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2026 Nepalese general election

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All 275 seats in the House of Representatives
138 seats needed for a majority
Registered18,903,689[1] (Increase 5.09%)
Turnout59.08% (Decrease 2.77 pp; FPTP votes)
59.67% (Decrease 1.74 pp; PR votes)[2]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Balen Shah Gagan Thapa K. P. Sharma Oli
Party RSP Congress CPN (UML)
Leader since N/A[a] 16 January 2026 8 March 2021
Leader's seat Jhapa 5 Sarlahi 4
(lost)
Jhapa 5
(lost re-election)
Last election 10.70%, 20 seats 25.71%, 89 seats 26.95%, 78 seats
Seats won 182 38 25
Seat change Increase 162 Decrease 51 Decrease 53
Constituency vote 4,650,697 2,008,639 1,623,159
% and swing 44.17%
(Increase 36.40 pp)
19.08%
(Decrease 4.11 pp)
15.42%
(Decrease 15.41 pp)
Proportional vote 5,183,493 1,759,172 1,455,885
% and swing 47.84%
(Increase 37.14 pp)
16.24%
(Decrease 9.47 pp)
13.44%
(Decrease 13.51 pp)

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal Harka Sampang Rajendra Lingden
Party NCP SSP RPP
Leader since 5 November 2025 November 2025 December 2021
Leader's seat Eastern Rukum 1 Sunsari 1
Jhapa 3
(lost re-election)
Last election 16.53%, 45 seats[b] Did not exist 5.58%, 14 seats
Seats won 17 7 5
Seat change Decrease 28 New Decrease 9
Constituency vote 976,016 303,902 207,270
% and swing 9.27%
(New)
2.89%
(New)
1.97%
(Decrease 3.27 pp)
Proportional vote 811,577 385,856 330,684
% and swing 7.49%
(New)
3.56%
(New)
3.05%
(Decrease 2.53 pp)

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Sushila Karki (interim)
Independent

Prime Minister after election

Balen Shah
RSP

Early general elections were held in Nepal on 5 March 2026 to elect the 275 members of the House of Representatives as announced on 12 September 2025 by the President of Nepal, on the recommendation of the government of Nepal.[3][4][5] The election was called after youth protests in September 2025 led to the resignation of Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli.[6] The Rastriya Swatantra Party, with Balen Shah as their candidate for prime minister, won a landslide victory, gaining a majority in the House of Representatives without the need for a coalition for the first time since 1999.[7][8][9]

Voters cast in two separate 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 nationwide constituency via party-list proportional representation, as mentioned in article 84 of the Constitution of Nepal.[10] Over 18.9 million people were registered to vote in the election.[11] More than 3,400 candidates from 68 parties contested the election.[12]

The Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 182 seats, an almost supermajority, and the second-best showing in Nepal's electoral history, only surpassed by the Nepali Congress in the 1959 elections. The party's proportional vote share of 47.8% was the highest recorded since the system was introduced in 2008.

The Nepali Congress suffered their worst-ever electoral defeat, winning 38 seats with 19.1% of the proportional vote, party president Gagan Thapa being among those who lost their seat.

The two major leftist parties, CPN (UML) and Nepali Communist Party, placed third and fourth respectively. CPN (UML) faced their worst-ever election result, winning 25 seats with 13.4% of the proportional vote with party chairman and former prime minister K .P. Sharma Oli also losing his constituency. The Nepali Communist Party, led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal, won 17 seats and 7.5% of the vote, but party co-cordinator and former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal lost his seat.

The Shram Sanskriti Party, led by Harka Sampang, qualified as a national party with seven seats and 3.56% of the votes. The Rastriya Prajatantra Party, led by Rajendra Lingden, won five seats and 3.05% of the vote.

Background

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The 2026 general election was precipitated by a period of acute socio-economic instability and a total breakdown of trust between the state and Nepal's youth. By mid-2025, public frustration reached a zenith over rampant corruption, high youth unemployment, and the perceived nepotism of the political elite, often criticized through the viral "#NepoKid" and "#NepoBabies" social media trends.[13] This discontent was further exacerbated by a stagnant economy and a record-breaking "brain drain", as thousands of skilled workers migrated daily for employment abroad, contrasting sharply with the opulent lifestyles of politicians' families displayed on digital platforms.[14]

International Convention Centre that housed the Federal Parliament after 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests.

The immediate catalyst for the unrest was the government's decision on 4 September 2025 to ban 26 social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, and WhatsApp, citing their failure to register under new, restrictive digital guidelines.[15] This digital blackout was widely perceived as an attempt to stifle dissent and dismantle communication networks used by activists. In response, a leaderless movement predominantly organized by Generation Z students erupted on 8 September 2025. Thousands of protesters, many in school uniforms, converged at Maitighar Mandala and marched toward the Federal Parliament Building, demanding an end to the ban and the resignation of the government.[16]

The situation escalated into what local media termed a "Day of Rage" when security forces used live ammunition to quell the crowds. By 9 September, at least 76 people had been killed and over 2,000 injured as protesters set fire to several government structures, including the Prime Minister's Office at Singha Durbar and the residences of high-ranking officials.[17] Amidst the total collapse of civilian governance and mass resignations within his cabinet, Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli resigned on 9 September 2025. The following days saw the military assume control of security in the Kathmandu Valley to stabilize the region after the Prime Minister and several other senior leaders were evacuated from their residences.[18]

On 12 September 2025, President Ram Chandra Paudel dissolved the 6th House of Representatives to pave the way for a fresh mandate. Invoking Article 61 of the Constitution to safeguard national unity during the crisis, the President appointed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the interim Prime Minister.[19] Karki, known for her record of judicial independence, became the first woman to lead a government in Nepal's history. Her interim administration was tasked exclusively with stabilizing the country and conducting free and fair elections within a six-month window, a mandate she reaffirmed by appointing a cabinet consisting largely of technocrats and civil society leaders.[20]

Following the constitutional reset, the President announced that the general election for the 275 seats of the House of Representatives would take place on 5 March 2026. Crucially, this snap poll was limited to the federal lower house; there were no concurrent elections for the Provincial Assemblies, as those bodies were not dissolved during the September crisis.[21] The election period saw a massive surge in voter registration, with nearly 19 million citizens eligible, including over 800,000 first-time voters from the generation that led the September protests. The 5 March date was selected to provide sufficient time for the reconstruction of damaged state infrastructure and the restoration of public services disrupted during the uprising.[22]

Timetable

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The electoral timeline for the 7th House of Representatives election was established under a condensed "fast-track" schedule to transition from the interim administration of Sushila Karki back to a fully elected civilian government. Following the formal dissolution of the 6th House of Representatives on 12 September 2025, the Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) was mandated to execute all logistical and legal requirements for a nationwide poll within a 150-day window.[23] This period was marked by high administrative pressure to update voter rolls that had been disrupted by the September unrest.

The initial phase focused on voter and party registration, which saw an unprecedented surge in activity. Following multiple requests from the interim Prime Minister to ensure no citizen was disenfranchised, the ECN extended the registration deadline to 21 November 2025.[24] This extension facilitated the registration of approximately 800,000 first-time voters, predominantly from the "Gen Z" demographic. By the party registration deadline on 26 November, a record 143 political parties had applied for recognition, reflecting the fragmentation and emergence of new political forces in the wake of the protests.[25]

The Proportional Representation (PR) process began in late December 2025, requiring parties to submit preliminary closed lists that adhered to strict constitutional quotas for gender, ethnicity, and regional representation. The ECN allocated 110 of the 275 seats through this system to ensure the inclusivity of marginalized groups, including Dalits, Janajatis, and Madhesis.[26] This phase was critical for the "new wave" parties, which sought to maximize their parliamentary presence through the PR ballot, given the high barrier of entry in direct First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) contests.

On 19 January 2026, the ECN enforced a rigorous Election Code of Conduct, which prohibited the use of government resources for campaigning, restricted the size of political banners, and banned the use of children in rallies.[27] The following day, candidate nominations for the 165 FPTP seats were filed nationwide, with over 3,400 candidates entering the fray. The security environment during this period was managed by a combined force of 320,000 personnel from the Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and the Nepal Army to prevent a resurgence of the violence seen in late 2025.[28]

The final month of the timetable was dedicated to an intensive two-week campaign period, which concluded with a "silence period" beginning 48 hours before the polls. Election day on 5 March 2026 saw nearly 19 million eligible voters head to the polls across 165 constituencies. Unlike the 2022 cycle, these elections were conducted solely for the federal House of Representatives; provincial assembly elections were deferred as those bodies remained intact through the 2025 crisis.[29]

The key dates are listed below:

Date Event
12 September 2025 6th House of Representatives dissolved
Cabinet announces election date
21 November 2025 Last date to register to be on electoral roll[24]
26 November 2025 Last day for party registration at Election Commission[25]
28–29 December 2025 Parties submit preliminary closed list for proportional representation[26]
19 January 2026 Election code of conduct starts[27]
20 January 2026 Candidate nomination for first past the post[26]
23 January 2026 Candidate list for first past the post finalized and published
3 February 2026 Closed list for proportional representation finalized and published[26]
5 March 2026 Election day[29]

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.[30] 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.[31] Nepal uses the Webster method to allocate proportional seats.[32]

