Hamro Nepali Party (Nepali: हाम्रो नेपाली पार्टी, lit. 'Our Nepali Party') is a political party in Nepal. The party was registered in the Election Commission on 13 July 2022, with the Cane (Lauro; lit. Walking Stick) as its election symbol. The party's chairman is Ananta Raj Ghimire.[1][2]
Hamro Nepali Party हाम्रो नेपाली पार्टी | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Ananta Raj Ghimire |
| Founded | 13 July 2022 |
| Colours | |
| Seats in Pratinidhi Sabha | 0 / 275 |
| Seats in Rastriya Sabha | 0 / 59 |
| Seats in Bagmati Provincial Assembly | 2 / 110 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| hamronepaliparty | |
History
editThe party was founded by 'lauro campaign' activists who were supporters of independent candidates Balen Shah of Kathmandu and Harka Sampang of Dharan, both of whom were elected mayors of their respective cities and had contested the elections using the 'lauro' election symbol at the 2022 local elections.[3] The party registered itself to contest the 2022 general and provincial elections.[2]
The party's candidate Shailendra Man Bajracharya was elected to the Bagmati Provincial Assembly from Kathmandu 8 (A) and the party also won a seat through the party list voting.[4][5] The party's candidates for House of Representative seats in Kathmandu 8 and Lalitpur 2 finished second in their constituencies.[6][7]
Electoral performance
editGeneral election
edit| Election | Leader | Party list votes | Seats | Position | Resulting government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | |||||
| 2022 | Ananta Raj Ghimire | 55,743 | 0.53 | 0 / 275
|
13th | Extra-parliamentary |
Provincial election
edit| Province | Election | Party list votes | Seats | Position | Resulting government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | |||||
| Bagmati | 2022 | 47,893 | 2.47 | 2 / 110
|
7th | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "हाम्रो नेपाली पार्टी निर्वाचन आयोगमा दर्ता, चुनाव चिन्ह 'लौरो'". dineshkhabar.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ a b "Advocates of independent politics fall into party line". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ "Complaints against Hamro Nepali Party candidates for trying to cash in on Balen Shah's 'image'". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ "Bajracharya elected in Kathmandu-8 'A'". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ "EC submits final results of Bagmati PA polls to governor". The Himalayan Times. 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "काठमाडौंका तीन क्षेत्रमा रास्वपाको जित". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ "UML's Prem Bahadur Maharjan elected from Lalitpur-2". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.