Nepal Gears Up For March 5 Elections As Official Campaigning By Political Parties Begin

Last Updated:February 17, 2026, 09:18 IST

The formal campaign activities, including public meetings, rallies, processions, corner meetings and the use of loudspeakers, will take place from February 16 to March 2.

Political parties in Nepal on Monday officially began campaigning for the next month’s parliamentary elections, scheduled for March 5, the first since deadly anti-corruption GenZ protests toppled the previous KP Sharma Oli government in 2025.

Soon after the restrictions imposed by the Election Commission (EC) on the launch of the election campaign ended on Sunday night, the candidates started door-to-door visits, public meetings and rallies.

The formal campaign activities, including public meetings, rallies, processions, corner meetings and the use of loudspeakers, will take place from February 16 to March 2, the Nepal poll body said.

Additionally, it has been mentioned that all types of campaigning must stop 48 hours before the general election. The campaigning is set to stop from midnight on March 2.

Nepal Prepares For Election

According to the data, there are a total of 18,903,689 eligible voters for the election. At least 915,119 new voters have registered recently in comparison to the last parliamentary election in 2022.

The Lower House of Parliament has 275 lawmakers, of which 165 are elected through the first past the post (FPTP) system or direct voting, while 110 are elected through proportionate voting.

According to the reports, 3,400 candidates under the direct voting system, 3,200 are under the proportionate system are seeking to get elected during the upcoming general election, being held months are the GenZ protesters toppled the Nepal government.

The EC is engaged in full swing in the preparations for conducting the election through around 10,500 polling stations and 23,112 polling booths.

According to the EC, over 2,13,000 staff and more than 3,30,000 security personnel will be engaged for the smooth conduct of the general elections on March 5.

The election security is being arranged under the coordination of the Nepal Army to conduct the election in a free and fearless manner.

(With agency inputs)

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