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.[33] On 27 December 2025, the Election Commission published a final voter list of 18,903,689 voters.[34]

Eligibility to vote

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To vote in the general election, one must be:[33]

  • On the electoral roll
  • Aged 18 or over on 3rd March
  • A citizen of Nepal
  • Of sound mind
  • Not ineligible as per federal election fraud and punishment laws

Pre-election arrangement

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Party Parliamentary Party Leader 2022 results At dissolution
PR Votes (%) Seats
Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba 25.71
89 / 275
88 / 275
CPN (UML) K. P. Sharma Oli 26.95
78 / 275
79 / 275
Maoist Centre Pushpa Kamal Dahal 11.13
32 / 275
32 / 275
Rastriya Swatantra Party Rabi Lamichhane 10.70
20 / 275
21 / 275
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rajendra Prasad Lingden 5.58
14 / 275
13 / 275
People's Socialist Party Ashok Rai N/a N/a
7 / 275
Janamat Party C. K. Raut 3.74
6 / 275
6 / 275
People's Socialist Party, Nepal Upendra Yadav 3.99
12 / 275
5 / 275
Unified Socialist Madhav Kumar Nepal 2.83
10 / 275
10 / 275
Nagarik Unmukti Party Ranjeeta Shrestha 2.57
3 / 275
4 / 275
Loktantrik Samajwadi Mahantha Thakur 1.58
4 / 275
4 / 275
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Prem Suwal 0.71
1 / 275
1 / 275
Rastriya Janamorcha Chitra Bahadur K.C. 0.44
1 / 275
1 / 275
Aam Janata Party Prabhu Sah N/a N/a
1 / 275
Independent N/a N/a
2 / 275

Campaign

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Nepali Congress

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After months of disagreement on electing a new leadership before the election, a majority of party delegates held a special general convention which elected Gagan Thapa as party president.[35][36] Thapa was also announced as a prime ministerial candidate from the party.[37] The party fielded candidates in all 165 constituencies, Thapa decided to contest the election from Sarlahi 4 instead of Kathmandu 4 where he had won in the last three elections.[38][39] Ex-party president and former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, acting president Purna Bahadur Khadka, and Ramesh Lekhak who had been home minister during the Gen Z protests did not contest the election.[40]

The party's campaign focused on the new generation taking over the leadership of the party and their image as a "renewed" party.[41] The party started its campaign rally from Janakpur on 18 February 2026.[42] It conducted major campaign rallies in major cities of Surkhet, Banke, Butwal, Pokhara, Birgunj and Baglung.[43][44]

The party's manifesto called for structural reform centered on good governance, administrative efficiency, and strict term limits. It proposed a one-term limit for the President, two terms for the prime minister and chief ministers, three for ministers, and a single term for party list MPs. It also called for the introduction of right to reject and right to recall provisions. The economic platform focused on liberal, pro-market policies that includes a stable tax system, incentives for private sector investment, tax exemptions for income up to NPR 1,000,000, and commercialization of agriculture. The manifesto made commitments for a contribution-based social security system, universal healthcare, and free education through the secondary level. The party also outlined plans to reform the public works budding process for greater transparency, expansion of hydropower and prioritization of national electrification.[45]

CPN (UML)

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The party held its 11th general convention on 18 December 2025 and reelected K. P. Sharma Oli as party chairman.[46] Oli was also declared as a candidate for prime minister from the party.[47] The party fielded candidates in all 165 constituencies, but later withdrew from Manang 1 in favor of Nepali Congress candidate Tek Bahadur Gurung after local elders intervened in order to prevent violence during campaigning. In return Nepali Congress would have to support CPN (UML) candidates in the next provincial elections.[48][49]

The party agreed to informally support Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party candidate Janardan Sharma in Western Rukum 1 in exchange for support in most constituencies in Karnali, but did not withdraw their own candidates.[50][51]

K. P. Sharma Oli was prime minister during the Gen Z protests and called the elections a referendum between nation-builders and nation-destroyers.[52]

The party's manifesto promised a welfare system with comprehensive social security nets. The party proposed giving 10 GB of free monthly internet data for individuals aged 18–28, a $10,000 dollar card to facilitate foreign business and interest-free higher education loans of up to NPR 2 million. The economic platform positioned the private sector as the primary driver of national growth and promised a progressive taxation system and modernization of agriculture. The party proposed forgiveness of loans up to NPR 25,000 taken before September 2025, universal healthcare, free education and free school lunches until the 10th grade. The manifesto also proposed increasing the monthly minimum wage to NPR 25,000, offering a monthly NPR 5,000 incentive for migrant workers that sent back remittances, and integrating migrant workers into a contribution-based social security system. It proposed a maternal allowance of NPR 20,000 alongside NPR 500,000 in free life insurance for pregnant women.[53]

Nepali Communist Party

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The party was formed from the merger of CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist) and eight other left-wing groups.[54] Former deputy prime minister Bhim Rawal, Nagarik Unmukti Party and a faction of People's Socialist Party also joined the party.[55]

The party and Rastriya Janamorcha made an alliance for Baglung district. As part of the alliance, the party supported Janamorcha candidate Krishna Adhikari in Baglung 1, and in return, Janamorcha supported NCP candidate Gyamnath Gaire in Baglung 2.[56] Senior leaders from the party, former prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal and former deputy prime minsiter Bamdev Gautam decided not to contest the election.[57]

The party unveiled its manifesto on 10 February, which focused on good governance, employment creation, social welfare, and institutional reform. The manifesto emphasized investment in agriculture and hydropower, policies promoting proportional representation and targeted programs for marginalized communities, strengthening the federal democratic republican system through enactment of laws related to federalism, including a federal civil service act and police act, and allocating 60 percent of the national budget to provincial and local governments. It proposed the implementation of universal health coverage, introduction of an unemployment insurance system, mandatory enrollment in a contribution-based social security fund, and six months of maternity leave for salaried women for up to two children. The manifesto also called for a high-level commission to investigate the assets of all public office holders and committed to completing the peace process.[58][59]

Rastriya Swatantra Party

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The party signed an agreement to bring in independent Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah and declared him as its candidate for prime minister.[60] An agreement had also been signed to merge Ujyaalo Nepal Party into the party, but the agreement later collapsed.[61][62] Bibeksheel Sajha Party merged into the party ahead of the election.[63] Shah decided to contest the election from Jhapa 5 against CPN (UML) chairman and former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli.[64]

The party's campaign launched with Balen Shah formally joining the party and greeting supporters at a gathering in Janakpur on 20 January. Shah was put forward as the first prime minister from Madhesh.[65] The party started its campaign rally from Dhangadhi on 18 February 2026. The next day the party released its manifesto at a rally in Birendranagar[66][67] The party's candidacy from Dhanusha 1 was scrapped by election commission on 3 March 2026 just two days before election after candidate Kishori Sah was found in blacklist.[68][69]

The party's manifesto advocated for constitutional amendments and institutional reforms aimed at streamlining the bureaucracy. The party proposed a transition to a directly elected executive and a fully proportional parliament, alongside separation of powers that would prevent legislators from serving as cabinet members. The party proposed abolition of party-affiliated student unions, trade unions, and civil servant associations. It also aimed to restructure provincial governments and create non-partisan local governments. The party's liberal economic policy advocated for the creation of a competition regulator, proposed a unification of existing economic laws, tax cuts for businesses, and a formal review of Nepali rupee's peg to the Indian rupee. The manifesto also committed to expand hydropower, enforcement of national engineering and building standards, and implementation of a unified healthcare system. The party also supported dual citizenship rights and investigation into wealth of all public officials holding office since 1990.[70]

Rastriya Prajatantra Party

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The party unified with Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal to strengthen the pro-monarchy vote before the election.[71] The party fielded candidates in all 165 constituencies, but withdrew its candidate from Manang 1 in favor of Nepali Congress candidate Tek Bahadur Gurung after local elders intervened in order to prevent violence during campaigning, and from Rupandehi 2.[48][72]

The party's manifesto called for a return to a constitutional monarchy, restoration of a Sanatan Hindu state with religious liberty, scrapping the federal system in favour of a two-tiered governance structure consisting of a central government and strong, non-partisan local governments. It also proposed forming a citizen commission to investigate the assets of public office holders and civil servants after 1990. The manifesto's "Reform 3.0" economic policy emphasized pro-private business reforms, including the dissolution of party-affiliated trade unions, streamlining the bureaucratic process, and reforming the tax system and laws to encourage foreign investment. The manifesto also called for the expansion of hydropower production, free basic healthcare and primary and secondary education in government school, and subsidies for high-value agriculture and herbal medicine industries in the hill and mountain regions.[73]

People's Socialist Party Nepal

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Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal, Terai Madesh Loktantrik Party and Janata Pragatisheel Party merged with the party ahead of the nomination deadline.[74] The party released a 27-point manifesto on 26 January 2026 that focused on strengthening the federal structure. It advocated for implementing a "10+1" federal model based on the 2012 High-Level State Restructuring Commission's report to ensure ethnic identity. The manifesto called for constitutional amendments incorporating demand from the Madhesh and Janajati movements, as well as the 2025 Gen Z protests. It also proposed a transition to a directly elected presidential system, non-partisan local elections, proportional representation in the National Assembly, and reserved constituencies for Dalits and women. The manifesto also proposed the implementation of youth unemployment insurance, a decentralized budgetary allocation based on population and human development indicators, and official use of all languages of Nepal.[75]

Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party

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The party was formed by leaders of CPN (Maoist Centre) that disagreed with the formation of Nepali Communist Party along with Nepal Socialist Party (Naya Shakti) led by former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai and former chief whip of Rastriya Swatantra Party, Santosh Pariyar.[76][77][78]

The party agreed to informally support CPN (UML) candidates in most constituencies in Karnali in exchange for support for Janardhan Sharma in Western Rukum 1.[50][51] The party also decided to withdraw their candidate in Kalikot and support CPN (Maoist) candidate Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma.[79] Baburam Bhattarai also withdrew his candidacy from Gorkha 2.[80] The party later decided to support Nepali Congress in the two constituencies in Gorkha.[81]

The party's manifesto called for a transition to a directly elected presidential system, direct elections for provincial heads and a fully proportional electoral system. The party proposed limiting the federal parliament to legislative duties and forming a cabinet chosen by the executive head. The manifesto called for the formation of a National Development Authority that would be under the executive's leadership. It also proposed free education up to the secondary level, free basic healthcare and a unified social security system. The party also proposed 100 days of employment or equivalent in unemployment benefits for individuals aged 21 to 30. The manifesto called for the introduction of the right to reject and right to recall and voting rights of Nepalis abroad. It supported progressive taxation, encouraging foreign investment, including from Non-Resident Nepalis, and agricultural insurance. The manifesto aims for full domestic energy self-sufficiency. It also proposed granting citizenship by descent for children of Nepali emigrants up to three generations.[82]

Ujyaalo Nepal Party

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The party was formed after the elections were announced.[83] Kul Man Ghising who was serving as a minister in the interim cabinet resigned on 7 January 2026 and joined the party.[84] The party had signed an agreement to merge with Rastriya Swatantra Party, but the agreement collapsed.[61][62] The party reached an agreement with Rastriya Paribartan Party to unify the two parties. Since the nomination deadline had passed for submitting the party list, Paribartan's party list was modified to include members of Ujyaalo Nepal.[85]

On 15 February 2026, the party released its election manifesto, which aims for a "Development Decade". The party proposed a significant reduction in the downsizing administration, advocating for decreasing federal legislators to 201 and provincial legislators to 330, alongside directly elected chief ministers and non-partisan local elections. It also proposed introduction of right to reject and absentee ballots. The manifesto also proposed providing free university education and healthcare, commercial branding of marijuana and local liquor for export and promotion of organic farming. The party also focused on expanding renewable energy while guaranteeing every household 1,000 shares of hydropower stock at primary market prices. It also called for the abolition of politically affiliated trade unions and granting jus sanguinis citizenship.[86]

Candidates

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Parties

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The Election Commission called political parties seeking to contest the elections scheduled for 5 March 2026 to be registered within 26 November 2025. 120 political parties registered with the commission to contest the elections while only 68 fielded candidates. 64 parties submitted closed lists under proportional representation system.[87][88][89]

Parties standing in at least 50 seats under a single election symbol
Party Symbol Ideology Leader Leader's seat Seats contested[90] Male candidates Female candidates[91]
FPTP Prop.
Nepali Congress
Gagan Thapa Sarlahi 4 165 154 11
CPN (UML)
K. P. Sharma Oli Jhapa 5 164 154 10
Nepali Communist Party
Marxism–Leninism Pushpa Kamal Dahal Eastern Rukum 1 164 152 12
Rastriya Swatantra Party
Progressive liberalism Rabi Lamichhane Chitwan 2 163[92] 148 16
Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Rajendra Prasad Lingden Jhapa 3 163 155 8
People's Socialist Party, Nepal
Upendra Yadav Saptari 3 94 86 8
Janamat Party
Janamat Party Election Symbol
C. K. Raut Saptari 2 61 57 4
Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party
Durga Sob Party list 82 80 2
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party
Narayan Man Bijukchhe Did not contest 120 66 54
Rastriya Janamorcha
Marxism–Leninism Chitra Bahadur K.C. Party list 70 61 9
Ujyaalo Nepal Party
Kul Man Ghising Kathmandu 3 105 99 6
Rastriya Pariwartan Party
Rajesh Portel Party list 17 15 2
Aam Janata Party
Socialism Prabhu Sah Rautahat 3 98 76 25
Janadesh Party Raman Kumar Karn Mahottari 2 4 4 0
People's Socialist Party
Ashok Rai Did not contest 19 18 1
Nagrik Unmukti Party, Nepal Resham Lal Chaudhary Candidacy voided 26 22 4
Rastriya Mukti Party Nepal Rajendra Mahato Sarlahi 2 33 30 3
CPN (Maoist)
Marxism–Leninism–Maoism Netra Bikram Chand Did not contest 130 126 4
Shram Sanskriti Party
Harka Sampang Sunsari 1 109 102 7
Mongol National Organisation
Budhhalal Meche Ilam 1 113 98 15

Candidates by province

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Koshi Province

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Constituency Congress UML NCP RSP RPP PSP-N SSP Others
Taplejung 1 Gajendra Tumyahang Kshitij Thebe Khel Prasad Budhathoki Birendra Shrestha Indra Prasad Thapa Surya Gurung Santosh Rai
Panchthar 1 Narendra Kerung Aiendra Sundar Nembang Harka Bahadur Nembang Mahendra Bikram Thamsuhang Tej Kerumbang Machindra Prasad Begha Hastaraj Sharma
Ilam 1 Niskal Rai Kajiman Kagate Rana Bahadur Rai Bimal Gadaal Jwala Nepal Dahal Binod Nemwang Limbu
Ilam 2 Bhesraj Acharaya Suhang Nembang Om Bahadur Gurung Gokul Bahadur Rai Ganesh Prasad Dulal Sudip Rai
Jhapa 1 Keshab Raj Pandey Ram Chandra Upreti Ashesh Ghimire Nisha Dangi Hemraj Karki Ram Meche Kewalram Rai
Jhapa 2 Sarita Prasai Devraj Ghimire Dharmashila Chapagain Indira Rana Magar Swagat Nepal Keshav Kumar Bhandari   Ramesh Kumar Rajbanshi (JP)
Jhapa 3 Rajendra Ghimire Hari Bahadur Rajbanshi Dilli Ghimire Prakash Pathak Rajendra Prasad Lingden Karna Lal Rajbanshi Dipak Timilsina   Bharat Lal Rajbanshi (JP)
Jhapa 4 Deuman Thebe Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu Purushottam Chudel Shambhu Suskera Bhakti Prasad Sitaula Paltan Tajpuriya Amrita Devi Rai   Luthro Murmu (JP)
Jhapa 5 Mandhara Chimariya K. P. Sharma Oli Ranjit Tamang Balendra Shah Laxmi Prasad Sangraula Dhiren Subba Samir Tamang   Amrit Mahato (JP)
Sankhuwasabha 1 Dipan Shrestha Arjun Karki Sarita Khadka Thapa Mingma Sherpa Haridev Shrestha Bharat Kumar Rai Uma Kumari Rai
Tehrathum 1 Santosh Subba Bhanubhakta Dhakal Ranadhoj Kandangwa Surendra Karki Hom Bhakta Kerumbang Subindra Kumar Limbu
Bhojpur 1 Balkrishna Thapa Sherdhan Rai Ajambar Kangmang Rai Ramesh Prasad Ojha Janak Nepal Dhrubaraj Rai
Dhankuta 1 Dinesh Rai Rajendra Kumar Rai Dharma Prasad Paudel Dinesh Bhandari Bibhatsu Thapa Aaitraj Limbu San Bahadur Tamang
Morang 1 Khadga Bahadur Phago Ghanashyam Khatiwada Kulprasad Samba Yagyamani Neupane Purna Bahadur Waiba Shanti Pakhrin Lama
Morang 2 Minendra Rijal Dilip Kumar Bagediya Chandrabir Rai Krishna Kumar Karki Bansaraj Rajbanshi Binod Kumar Singh Gangaai Abuho Rairaha
  •   Manoj Kumar Rajbanshi (RUPN)
  •   Ghanashyam Chaudhary (JP)
Morang 3 Sunil Kumar Sharma Iran Kumar Rai Devman Sambahamphe Ganesh Karki Prem Subedi Majebul Rehman Amir Magar   Bhuwan Kumar Wagle (RUPN)
Morang 4 Gururaj Ghimire Jivan Ghimire Amanlal Modi Santosh Rajbanshi Madhav Acharya Tabarez Akhtar Alam Krishna Kumar Atal   Jivan Kumar Gupta (JP)
Morang 5 Phool Kumar Lalbani Manoj Agrawal Shiva Kumar Mandal Aasha Jha Kumud Raya Raj Kumar Yadav
Morang 6 Shekhar Koirala Binod Dhakal Opendra Kumar Raya Rubina Acharya Sabin Niraula Raju Mandal Rajbanshi Matrika Paudel   Sudharam Majhi Tharu (JP)
Sunsari 1 Sujendra Tamang Tikaram Limbu Surya Bahadur Bhattarai Sarin Tamang (Goma) Uddhav Shrestha Sanjay Rai Harka Sampang   Nagendra Bahadur Limbu (PSP)
Sunsari 2 Rajiv Koirala Sujan Lama Ram Kumari Chaudhahry Lal Bikram Thapa Dinesh Kumar Basnet Ramchandra Mahato Chetan Rai   Mahabir Mahato (JP)
Sunsari 3 Bijay Kumar Gachhadar Bhagwati Chaudhary Durgesh Chaudhary Ashok Chaudhary Ghanashyam Gurung Badri Prasad Yadav Ram Prasad Sada   Ram Narayam Tharu (JP)
Sunsari 4 Gyanendra Bahadur Karki Jagadish Prasad Kusiyait Mohammad Mehfooz Ansari Dipak Kumar Sah Prem Prasad Bhattarai Bishnu Rana   Kapaleshwar Yadav (JP)
Solukhumbu 1 Prakash Singh Karki Kalpana Rai Asim Rai Rishidhan Rai Rajendra Basnet Lakpa Sherpa Biyas Rai
Khotang 1 Birbal Kaji Rai Devbikram Rai Hari Roka Rudhra Giri Dipak Tamang Sunil Chamling Aaren Rai
Okhaldhunga 1 Kumar Luitel Asmita Thapa Ambir Babu Gurung Bisworaj Pokharel Dik Prasad Bastola Uddhav Kumar Rai
Udayapur 1 Bidur Basnet Durga Kumar Thapa Baldev Chaudhary Parash Gelal Subhas Chandra Khadka Rajesh Kumar Rai   Devraj Roka (Ind.)
Udayapur 2 Ram Kumar Rai Ambar Rayamajhi Suresh Kumar Rai Surya Bahadur Tamang Bishnu Bahadur Khadka Balaraj Rai   Major Rai (Ind.)

