- Saturday, 17 January 2026
Arpana Adhikari
Small number of female winners emerging
The country has again not seen enough female leaders elected to the House of Representatives under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system as vote counting results continue to come out.
NC continues to lead vote counts
The ruling Nepali Congress continued to lead the vote counting in both the House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assemblies (PAs) while the CPN-UML is trailing behind the NC.
NC leads more FPTP seats of HoR, CPN-UML ahead in PR votes
Vote counting of the House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assemblies elections continues for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. The preliminary vote counting across the country showed the ruling Nepali Congress ahead of other major political parties, as it has bagged five seats of HoR so far. The NC is set to emerge as the largest party from the general election, as it has already secured victory in five HoR seats and if the leads are translated into victories. However, the second major party, CPN-UML leads
NC leading, UML following in initial vote counts
Vote counting for the twin elections have begun amid tight security since Sunday night. Officials from the Election Commission (EC) representatives of the parties and the media are present at the poll counting centres.
Elections held peacefully nationwide
The elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies on Sunday remained largely peaceful, not to mention the clashes and tensions at some polling stations. A preliminary report of the Election Commission (EC) has shown 61 per cent voter turnout in the elections held across the country.
Voting for parliamentary polls today
Eligible voters from all over the country are exercising their franchise to elect members of House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies on Sunday. And the Election Commission (EC) has announced a raft of measures to ensure the elections are held in a free, fair, fearless and credible manner. A total of 17,988,570 people – 9,140,806 males and 8,847,579 females – are participating in this exercise considered by many across the world as the essence of democracy. Of the total 275 members of House of Representatives (HoR), 165 will be elected through direct voting while the remaining 110 will be elected through the proportional representation (PR).
Voting for parliamentary polls today
Eligible voters from all over the country are exercising their franchise to elect members of House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies on Sunday. And the Election Commission (EC) has announced a raft of measures to ensure the elections are held in a free, fair, fearless and credible manner.
EC allows candidates to use online media for canvassing
The Election Commission has decided to allow the political parties and candidates to publish and broadcast advertisements in the online media for the purpose of forthcoming elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assemblies.
2,412 in fray for HoR and 3,224 for provinces under FPTP
Altogether 5,636 candidates are contesting the elections to the House of Representatives and seven provincial assemblies under the First-Past-The-Post category on November 20. Of them, 2,412 candidates, 2,187 males and 225 are females, are vying for 165 seats of the HoR, according to Assistant Spokesperson for the Election Commission-Nepal Rishiram Bhusal said.
Election Commission to allot only 15 days for poll canvassing
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to print the election symbols of only those political parties and independent candidates who have filed their candidacies in the concerned constituency under first-past-the-post (FPTP) election to the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assemblies. Speaking at an interaction the Commission held with editors of mainstream media here on Sunday, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya said the election symbols of only those political parties and independent candidates who filed their nomination under FPTP category would be printed on the ballot paper.
Valley’s waste disposal resumes
After a disruption for 10 consecutive days, garbage collection in Kathmandu Valley resumed on Tuesday amid continued protest of the locals of Sisdole and Bancharedanda landfill of Nuwakot.
Women's representation better in leadership, lower in number
The number of women elected to the deputy chief positions has significantly decreased compared to the previous election held in 2017. However, the number of ladies elected in leading positions of the local units has slightly increased in this local level election. The recently held local poll showed a slight increase in the number of women elected in the chief positions, said Surya Prasad Aryal, Assistant Spokesperson of Election Commission (EC).
Republic System Has Empowered People
On May 28, 2008, Nepal abolished the 240-year-old monarchy and ushered in new system of governance. The parliament promulgated the new charter in 2015 that enshrined the new system of governance based on federal democratic republicanism, secularism and inclusiveness. It also envisaged a socialism oriented economy in the country.
Government to adopt policy of labour audit
The government on Tuesday announced plans to finalise the bill to amend the Citizenship Act, under consideration in the Parliament, based on consensus. The policy and programme of the government unveiled by President Bidya Devi Bhandari mentioned that the Citizenship Bill will be finalised soon. Addressing both the Houses of the Federal Parliament, President Bhandari said, “Initiatives will be taken to finalise the Citizenship Bill under consideration in the Parliament on the basis of consensus at the earliest.”
Vote counting ends in 733 local levels
Election results of 733 local bodies, including 275 municipalities and 458 rural municipalities, have been made public as of 8:00 pm Monday. The final results of around 98 per cent of the 753 local levels are out now. According to the Election Commission (EC), the vote count is progressing in 16 municipalities and two rural municipalities while it has been stalled in two local levels. The result of 19 local levels with high number of voters including Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Pokhara and Bharatpur metropolis and some other local levels where re-election were held remain to be announced.
