Kathmandu, Jan. 25 -- The Nepali Congress won nine seats, while the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)(CPN-UML) emerged victorious in eight seats in the National Assembly election held on Sunday, the Election Commission said.
The commission said in a statement that the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party-Nepal, or the Democratic Socialist Party-Nepal, won one seat. The Nepali Communist Party, formed after the merger of several communist parties, including the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), failed to win a single seat, as the Congress and the CPN-UML had allied.
About one third of the National Assembly seats fall vacant every two years, to be filled by election.
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