Madhesh Province

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Constituency Congress UML NCP RSP RPP PSP-N Janamat Others
Saptari 1 Ramdev Sah Sumanraj Pyakurel Rabindra Chaudhary Pushpa Chaudhary Sanyajit Kumar Jha Shyamsundar Sardar Jay Kant Raut   Sumit Kumar Sah (SwaP)
Saptari 2 Ram Kumar Yadav Mohammad Ziyaul Rehman Suryanath Prasad Yadav Ramji Yadav Ajay Kumar Das Umesh Kumar Yadav C. K. Raut
Saptari 3 Dinesh Kumar Yadav Tarakanta Chaudhary Arun Kumar Sah Umakanta Chaudhary Umdeshwar Sah Upendra Yadav Surendra Sharma
Saptari 4 Tejulal Chaudhary Ganga Prasad Chaudhary Rubi Kumari Karna Sitaram Shah Rup Kumar Neupane Bobby Singh Jitendra Kumar Sah
Siraha 1 Ramsundar Chaudhary Ram Shankar Yadav Ramchandra Yadav Bablu Gupta Basudev Sah Satyanarayan Yadav Ramswaroop Chaudhary
Siraha 2 Ram Chandra Yadav Naveen Kumar Yadav Mukti Singh Shiv Shankar Yadav Shyamkishor Sah Haluwai Sanjeev Kumar Yadav Binod Kumar Yadav
Siraha 3 Subhash Chandra Yadav Lilanath Shrestha Bishwonath Sah Dr Sambhu Yadav Devdayal Singh Aseshwar Yadav Rohit Mahato
Siraha 4 Chandrakala Kumari Yadav Dharmanath Prasad Sah Ajay Shankar Nayak Tapeshwar Yadav Shubendra Kumar Sah Rajkishor Yadav Birendra Prasad Mahato
Dhanusha 1 Ram Paltan Sah Ramchandra Mandal Matrika Prasad Yadav Manoj Malla Thakuri Deepak Karki Brahmadev Mahato
Dhanusha 2 Dinesh Parshaila Umashankar Argariya Ram Chandra Jha Ram Binod Yadav Viheshwar Mandal Pashupati Yadav Surendra Prasad Yadav
Dhanusha 3 Bimalendra Nidhi Julie Kumari Mahato Ram Lalit Mandal Manish Jha Huseni Kabadi Parmeshwar Sah Sudi Gopal Sah   Diwakar Sah (Ind.)
Dhanusha 4 Mahendra Yadav Raghubir Mahaseth Sanjay Kumar Mahato Raj Kishor Mahato Rambabu Sah Krishna Chandra Sah Indrajit Kumar Yadav
Mahottari 1 Mukesh Raj Kafle Laxmi Mahato Koiri Girirajmani Pokharel Pramod Kumar Mahato Yanikhar Gautam Yognarayan Mahato Birendra Mahato   Bijay Pokharel (Ind.)
Mahottari 2 Kiran Yadav Kasim Nadaf Laxman Yadav Dipak Kumar Sah Ramlakhan Sah Sharat Singh Bhandari Jiya Kumar Pandey
Mahottari 3 Bajarang Nepali Manoj Kumar Singh Rajkishor Sah Sudi Ujjawal Kumar Jha Rajeshwar Ray Yadav Minakshi Thakur Arbin Thakur
  •   Mohammad Rizwan Ansari (NFSP)
  •   Hari Narayan Yadav (Ind.)
  •   Ramaadhaar Kaapar (Ind.)
Mahottari 4 Mahendra Kumar Raya Nilam Adhikari Bharat Prasad Sah Gauri Kumari Sunil Kumar Singh Surendra Kumar Yadav Manoj Kumar Sah
Sarlahi 1 Sambhulal Shrestha Manoj Devkota Pramod Sah Nitima Bhandari Suryanarayan Yadav Ram Prakash Chaudhary Shreejanya Mahato
Sarlahi 2 Saroj Kumar Yadav Nageshwor Sah Mahindra Ray Yadav Rabin Mahato Rajkishor Ray Yadav Bharat Chaudhary Bipin Kapad   Rajendra Mahato (Mukti)
Sarlahi 3 Binod Khanal Hari Prasad Upreti Narayan Kaji Shrestha Narendra Sah Kalwar Dholaram Barakoti Jay Prakash Yadav Sunil Prasad Gupta
Sarlahi 4 Gagan Thapa Amanish Kumar Yadav Ragnish Raya Yadav Amresh Kumar Singh Pradeep Jha Rameshwar Ray Yadav Rakesh Kumar Mishra
Rautahat 1 Anil Kumar Jha Ajay Kumar Gupta Madhav Kumar Nepal Rajesh Chaudhary Shreeram Sah Yogendra Rae Yadav Devendra Mishra
Rautahat 2 Firdosh Alam Mohammed Atiullah Kiran Kumar Sah Sheikh Sagir Ravindra Prasad Sah Ram Aashish Ray Yadav Sonu Kushwaha
Rautahat 3 Ram Kripal Yadav Kundan Prasad Kushwaha Punam Devi Dhiraj Patel Sikindra Prasad Sah Gobinda Chaudhary Mohammad Praved Alam   Prabhu Sah (AJP)
Rautahat 4 Dev Prasad Timilsena Ramji Sah Sonar Ram Kumar Bhattarai Ganesh Paudel Bahadur Yadav Rajkumar Das Tatma Ram Kalyan Raut   Rishi Dhamala (AJP)
Bara 1 Shambhu Budhathoki Achyut Prasad Mainali Santosh Dhungel Ganesh Dhimal Laxmi Sah Kalwar Rambabu Prasad Yadav Kamullah Ansari
Bara 2 Bhaiyaram Yadav Balbir Prasad Chaudhary Ramesh Prasad Yadav Chandan Singh Lal Bahadur Prasad Teli Ramkishr Prasad Yadav Rajesh Sah   Aatmaram Sah (AJP)
Bara 3 Farmullah Mansoor Jwala Kumari Sah0095daff Bharat Prasad Sah Arvind Shah Rajendra Prasad Jaiswal Rambabu Kumar Yadav Pramod Gupta
Bara 4 Shyambabu Gupta Krishna Kumar Shrestha Ajay Kushwaha Rahabar Ansari Dileep Kumar Sharma Nepal Sanju Sah Kanu Hasanjaan Miya   Sarbendra Khanal (RPP)
Parsa 1 Anil Kumar Rungata Pradeep Yadav Ajay Chaurasiya Hari Panta Nandakishor Prasad Shreewastav Ramnaresh Yadav Omprakash Sarraf
Parsa 2 Ajay Chaurasiya Rima Kumari Yadav Manoj Chaudhary Sushil Patel Bina Jaiswal Ashok Kumar Agrawal Shyam Kumar Gupta
Parsa 3 Surendra Prasad Chaudhary Rupesh Kumar Pandaya Chhotelal Yadav Ramakanta Chaurasiya Nabin Kumar Singh Nagendra Prasad Yadav Malti Kumari Kushwaha
Parsa 4 Ramesh Rijal Zalim Miya Mansoori Jay Prakash Tharu Tek Bahadur Shakya Shanta Kumar Joshi Kripasindhu Chaudhary Sima Gupta

