Centre) with 35, while the remaining seats went to other parties with a total of 13 parties getting at least one seat.

Under the PR category, 220 candidates have been elected out of 550 strong provincial assembly members in seven provinces.

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