Next Nepalese general election

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]

Next Nepalese general election

← 2022 before 2027 November 2027 →

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 Increase 49 Increase 60 Increase 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 Increase 117 Increase 124 Increase 128

MPs elected in constituency seats by party

Incumbent Prime Minister

Sher Bahadur Deuba
Congress



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

Electoral system

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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 Sainte-Laguë 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

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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

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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

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Nepali Congress+

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Party Symbol Leader Leader's Seat Seats contested Male candidates Female candidates
1. Nepali Congress
 
Sher Bahadur Deuba Dadeldhura 1 160 TBD TBD
2. Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal
 
Mahantha Thakur Mahottari 3 5 TBD TBD

CPN (UML)+

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Party Symbol Leader Leader's Seat Seats contested Male candidates Female candidates
1. Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
 
KP Sharma Oli Jhapa 5 160 TBD TBD
2. People's Socialist Party
 
Ashok Rai Sunsari 1 5 TBD TBD

CPN (Maoist Centre)+

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Party Symbol Leader Leader's Seat Seats contested Male candidates Female candidates
1. Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
 
Pushpa Kamal Dahal Gorkha 1 99 TBD TBD
2. Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)
 
Madhav Kumar Nepal Rautahat 1 66 TBD TBD


Other parties

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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
Janamat Party
 
C. K. Raut Saptari 2
People's Socialist Party, Nepal
 
Upendra Yadav Saptari 2
Nagarik Unmukti Party
 
Ranjeeta Shrestha Kailali 1
Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party
 
Narayan Man Bijukchhe None[9]

References

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  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. ^ a b 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.