Bagmati Province

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Constituency Congress UML NCP RSP RPP UNP Others
Dolakha 1 Ajaya Babu Shiwakoti Parbat Gurung Bishal Khadka Jagdish Kharel Prabin Kumar Thokar Tamang
Ramechhap 1 Ramchandra Khadka Madhav Prasad Dhungel Shyam Kumar Shrestha Krishnahari Budhathoki Gore Bahadur Tamang Deep Bahadur Yonjan
Sindhuli 1 Ujjwal Baral Pradeep Katuwal Chhetri Dekendra Subedi Dhanendra Karki Ramnarayan Adhikari Danuwar Motilal Tamang
Sindhuli 2 Sushila Thing Manoj Jung Thapa Lekhnath Dahal Asish Gajurel Mukunda Prasad Gajurel   Maheshwar Dahal (Ind.)
Rasuwa 1 Mohan Acharya Prem Bahadur Tamang Madhav Lamichhane Basanta Bhatta Hariprasad Ghimire Man Bahadur Tamang
Dhading 1 Krishna Rijal Bhumi Tripathi Rajendra Prasad Pandey Ashika Tamang Geeta Prasad Acharya Shyamraja Pandey
Dhading 2 Ramesh Prasad Dhamala Dhan Bahadur Ghale Ram Bahadur Bhandari Bodh Narayan Shrestha Suresh Rijal Amir Tamang
Nuwakot 1 Prakash Sharan Mahat Badri Mainali Hit Bahadur Tamang Bikram Timilsina Bima Thapa Amit Tamang
Nuwakot 2 Jagdishwor Narsingh K.C. Keshavraj Pandey Harinath Khatiwada Achyutam Lamichhane Jhanak Pyakurel Gyandendra Prakash Ghale
Kathmandu 1 Prawal Thapa Mohanraj Regmi Menaka Bhandari Ranju Darshana Rabindra Mishra Mangal Lal Shrestha
Kathmandu 2 Kabir Sharma Maniram Phuyal Nitesh Paudel Sunil K.C. Kuntidevi Pokharel Pawan Pokhrel
Kathmandu 3 Ramesh Aryal Rameshwor Phuyal Niraj Lama Raju Pandey Surendra Singh Bohara Kulman Ghising
Kathmandu 4 Sachin Timalsina Rajan Bhattarai Indra Bhusal Pukar Bam Surendra Bhandari Jhanak Bahadur Adhikari
Kathmandu 5 Pradip Paudel Ishwar Pokhrel Kalpana Sharma Sasmit Pokhrel Kamal Thapa Shree Ram Gurung
Kathmandu 6 Krishna Baniya Aman Kumar Maskey Hemlal Sharma Shishir Khanal Uddhavraj Bhetwal Warish Dharel
Kathmandu 7 Pramodhari Guragai Prakash Shrestha Basanta Prasad Manandhar Ganesh Parajuli Lal Kumar Lama Bimala Lama
Kathmandu 8 Sapana Rajbhandari Rajesh Shakya Suman Sayami Biraj Bhakta Shrestha Nabin Shahi Rajan Khadgi
Kathmandu 9 Nanu Bastola Ajaykranti Shakya Radhakrishna Maharjan Dol Prasad Aryal Dilip Kumar Karki Rameshwar Shrestha
Kathmandu 10 Himal Karki Binod Shrestha Rupa Maharjan Pradip Bista Balaram Thapa Dr. rakesh Neupane
Bhaktapur 1 Kiran Neupane Som Prasad Mishra Hariram Lawaju Rukesh Ranjit Bharat Bahadur Khadka Ramesh Balla   Prem Suwal (NMKP)
Bhaktapur 2 Kabir Rana Mahesh Basnet Ram Prasad Sapkota Rajiv Khatri Bikram Thapa Jitram Lama   Ramesh Baidya (NMKP)
Lalitpur 1 Udaya Shumsher Rana Chetnath Sanjel Sunil Maharjan Buddha Ratna Maharjan Sajina Karki Padam Tamang
Lalitpur 2 Prem Krishna Maharjan Prem Bahadur Maharjan Rajendra Amatya Jagdish Kharel Raghubarraj Thapa Rajaram Tandukar
Lalitpur 3 Jitendra Kumar Shrestha Sandan Thapa Magar Rajkaji Maharjan Toshima Karki Sabin Khadka Ashutosh Bijay Pant
Kavrepalanchok 1 Gunaraj Moktan Amit Tamang Dinanath Gautam Madhu Kumar Chaulagai Nabaraj Satyal Yogendra Lama   Rajesh Kumar Shrestha (Ind.)
  Jiwan Lama (Ind.)
  Yuvaraj Chaualagain (Ind.)
Kavrepalanchok 2 Madhu Prasad Acharya Ashok Kumar Byanju Basundhara Humagain Badan Kumar Bhandari Ranjib Shrestha Jyotsana Sainju   Tanka Bahadur Lama (SSP)
Sindhupalchok 1 Jangabahadur Lama Saresh Nepal Madhav Sapkota Bharat Prasad Parajuli Rammani Neupane
Sindhupalchok 2 Bangshalal Tamang Sher Bahadur Tamang Yuvaraj Dulal Ajay Shrestha Gopikrishna Chaulagain
Makwanpur 1 Mahalaxmi Upadhaya Rameshwor Rana Magar Bijay Gautam Prakash Gautam Deepak Bahadur Singh Surendra Lama
Makwanpur 2 Buddha Lama Mahesh Bartaula Labasher Bista Prashant Uprety Ram Bahadur Thokar Prabin Kumar Syangtan
Chitwan 1 Rajendra Burlakoti Dawa Dorje Lama Krishna Panta Hari Dhakal Balaram Khanal Dhan Bahadur Gurung
Chitwan 2 Mina Kumari Kharel Asmin Ghimire Pratap Gurung Rabi Lamichhane Jagadish Adhikari Nikumar Pakhrin
Chitwan 3 Tek Prasad Gurung Shankarraj Thapaliya Renu Dahal Sobita Gautam Dipak Thapa Magar Dambar Bahadur Tamang

Gandaki Province

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Constituency Congress UML NCP RSP RPP Others
Gorkha 1 Prem Kumar Khatri Ramchandra Lamichhane Hariraj Adhikari Sudan Gurung Kedarmani Khanal
Gorkha 2 Prakash Chandra Dawadi Milan Gurung Lekhnath Neupane Kabindra Burlakoti Kul Bahadur Basnet
Manang 1 Tek Bahadur Gurung Yasodha Subedi Gurung   Ram Bahadur Ghale (MNO)
Lamjung 1 Gam Prasad Gurung Prithvi Subba Gurung Hari Jung Tamang Dharma Raj K.C. Kebindra Jung Gurung
Kaski 1 Tilak Bahadur Ranabhat Bain Bahadur Chhetri Ramkaji Gurung Khadak Raj Paudel Baburam Thapa
Kaski 2 Madhav Prasad Bastola Rashmi Acharya Hem Bahadur Thapa Uttam Paudel Hemjung Gurung
Kaski 3 Manoj Gurung Damodar Paudel Bairagi Gopak Guru Bina Gurung Arjun Khanal
Tanahun 1 Gobinda Bhattarai Bhagwati Neupane Bidyanath Dhakal Swarnim Wagle Abhishek Joshi
Tanahun 2 Shankar Bhandari Kedar Sigdel Som Bahadur Thapa Shreeram Neupane Yam Bahadur Khand
Syangja 1 Bharat Raj Dhakal Min Prasad Gurung Shailendra Ghimire Dhananjya Regmi Hukum Bahadur Rana
Syangja 2 Bhagwat Prakash Malla Khim Bahadur Thapa Padam Bishwokarma Jhabilal Dumre Rabin Pathak
Nawalpur 1 Balkrishna Ghimire Bhagirath Sapkota Lok Prasad Bhurtel Rajan Gautam Dipak Chandra Baskota
Nawalpur 2 Om Bahadur Gharti Magar Tilak Mahat Chhetri Ganeshman Mahato Manish Khanal Run Kumari Mahato
Mustang 1 Yogesh Gauchan Thakali Indradhara Dadu Bista Mutuk Gurung Aditya Thakali Kamala Lalchan   Suresh Sherchan (UNP)
Myagdi 1 Karna Bahadur Bhandari Harikrishna Shrestha Arjun Thapa Yubaraj Rokka Dambar Bahadur Subedi   Mahabir Pun (Ind.)
Baglung 1 Bhim Shrees Rana Hira Bahadur Khatri Sushil Khadka Kalyan Bikram Acharya   Krishna Adhikari (RJM)
Baglung 2 Tekraj Paudel Manju Sharma Gyannath Gaire Som Sharma Anchal Shahi Thakuri
Parbat 1 Arjun Prasad Joshi Padam Giri Manahari Sharma Sagar Bhusal Durga Bahadur Malla

