The Maoists were also trailing in the second category.
Madhesi parties, meanwhile, faced a humiliating defeat.
MJF (Loktantrik), a regional party from the southern plains, managed to get just four seats and its splinter party MJF (Nepal) won two.
Before the split, these two parties had won 52 seats in the Tarai-Madhes region bordering southern neighbour India.
The Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party won four seats, Rastriya Prajantra Party (RPP) won three, while one independent candidate won. The Sadbhavna Party, Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party and Tarai Madhes Sadbhavna Party also won one seat each.
