Kathmandu, March 5: The elections for Nepal’s House of Representatives have concluded, with vote counting set to commence late Thursday night. The Election Commission claims that results for 165 seats under the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system will be released within 24 hours of the counting’s initiation. However, they noted that it may take at least a day to collect ballot boxes from hilly regions and transport them to counting centers, meaning the remaining results will be announced later.
According to major media outlet The Kathmandu Post, Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari expressed optimism that the voter turnout this time could exceed 65 percent.
Voting began at 7 AM across 23,000 centers in 77 districts and continued until 5 PM. This marks the first general election following the Gen-Z protests in September last year.
The Election Commission reports that there are 18,903,689 registered voters, including 9,663,358 men, 9,240,131 women, and 200 others. Voters will elect 275 members to the lower house, with 165 members chosen via the FPTP system and the remaining 110 seats filled through proportional representation.
The Gen-Z movement in September 2025 resulted in 77 fatalities, leading to the resignation of then-Prime Minister KP Oli. The protests caused damages exceeding 84 billion Nepali Rupees to both private and public properties.
In the wake of the protests, uncertainty loomed over the country’s political direction. However, the interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki took steps to restore political stability and announced new elections.
Most candidates are over 41 years old, with 1,925 candidates aged between 41 and 60, and 425 senior citizens. There are also 201 candidates aged 30 or younger.
Voter turnout in the 2022 elections was 61.63 percent, while it reached 68.67 percent in 2017. The highest turnout was recorded in 2013, with 78.34 percent of voters participating.
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