Lumbini Province

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Constituency Congress UML NCP RSP RPP PSP-N Janamat Others
Gulmi 1 Chandrakanta Bhandari Pradeep Gyawali Sudarshan Baral Sagar Dhakal Ajit Kumar Shrestha
Gulmi 2 Bhuwan Prasad Shrestha Gokarna Bista Shreeram Mahat Gobinda Panthi Janak Sen
Palpa 1 Sandip Rana Narayan Prasad Acharya Hom Bahadur Sunari Bimal Panta Brihaspati Aryal
Palpa 2 Himal Dutta Shrestha Thakur Prasad Gaire Som Prasad Pandey Madhav Thapa Dul Bahadur Kunwar   Top Aslami Magar (RJP)
Arghakhanchi 1 Bishnu Prasad Khanal Pitambar Bhusal Ram Bahadur Chauhan Hari Prasad Bhusal Jhabindra Phullel   Pashupati Dhakal (RJM)
Nawalparasi 1 Binod Chaudhary Ram Prasad Pandaya Sindhu Jalesha Bikram Khanal Nawanit Kumar Mishra Hridayesh Tripathi Ganesh Chaudhary
Nawalparasi 2 Bharat Thapa Lekhnath Kharel Devendra Paudel Narendra Kumar Gupta Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan Devendra Yadav Jivan Mallah
Rupandehi 1 Hira Bahadur Khatri Dadhiram Neupane Ghanashyam Yadav Sunil Lamsal Prajwal Bohara Mohammad Aslam Khan Nilu Chaudhary   Umashankar Chaudhary (NUPN)
Rupandehi 2 Chun Prasad Paudel Bishnu Prasad Paudel Subas Pandey Sulav Kharel Deepak Gurung Ramesh Lodh   Keshav Bahadur Thapa (RJP)
Rupandehi 3 Sushil Gurung Basudev Ghimire Faiz Ahmed Khan Lekh Jung Thapa Gaurav Bohara Shreeniwas Yadav Bishal Gupta
Rupandehi 4 Aasutosh Mishra Pramod Kumar Yadav Babulal Yadav Kanhaiya Baniya Ahmeddhin Khan Sarbendra Nath Shukla Bhopendra Prasad Yadav
Rupandehi 5 Bharat Kumar Shah Khimlal Bhattarai Mohammad Wakil Musalman Tafik Ahamad Khan Meen Prasad Ghimire Mohammad Wahid Faqir Om Prakash Yadav
Kapilvastu 1 Atahar Kamal Musalman Bishram Chaudhary Krishna Kunwar Mohan Acharya Shatrughan Prasad Chaudhary Babbu Singh Yadav Narendra Prasad Chaudhary
Kapilvastu 2 Surendra Raj Acharya Driganarayan Pandaya Brijesh Kumar Gupta Bikram Singh Thapa Bishnu Prasad Bhandari Ram Newas Yadav Murali Kurmi
Kapilvastu 3 Abhishek Pratap Shah Birendra Kumar Kanodia Ehsan Ahmed Khan Prakash Rajauriya Premshankar Shukla Ishwar Kumar Raut
Eastern Rukum 1 Kusum Devi Thapa Magar Lilamani Gautam Pushpa Kamal Dahal Lakhan Thapa Roshandhoj Shah   Sandeep Pun (PLP)
Rolpa 1 Sudan Kumar Wali Gokul Prasad Gharti Barsaman Pun Balaram Thapa Ammar Bahadur Thapa   Chudamani Wali (Maoist)
Pyuthan 1 Gobindaj Prasad Pokharel Surya Bahadur Thapa Chhetri Krishnadhoj Khadka Sushant Baidik Dhaneshwar Pandit   Tilak G.C. (RJM)
Dang 1 Yogendra Chaudhary Rewati Raman Sharma Ghimire Metmani Chaudhary Devraj Pathak Binaya Budhathoki Bharatlal Chaudhary   Kul Prasad K.C. (Ind.)
Dang 2 Kiran Kishor Ghimire Shankar Pokharel Nirmal Acharya Bipin Kumar Acharya Rhishikesh Pokharel Dundiraj Thapa   Jharendra Bahadur Khatri (NUPN)
Dang 3 Deepak Giri Ghanashyam Pandey Dhan Bahadur Maski Kamal Subedi Damodar Bhandari Shobha Dangi   Mahesh Chaudhary (NUPN)
Banke 1 Narayan Prasad Paudel Surya Prasad Dhakal Narendra Pandey Suresh Chaudhary Pradeep Kumar Shah Rajendra Kumar Bishwokarma   Krishna K.C. (PLP)
Banke 2 Sudhanshu Koirala Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi Dipendra Bista Bibek Shrestha Rishiraj Devkota Kamaruddin Rayi Mohammad Adaaz Sai
Banke 3 Amar Singh Pun Suman Malla Dipak Gauri Magar Khagendra Sunar Tarak Singh Tharu Suryalal Yadav Firoz Khan   Dhrubaraj Tharu (NUPN)
Bardiya 1 Sanjay Kumar Gautam Saleekram Adhikari Bishnu Prasad Tharu Thakur Singh Tharu Bir Bahadur Kami Manoj Yadav Yamnath Ghimari   Abdul Khan (NUPN)
Bardiya 2 Kishor Shingh Rathore Bimala B.K. Suresh Pantha Shreedhar Pokharel Sushil Chaudhary Anirudhya Gupta Shahi Kumar Yadav
  •   Khushiram Tharu (NUPN)
  •   Dharma Bahadur Chaudhary (UPN)

Karnali Province

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Constituency Congress UML NCP RSP RPP Others
Salyan 1 Keshav Bahadur Bista Gulab Jung Shah Ramesh Kumar Malla Lalit Kumar Chand Anisha Nepali
Dolpa 1 Karna Bahadur Budha Lanka Bahadur Rokaya Dhan Bahadur Buda Devsingh Aidee Hariprasad Dangi
Mugu 1 Khadga Shahi Purna Bahadur Rokaya Chandra Bahadur Shahi Rajendra Bahadur Shahi Bal Bahadur Malla   Aiten Kumar Malla (PLP)
Jumla 1 Dip Bahadur Shahi Shantilal Mahat Naresh Bhandari Binita Kathayat Gyanendra Shahi   Manarishi Dhital (PLP)
Kalikot 1 Harsha Bahadur Bam Nagindra Shahi Mahendra Bahadur Shahi Prakash Neupane Surya Bahdur Shah   Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma (Maoist)
Humla 1 Jaypati Rokaya Dal Phadera Dipendra Rokaya Tashi Lahajom Chhakka Budha   Jatil Karki (PLP)
Jajarkot 1 Khadak Bahadur Buda Dambar Bahadur Singh Shakti Bahadur Basnet Raghab Karki Krishna Bahadur Shah
Dailekh 1 Basana Thapa Rabindraraj Sharma Ambar Bahadur Thapa Nanda Kishor Basnet Rana Bahadur Singh
Dailekh 2 Dikpal Kumar Shahi Laxmi Prasad Pokharel Yogendra Bahadur Shahi Bakhat Bahadur Shahi Babita Shahi
Surkhet 1 Bishnu Bahadur Khadka Dhruba Kumar Shahi Jeet Bahadur Rana Tek Bahadur Singh Thakuri Rabikiran Hamal   Thammar Bahadur Bista (UNP)
Surkhet 2 Narayan Koirala Kulmani Devkota Jhak Bahadur Malla Ramesh Sapkota Kabiram Puri
Western Rukum 1 Raju K.C. Nandaram Devkota Gopal Sharma Man Bahadur Shahi Gopal Khadka   Janardan Sharma (PLP)

Sudurpashchim Province

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Constituency Congress UML NCP RSP RPP Others
Bajura 1 Janak Raj Giri Lal Bahadur Thapa Prakash Bahadur Shah Hemraj Thapa Keshar Bahadur Shahi
Achham 1 Bharat Kumar Swar Dipak Bahadur Saud Bhim Bahadur Rawal Om Prakash Rawal Lokendra Bahadur Shah
Achham 2 Pushpa Bahadur Shah Yagya Bahadur Bogati Bal Bahadur Kunwar Bhupadev Shah Meen Bahadur Shahi
Bajhang 1 Prakash Rasaili Ain Bahadur Mahara Meen Bahadur Kunwar Shailendra Kumar Singh Bishwa Prakash Jethara
Doti 1 Bharat Bahadur Khadka Deepak Dhami Trilochan Bhatta Narendra Bahadur Khadka Khadga Prasad Agrawal
Kailali 1 Janakraj Chaudhary Dwarika Prasad Neupane Ramlal Dagaura Tharu Komal Gyawali Lokendra Kunwar   Janak Shah (PLP)
Kailali 2 Bijay Bahadur Swar Surya Bahadur Thapa Nanda Bahadur Saud KP Khanal Bharat Singh B.C.   Patiram Chaudhary (NUPN)
Kailali 3 Bhim Baduwal Gaurishankar Chaudhary Beerman Chuadhary Jagat Prasad Joshi Birendra Bam   Bikram Chaudhary (NUPN)
Kailali 4 Gorakh Bahadur Bista Lekhraj Bhatta Hariram Chaudhary Khemraj Koirala Kamal Bam Rajbaar   Dhan Bahadur Sunar (NUPN)
Kailali 5 Nar Narayan Shah Yagyaraj Dhungana Prem Bahadur Ale Ananda Chand Roshan Shahi   Jagannath Chaudhary (NUPN)
Darchula 1 Dharmananda Joshi Ganesh Singh Thagunna Laxman Dutta Joshi Rajesh Singh Samant Rajendra Bahadur Chand
Baitadi 1 Chatur Bahadur Chand Damodar Bhandari Parmananda Bhatta Harimohan Bhandari Bhupen Bahadur Chand
Dadeldhura 1 Nain Singh Mahar Chakra Prasad Snehi Mansingh Maal Tara Joshi Gobinda Khadayat
Kanchanpur 1 Gopi Upadhyaya Tara Lama Tamang Bina Magar Janak Singh Dhami Dilli Bahadur Shahi   Krishna Bahadur Chaudhary (NUPN)
Kanchanpur 2 Narayan Prakash Saud Bachan Bahadur Singh Madhav Pant Deepak Bohara Teertharaj Chataut   Satrudhan Chaudhary (NUPN)
Kanchanpur 3 Hari Bohara Deepak Prakash Bhatta Maan Bahadur Sunar Gyanendra Mahatara Purna Bahadur Chand   Gobinda Prasad Chaudhary (NUPN)

