"Officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari..."

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4 March 2026

Officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari (in cap and spectacles) addresses a special conference on the eve of the parliamentary election of Nepal in Nepal on March 4, 2026. In this election, the total number of voters is 10,893,689. Of them, 9,663,358 are male voters, 1,230,131 are female voters, and 200 belong to other genders. According to the Election Commission, there are 186,142 temporary voters. A total of 65 political parties contest under the first-past-the-post (direct) electoral system with 61 election symbols. Under the direct system, there are 3,017 male candidates and 388 female candidates. One candidate from the other gender also contests, bringing the total number of candidates under this system to 3,406. Similarly, under the proportional representation (PR) electoral system, 1,363 male and 1,772 female candidates make a total of 3,135 candidates in the race. Voting under the direct electoral system is held for 165 constituencies, while 110 seats are allocated under the PR system.

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4 March 2026

Officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari (in cap and spectacles) addresses a special conference on the eve of the parliamentary election of Nepal in Nepal on March 4, 2026. In this election, the total number of voters is 10,893,689. Of them, 9,663,358 are male voters, 1,230,131 are female voters, and 200 belong to other genders. According to the Election Commission, there are 186,142 temporary voters. A total of 65 political parties contest under the first-past-the-post (direct) electoral system with 61 election symbols. Under the direct system, there are 3,017 male candidates and 388 female candidates. One candidate from the other gender also contests, bringing the total number of candidates under this system to 3,406. Similarly, under the proportional representation (PR) electoral system, 1,363 male and 1,772 female candidates make a total of 3,135 candidates in the race. Voting under the direct electoral system is held for 165 constituencies, while 110 seats are allocated under the PR system.

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4 March 2026

Officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari (in cap and spectacles) addresses a special conference on the eve of the parliamentary election of Nepal in Nepal on March 4, 2026. In this election, the total number of voters is 10,893,689. Of them, 9,663,358 are male voters, 1,230,131 are female voters, and 200 belong to other genders. According to the Election Commission, there are 186,142 temporary voters. A total of 65 political parties contest under the first-past-the-post (direct) electoral system with 61 election symbols. Under the direct system, there are 3,017 male candidates and 388 female candidates. One candidate from the other gender also contests, bringing the total number of candidates under this system to 3,406. Similarly, under the proportional representation (PR) electoral system, 1,363 male and 1,772 female candidates make a total of 3,135 candidates in the race. Voting under the direct electoral system is held for 165 constituencies, while 110 seats are allocated under the PR system.

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4 March 2026

Officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari (in cap and spectacles) addresses a special conference on the eve of the parliamentary election of Nepal in Nepal on March 4, 2026. In this election, the total number of voters is 10,893,689. Of them, 9,663,358 are male voters, 1,230,131 are female voters, and 200 belong to other genders. According to the Election Commission, there are 186,142 temporary voters. A total of 65 political parties contest under the first-past-the-post (direct) electoral system with 61 election symbols. Under the direct system, there are 3,017 male candidates and 388 female candidates. One candidate from the other gender also contests, bringing the total number of candidates under this system to 3,406. Similarly, under the proportional representation (PR) electoral system, 1,363 male and 1,772 female candidates make a total of 3,135 candidates in the race. Voting under the direct electoral system is held for 165 constituencies, while 110 seats are allocated under the PR system.

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4 March 2026

Officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari (in cap and spectacles) addresses a special conference on the eve of the parliamentary election of Nepal in Nepal on March 4, 2026. In this election, the total number of voters is 10,893,689. Of them, 9,663,358 are male voters, 1,230,131 are female voters, and 200 belong to other genders. According to the Election Commission, there are 186,142 temporary voters. A total of 65 political parties contest under the first-past-the-post (direct) electoral system with 61 election symbols. Under the direct system, there are 3,017 male candidates and 388 female candidates. One candidate from the other gender also contests, bringing the total number of candidates under this system to 3,406. Similarly, under the proportional representation (PR) electoral system, 1,363 male and 1,772 female candidates make a total of 3,135 candidates in the race. Voting under the direct electoral system is held for 165 constituencies, while 110 seats are allocated under the PR system.

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4 March 2026

Officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari (in cap and spectacles) addresses a special conference on the eve of the parliamentary election of Nepal in Nepal on March 4, 2026. In this election, the total number of voters is 10,893,689. Of them, 9,663,358 are male voters, 1,230,131 are female voters, and 200 belong to other genders. According to the Election Commission, there are 186,142 temporary voters. A total of 65 political parties contest under the first-past-the-post (direct) electoral system with 61 election symbols. Under the direct system, there are 3,017 male candidates and 388 female candidates. One candidate from the other gender also contests, bringing the total number of candidates under this system to 3,406. Similarly, under the proportional representation (PR) electoral system, 1,363 male and 1,772 female candidates make a total of 3,135 candidates in the race. Voting under the direct electoral system is held for 165 constituencies, while 110 seats are allocated under the PR system.

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25 January 2026

Ram Prasad Bhandari, Officiating Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal, attends a program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 25, 2026.

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