2015 Nepalese presidential election


Indirect presidential elections were held in Nepal on 28 October 2015. Bidhya Devi Bhandari of the Communist Party of Nepal was elected President, becoming Nepal's first female head of state.

Result

Presidential election

For the presidential election, one candidate needed to gather 299 votes. 549 out of 596 eligible lawmakers cast their votes.
CandidatePartiesVotes
Bidhya Devi BhandariCommunist Party of Nepal 327
Kul Bahadur GurungNepali Congress214
Invalid votes8

Vice-presidential election

The Vice-presidential election took place three days after the presidential election. After Dayaram Kandel Attahar Kamal Musalman withdrew their candidacies, two candidates remained. 547 out of 596 eligible lawmakers cast their votes.
CandidatePartiesVotes
Nanda Kishor PunUnified Communist Party of Nepal 325
Amiya Kumar YadavNepali Congress212
Invalid votes10