2022–25 MPs contesting under a different political affiliation

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Outgoing MP 2022 party 2022 constituency 2026 party 2026 constituency
Krishna Kumar Shrestha Unified Socialist Bara 4 CPN (UML) Bara 4
Pradeep Yadav PSP-Nepal Parsa 1 CPN (UML) Parsa 1
Birendra Prasad Mahato PSP-Nepal Siraha 4 Janamat Siraha 4
Abdul Khan Janamat Party list Nagrik Unmukti, Nepal Bardiya 1
Kiran Kumar Sah Independent Rautahat 2 NCP Rautahat 2
Santosh Pariyar RSP Party list Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party list
Janardan Sharma Maoist Centre Western Rukum 1 Pragatisheel Loktantrik Western Rukum 1
Amresh Kumar Singh Independent Sarlahi 4 RSP Sarlahi 4
Yogendra Mandal Independent Morang 5 Urjasheel Morang 5

2022–25 MPs not standing for re-election

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Nepali Congress
CPN (UML)
Maoist Centre

Results

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PartyProportionalConstituencyTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Rastriya Swatantra Party5,183,49347.84574,650,69744.17125182+162
Nepali Congress1,759,17216.24202,008,63919.081838–51
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)1,455,88513.44161,623,15915.42925–53
Nepali Communist Party811,5777.499976,0169.27817–28
Shram Sanskriti Party385,9023.564303,9022.8937New
Rastriya Prajatantra Party330,6843.054207,2701.9715–9
People's Socialist Party, Nepal182,2851.680193,3031.8400–12
Rastriya Pariwartan Party172,4891.59010,0060.1000New
Janamat Party79,4350.73063,7640.6100–6
RMP-NPSPNUP-N62,0690.57050,0490.4800New
Nepal Workers Peasants Party42,2990.39041,0180.3900–1
Rashtra Nirman Dal Nepal39,5770.3705,0300.0500New
Rastriya Janamorcha29,4560.27024,7930.2400–1
NFSN – Bahujan Ekta Party Nepal – Nepal Janajagriti Party29,4360.27010,1600.1000
Nepal Janata Samrakshyan Party28,4240.2605880.0100
Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party24,6760.23024,9390.2400New
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)23,8670.22032,0990.3000
Mongol National Organisation20,8290.19017,8980.1700
Aam Janata PartyJanadesh Party19,8320.18019,9180.1900New
Sarwabhuam Nagarik Party14,8860.1401,7160.0200
Rastriya Mukti Andolan, Nepal10,7250.1005690.0100
Samyukta Nagarik Party9,1420.0801,8660.0200
Swabhiman Party8,1440.08011,4040.1100
Rastriya Janamukti Party7,2080.0703,5990.0300
Nepal Janata Party7,1640.0702,5370.0200
Rastriya Ekta Dal7,0710.0701,4550.0100
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist)6,1720.06000
Rastriya Gaurav Party5,2500.05000
National Republic Nepal5,1600.0504,8620.0500New
Gatisheel Loktantrik Party5,1010.0502290.000
Nepalka Lagi Nepali Party5,0190.0502,8810.0300
Communist Party of Nepal Marxist (Pushpalal)4,8350.0404080.0000
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch4,6780.0402,1290.0200
Communist Party of Nepal (United)4,5150.0401,6800.0200
Rastriya Urjasheel Party, Nepal4,3190.0404,3040.0400
Samabeshi Samajbadi Party Nepal4,2880.0403930.0000
Nepal Loktantrik Party4,1230.0403200.0000
Nepal Matribhumi Party3,2280.030230.0000
Jaya Matribhumi Party2,9480.0307070.0100
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal2,9360.030130.0000
Bahujan Shakti Party2,7750.0303540.0000
Prajatantrik Party Nepal2,2450.020370.0000
Nepal Janmukti Party2,1720.0208350.0100
Jana Adhikar Party2,1170.0205440.0100
Nepal Sadbhawana Party2,0180.0201090.0000
People First Party1,8000.0203690.0000
Nepali Congress (B.P.)1,7890.02000
Nagarik Shakti, Nepal1,7330.02000
Nepali Janashramdan Sanskriti Party1,6390.0201720.0000
Nepali Janata Dal1,4550.0102560.0000
Samabeshi Samajbadi Party1,3970.0102340.0000
Janata Loktantrik Party, Nepal1,3030.010770.0000
Sachet Nepali Party – Nagarik Sarvochhata Party Nepal1,1320.0101200.0000
Janapriya Loktantrik Party9550.01000
Miteri Party Nepal7720.0103830.0000
Unnat Loktantra Party7300.01000
Trimul Nepal6940.010160.0000
Ujyaalo Nepal Party0115,9751.1000New
Rastriya Janamat Party09530.0100
Nepal Manabtabadi Party09490.0100
Rastriya Sajha Party01910.0000
Nepal Janasewa Party01590.0000
United Nepal Democratic Party0320.0000
Itihasik Janata Party0180.0000
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)0160.0000
Rastriya Nagarik Party0120.0000
Gandhibadi Party Nepal040.0000
Independents0102,9960.9811–2
Total10,835,025100.0011010,529,154100.00165275
Valid votes10,835,02596.0510,559,01794.55
Invalid/blank votes445,5923.95609,0155.45
Total votes11,280,617100.0011,168,032100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,903,68959.6718,903,68959.08
Source: Election Commission of Nepal: PR, FPTP

