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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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