Next Nepalese general election

Next Nepalese general election

←  2022 before 2027 November 2027 →
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All 275 seats in the House of Representatives 138 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Leader Sher Bahadur Deuba K. P. Sharma Oli Pushpa Kamal Dahal Party Congress CPN (UML) Maoist Centre Last election 25.71%, 89 seats 26.95%, 78 seats 11.13%, 32 seats Current seats 88 78 32 Seats needed 49 60 106   Leader Rabi Lamichhane Rajendra Lingden Madhav Kumar Nepal Party RSP RPP Unified Socialist Last election 10.70%, 20 seats 5.58%, 14 seats 2.83%, 10 seats Current seats 21 14 10 Seats needed 117 124 128
MPs elected in constituency seats by party
Incumbent Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba Congress

General elections are to be held in Nepal before November 2027 to elect the 275 members of the House of Representatives unless dissolved earlier. ^[1] There remains two ballots in the election; one to elect 165 members from single-member constituencies via FPTP, and the other to elect the remaining 110 members from a single nation-wide constituency via party-list proportional representation. ^[2]

The provincial elections are expected to be held along with the general elections. ^{[3] [4]}

Electoral system

The 275 members of the legislature are elected by two methods; 165 are elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 110 seats are elected by closed list proportional representation from a single nationwide constituency. ^[5] Voters receive separate ballot papers for the two methods. A party or electoral alliance has to pass the election threshold of 3% of the overall valid vote to be allocated a seat in the proportional vote. ^[6] Nepal uses the Webster method to allocate proportional seats. ^[7]

Voting is limited to Nepali citizens aged 18 or over of sound mind and not having been declared ineligible under federal election fraud and punishment laws. ^[8]

Eligibility to vote

To vote in the general election, one must be: ^[8]

• on the electoral roll
• aged 18 or over on 19 December 2022
• a citizen of Nepal
• of sound mind
• not ineligible as per federal election fraud and punishment laws

Pre-election arrangements

Party		Ideology	2022 results		Current seats
			Votes (%)	Seats
	Nepali Congress	Social democracy Third Way	23.19	89 / 275	88 / 275
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Marxism–Leninism People's Multiparty Democracy	30.83	78 / 275	79 / 275
	CPN (Maoist Centre)	Marxism–Leninism–Maoism–Prachanda Path	9.37	32 / 275	32 / 275
	Rastriya Swatantra Party	Populism Economic liberalism	7.77	20 / 275	21 / 275
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Constitutional monarchism Economic liberalism Hindu nationalism	5.24	14 / 275	14 / 275
	CPN (Unified Socialist)	Marxism–Leninism People's Multiparty Democracy	4.16	10 / 275	10 / 275
	People's Socialist Party	Democratic socialism Secularism	New party		7 / 275
	Janamat Party	Social democracy Regionalism Madhesi rights	2.79	6 / 275	6 / 275
	People's Socialist Party, Nepal	Democratic socialism Secularism Regionalism	3.62	12 / 275	5 / 275
	Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal	Social democracy Madheshi rights	1.62	4 / 275	4 / 275
	Nagrik Unmukti Party	Regionalism Social democracy Tharu minority interests	1.64	3 / 275	4 / 275
	Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party	Marxism–Leninism	0.68	1 / 275	1 / 275
	Rastriya Janamorcha	Anti-federalism Communism Marxism–Leninism	0.55	1 / 275	1 / 275
	Aam Janata Party	Marxism–Leninism–Maoism	New party		1 / 275
	Independent	—	—	4 / 275	2 / 275

Electoral alliances and parties

Nepali Congress+

Party		Symbol	Leader	Leader's Seat	Seats contested	Male candidates	Female candidates
1.	Nepali Congress		Sher Bahadur Deuba	Dadeldhura 1	152	TBD	TBD
2.	Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal		Mahantha Thakur	Mahottari 3	5	TBD	TBD
3.	People's Socialist Party, Nepal		Upendra Yadav	Saptari 2	8	TBD	TBD

CPN (UML)+

Party		Symbol	Leader	Leader's Seat	Seats contested	Male candidates	Female candidates
1.	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)		KP Sharma Oli	Jhapa 5	150	TBD	TBD
2.	Janamat Party		C. K. Raut	Saptari 2	10	TBD	TBD
3.	People's Socialist Party		Ashok Rai	Sunsari 1	5	TBD	TBD

CPN (Maoist Centre)+

Party		Symbol	Leader	Leader's Seat	Seats contested	Male candidates	Female candidates
1.	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)		Pushpa Kamal Dahal	Gorkha 1	97	TBD	TBD
2.	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)		Madhav Kumar Nepal	Rautahat 1	63	TBD	TBD
3.			Bhim Bahadur Rawal	Achham 1	4	TBD	TBD
4.	CPN (Unity National Convention)		Bam Dev Gautam	Pyuthan 1	1	TBD	TBD

Other parties

Party		Symbol	Leader	Leader's Seat	Seats contested	Male candidates	Female candidates
	Rastriya Swatantra Party		Rabi Lamichhane	Chitwan 2
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party		Rajendra Prasad Lingden	Jhapa 3
	Nagarik Unmukti Party		Ranjeeta Shrestha	Kailali 1
	Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party		Narayan Man Bijukchhe	None [9]

References

1. "Federal and provincial polls to be held on November 20". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
2. "Parties' Mission 84 Gimmick Or Genuine Campaign?". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
3. Republica. "Lamichhane's political report hints at midterm elections: "'Mission 84' may change, let's stay on standby"". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
4. RSS. "Major political parties organize gatherings focusing on 'Mission-84'". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
5. Article 84 Constitution of Nepal
6. Kafle, Narayn (5 September 2017). "स‌ंसद् र प्रदेशको निर्वाचन विधेयक पारित". Gorkhapatra. Gorkhapatra Sansthan. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
7. प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन ऐन, २०७४ [House of Representatives Member Election Act, 2017](PDF) (Act, Schedule 2) (in Nepali). Legislature Parliament of Nepal. 7 September 2017. p. 42.
8. Electoral Roll Act, 2017 (PDF) (Act 23, section 6 & 23) (in Nepali). 2 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
9. "'Ever-winning' Narayan Man Bijukchhe chooses not to contest polls this time". OnlineKhabar. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2022-10-09.