Results by constituency

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Constituency Elected MP Party
Achham 1 Bharat Kumar Swar Congress
Achham 2 Yagya Bahadur Bogati CPN (UML)
Arghakhanchi 1 Hari Prasad Bhusal RSP
Baglung 1 Sushil Khadka RSP
Baglung 2 Som Sharma RSP
Baitadi 1 Hari Mohan Bhandari RSP
Bajhang 1 Ain Bahadur Mahar CPN (UML)
Bajura 1 Janak Raj Giri Congress
Banke 1 Suresh Kumar Chaudhary RSP
Banke 2 Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi CPN (UML)
Banke 3 Khagendra Sunar RSP
Bara 1 Ganesh Dhimal RSP
Bara 2 Chandan Kumar Singh RSP
Bara 3 Arvind Sah RSP
Bara 4 Rahbar Ansari RSP
Bardiya 1 Thakur Singh Tharu RSP
Bardiya 2 Shreedhar Pokharel RSP
Bhaktapur 1 Rukesh Ranjit RSP
Bhaktapur 2 Rajiv Khatri RSP
Bhojpur 1 Dhurbaraj Rai Shram Sanskriti
Chitwan 1 Hari Dhakal RSP
Chitwan 2 Rabi Lamichhane RSP
Chitwan 3 Sobita Gautam RSP
Dadeldhura 1 Tara Prasad Joshi RSP
Dailekh 1 Basana Thapa Congress
Dailekh 2 Laxmi Prasad Pokharel CPN (UML)
Dang 1 Devraj Pathak RSP
Dang 2 Bipin Kumar Acharya RSP
Dang 3 Kamal Subedi RSP
Darchula 1 Ganesh Singh Thagunna CPN (UML)
Dhading 1 Ashika Tamang RSP
Dhading 2 Bodh Narayan Shrestha RSP
Dhankuta 1 Rajendra Kumar Rai CPN (UML)
Dhanusha 1 Matrika Prasad Yadav NCP
Dhanusha 2 Ram Binod Yadav RSP
Dhanusha 3 Manish Jha RSP
Dhanusha 4 Raj Kishor Mahato RSP
Dolakha 1 Jagadish Kharel RSP
Dolpa 1 Dhan Bahadur Buda NCP
Doti 1 Bharat Bahadur Khadka Congress
Gorkha 1 Sudan Gurung RSP
Gorkha 2 Kabindra Burlakoti RSP
Gulmi 1 Sagar Dhakal RSP
Gulmi 2 Govinda Panthi RSP
Humla 1 Jayapati Rokaya Congress
Ilam 1 Nishkal Rai Congress
Ilam 2 Suhang Nembang CPN (UML)
Jajarkot 1 Khadak Bahadur Budha Congress
Jhapa 1 Nisha Dangi RSP
Jhapa 2 Indira Rana Magar RSP
Jhapa 3 Prakash Pathak RSP
Jhapa 4 Shambhu Prasad Dhakal RSP
Jhapa 5 Balen Shah RSP
Jumla 1 Gyanendra Shahi RPP
Kailali 1 Komal Gyawali RSP
Kailali 2 K. P. Khanal RSP
Kailali 3 Jagat Prasad Joshi RSP
Kailali 4 Khem Raj Koirala RSP
Kailali 5 Ananda Bahadur Chand RSP
Kalikot 1 Mahendra Bahadur Shahi NCP
Kanchanpur 1 Janak Singh Dhami RSP
Kanchanpur 2 Deepak Raj Bohara RSP
Kanchanpur 3 Gyanendra Singh Mahata RSP
Kapilvastu 1 Mohan Lal Acharya RSP
Kapilvastu 2 Bikram Thapa RSP
Kapilvastu 3 Abhishek Pratap Shah Congress
Kaski 1 Khadak Raj Paudel RSP
Kaski 2 Uttam Paudel RSP
Kaski 3 Bina Gurung RSP
Kathmandu 1 Ranju Darshana RSP
Kathmandu 2 Sunil K.C. RSP
Kathmandu 3 Rajunath Pandey RSP
Kathmandu 4 Pukar Bam RSP
Kathmandu 5 Sasmit Pokharel RSP
Kathmandu 6 Shishir Khanal RSP
Kathmandu 7 Ganesh Parajuli RSP
Kathmandu 8 Biraj Bhakta Shrestha RSP
Kathmandu 9 Dol Prasad Aryal RSP
Kathmandu 10 Pradip Bista RSP
Kavrepalanchok 1 Madhu Kumar Chaulagain RSP
Kavrepalanchok 2 Badan Kumar Bhandari RSP
Khotang 1 Aaren Rai Shram Sanskriti
Lalitpur 1 Budhha Ratna Tuladhar RSP
Lalitpur 2 Jagdish Kharel RSP
Lalitpur 3 Toshima Karki RSP
Lamjung 1 Dharmaraj K.C. RSP
Mahottari 1 Pramod Kumar Mahato RSP
Mahottari 2 Dipak Kumar Sah RSP
Mahottari 3 Ujjawal Kumar Jha RSP
Mahottari 4 Gauri Kumari RSP
Makwanpur 1 Prakash Gautam RSP
Makwanpur 2 Prashant Uprety RSP
Manang 1 Tek Bahadur Gurung Congress
Morang 1 Yagyamani Neupane RSP
Morang 2 Krishna Kumar Karki RSP
Morang 3 Ganesh Karki RSP
Morang 4 Santosh Rajbanshi RSP
Morang 5 Asha Jha RSP
Morang 6 Rubina Acharya RSP
Mugu 1 Khadga Shahi Congress
Mustang 1 Yogesh Gauchan Thakali Congress
Myagdi 1 Mahabir Pun Independent
Nawalpur 1 Rajan Gautam RSP
Nawalpur 2 Manish Khanal RSP
Nuwakot 1 Bikram Timilsina RSP
Nuwakot 2 Achuttam Lamichhane RSP
Okhaldhunga 1 Bishwaraj Pokharel RSP
Palpa 1 Sandeep Rana Congress
Palpa 2 Madhav Bahadur Thapa RSP
Panchthar 1 Narendra Kerung Congress
Parasi 1 Bikram Khanal RSP
Parasi 2 Narendra Kumar Gupta RSP
Parbat 1 Sagar Bhusal RSP
Parsa 1 Buddhi Prasad Pant RSP
Parsa 2 Sushil Kumar Kanu RSP
Parsa 3 Ramakant Chaurasiya RSP
Parsa 4 Tek Bahadur Shakya RSP
Pyuthan 1 Sushant Vaidik RSP
Ramechhap 1 Krishna Hari Budhathoki RSP
Rasuwa 1 Mohan Acharya Congress
Rautahat 1 Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary RSP
Rautahat 2 Firdosh Alam Congress
Rautahat 3 Ravindra Patel RSP
Rautahat 4 Ganesh Paudel RSP
Rolpa 1 Barshman Pun NCP
Eastern Rukum 1 Pushpa Kamal Dahal NCP
Western Rukum 1 Gopal Sharma NCP
Rupandehi 1 Sunil Lamsal RSP
Rupandehi 2 Sulabh Kharel RSP
Rupandehi 3 Lekhjung Thapa RSP
Rupandehi 4 Kanhaiya Baniya RSP
Rupandehi 5 Taufiq Ahmed Khan RSP
Salyan 1 Ramesh Kumar Malla NCP
Sankhuwasabha 1 Arjun Kumar Karki CPN (UML)
Saptari 1 Pushpa Kumari Chaudhary RSP
Saptari 2 Ramjee Yadav RSP
Saptari 3 Amarkant Chaudhary RSP
Saptari 4 Sitaram Sah RSP
Sarlahi 1 Nitima Bhandari RSP
Sarlahi 2 Rabin Mahato RSP
Sarlahi 3 Narendra Sah Kalwar RSP
Sarlahi 4 Amresh Kumar Singh RSP
Sindhuli 1 Dhanendra Karki RSP
Sindhuli 2 Aashish Gajurel RSP
Sindhupalchok 1 Bharat Prasad Parajuli RSP
Sindhupalchok 2 Yubaraj Dulal NCP
Siraha 1 Bablu Gupta RSP
Siraha 2 Shiv Shankar Yadav RSP
Siraha 3 Shambhu Kumar Yadav RSP
Siraha 4 Tapeshwar Yadav RSP
Solukhumbu 1 Prakash Singh Karki Congress
Sunsari 1 Harka Sampang Shram Sanskriti
Sunsari 2 Lal Bikram Thapa RSP
Sunsari 3 Ashok Kumar Chaudhary RSP
Sunsari 4 Deepak Kumar Sah RSP
Surkhet 1 Bishnu Bahadur Khadka Congress
Surkhet 2 Ramesh Kumar Sapkota RSP
Syangja 1 Dhananjaya Regmi RSP
Syangja 2 Jhabilal Dumre RSP
Tanahun 1 Swarnim Wagle RSP
Tanahun 2 Shreeram Neupane RSP
Taplejung 1 Kshitij Thebe CPN (UML)
Tehrathum 1 Santosh Subba Congress
Udayapur 1 Parash Mani Gelal RSP
Udayapur 2 Surya Bahdaur Tamang RSP
Source: Election Commission of Nepal[101]

Results by province

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Proportional results

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Province Proportional vote share
RSP NC UML NCP SSP RPP Others
Koshi 42.63 14.52 14.40 4.88 14.59 3.14 5.84
Madhesh 57.33 12.67 8.28 4.74 0.43 1.57 15.00
Bagmati 51.05 14.65 11.95 8.58 1.44 3.49 8.85
Gandaki 51.57 20.35 14.97 5.68 1.86 2.31 3.26
Lumbini 47.71 16.80 15.16 7.94 1.20 4.09 7.09
Karnali 24.11 25.46 21.79 19.31 0.84 2.84 5.64
Sudurpashchim 37.72 21.70 17.55 11.62 0.63 4.30 6.49

Constituency results

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Province Total
seats
Seats won
RSP NC UML NCP SSP RPP Ind
Koshi 28 17 4 4 0 3 0 0
Madhesh 32 30 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bagmati 33 31 1 0 1 0 0 0
Gandaki 18 15 2 0 0 0 0 1
Lumbini 26 21 2 1 2 0 0 0
Karnali 12 1 5 1 4 0 1 0
Sudurpashchim 16 10 3 3 0 0 0 0
Total 165 125 18 9 8 3 1 1

The Rastriya Swatantra Party secured a landslide victory, winning 182 of the 275 seats in the House of Representatives, falling just 2 short of a supermajority. The party received 47.84% of the proportional vote nationally, emerged as the largest party in first-past-the-post voting in six of the seven provinces and swept all but four seats in the Terai belt. [102][103] Nepali Congress performed strongest in Karnali, where it claimed five of the province's twelve seats. The Nepali Communist Party drew the bulk of its support from the traditional Maoist strongholds in Karnali and the former Rapti Zone, but failed to win any seats in Koshi and Gandaki.[104] CPN (UML) relied heavily on its historical base of the Eastern hills, which accounted for four of its nine seats. However, the party faced significant competition in the region from Shram Sanskriti Party, which captured all three of its seats there.[105] Both Nepali Congress and CPN (UML) each won three seats from the upper belts of Sudurpaschim. CPN (UML) won no seats in Madhesh, Bagmati and Gandaki. Mahabir Pun, a former Minister of Education in the post-Gen Z protest cabinet had been backed by the Rastriya Swatantra Party and was the sole independent candidate to win in the election.[106]

Notable election losses

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Former prime ministers
Former deputy prime ministers
Former cabinet ministers
Former Speaker of the House
Former chief ministers
Former mayor of metropolitan city
Party leaders

Seats changing hands

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International reactions

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  • Bhutan: Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay congratulated Lamichhane and Shah on social media.[110]
  • India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Lamichhane and Shah on the party's victory and emphasised strong relations between India and Nepal.[111]
  • Maldives: President Mohamed Muizzu congratulated Shah on the party's victory and highlighted large-scale participation of the youth reaffirming the shared goals and common challenges shared by South Asian Nations.[112]
  • Pakistan: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Lamichhane and Shah on social media.[113]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Rabi Lamichhane leads the Rastriya Swatantra Party, while Balen Shah is the party's candidate for Prime Minister of Nepal and joined party as Senior Leader on 28 December 2025.
  2. ^ 11.13%, 32 seats Maoist Centre
    2.83%, 10 seats Unified Socialist
    2.57%, 3 seats NUP

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