2015 Nepalese presidential election

2015 Nepalese presidential election

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Candidate Bidya Devi Bhandari Kul Bahadur Gurung
Party CPN (UML) Congress
Home state Bhojpur Rolpa
Running mate Nanda Kishor Pun Amiya Kumar Yadav
Electoral vote 327 214
Percentage 59.56% 38.98%

President before election

Ram Baran Yadav
Congress

Elected President

Bidya Devi Bhandari
CPN (UML)

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.


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