Next Nepalese general election
General elections are scheduled to be held in Nepal no later than 2031 to elect the 275 members of the House of Representatives.
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.
Background
The Rastriya Swatantra Party, with Balen Shah as their candidate for prime minister, won a landslide victory in the 2026 general election, winning 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.
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. 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. Nepal uses the Webster method to allocate proportional seats.
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.
Eligibility to vote
To vote in the general election, one must be:
- On the electoral roll
- Aged 18 or over two days before election day
- A citizen of Nepal
- Of sound mind
- Not ineligible as per federal election fraud and punishment laws
See also
- List of political parties in Nepal
- Politics of Nepal
- 2026 Nepalese general election