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Young Nepalese gain foothold in parliamentpublished at 08:55 GMT
Keshav Koirala
BBC Nepali
In the wake of the Gen Z protests, one significant development in the latest elections is that 12 candidates aged 30 and below have secured seats in the House of Representatives through the first past the post system.
Eleven are from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) that is on the verge of bagging a landslide victory in the elections. One is from the newly formed Shram Sanskriti Party.
The RSP’s Prashanta Uprety, 25, stands out as the youngest member of the newly elected House.
Two prominent women have also successfully transitioned from party-nominated seats to direct public mandates: Nisha Dangi, 29, and Shovita Gautam, 29. Both have now been re-elected through direct votes, effectively solidifying their grassroots support.
The election also produced notable “giant-killers,” such as 28-year-old Sulabh Kharel, who defeated veteran CPN-UML leader and former minister Bishnu Paudel by a wide margin. He is joined by forrmer minister Bablu Gupta, 28, who resigned from the interim government specifically to contest these elections.
Other victors include Ranju Neupane, Shivashankar Yadav and Ramjee Yadav, all aged 30. Neupane’s journey is particularly symbolic, having balanced her campaign with new motherhood. She first gained national prominence as a college student in 2017 during her run for mayor of Kathmandu with Bibeksheel Nepali, an activist group that pioneered youth socio-political awareness in the country.
This youth surge is expected to expand even further once the final proportional representation results for the remaining seats are declared, with additional young leaders from the RSP anticipated to join the legislature.