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Nepal Elections LIVE Updates: The election is widely viewed as a major test for Nepal’s political old guard, who have dominated the nation’s leadership for more than a decade.
Polling officials prepare a polling booth in Kathmandu on March 4, 2026, a day before the country’s parliamentary elections. (Photo: AFP)
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Counting of votes has begun in Nepal for the high-stakes general election for the 275-member House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament.
The poll marks Nepal’s first general election since Gen Z protests on September 8 and 9 forced the resignation of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and led to the dissolution of Parliament.
The voting began at 7 AM on Thursday, and ended at 5 PM. Once the voting concluded, ballot boxes were collected and the counting process began immediately, according to the Election Commission.
Among the key contenders is Balendra Shah, the 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, directly challenging former prime minister KP Sharma Oli in Jhapa‑5.
The election is widely viewed as a major test for Nepal’s political old guard, who have dominated the Himalayan nation’s leadership for more than a decade — Sher Bahadur Deuba of the Nepali Congress, KP Sharma Oli of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (CPN-UML), and Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).
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Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Counting Of Votes Underway
Counting of votes for Nepal’s general elections, the first since last year’s Gen Z protest against the KP Oli government, is underway. Early trends show Balen Shah’s Rashtriya Swatantrata Party is leading, according to The Kathmandu Post.
