Next Nepalese general election

General elections are to be held in Nepal before November 2027 to elect the 275 members of the House of Representatives unless dissolved earlier. There remains two 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 nation-wide constituency via party-list proportional representation.

Next Nepalese general election

20 November 2022 (2022-11-20)
All 275 seats in the House of Representatives 138 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	17,988,570
Turnout	61.41% ( 7.22 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sher Bahadur Deuba K. P. Sharma Oli Pushpa Kamal Dahal Party Congress CPN (UML) Maoist Centre Last election 32.78%, 63 seats 33.25%, 121 seats 13.66%, 53 seats Seats won 89 78 32 Seat change 26 43 21 Popular vote 2,715,225 2,845,641 1,175,684 Percentage 25.71% 26.95% 11.13% Swing 7.07 pp 6.30 pp 2.53 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Rabi Lamichhane Rajendra Lingden Upendra Yadav Party RSP RPP PSP-N Last election 2.06%, 1 seat at Tanahu 2.06%, 1 seat Merger of parties Seats won 20 14 12 Seat change New 13 New Popular vote 1,130,344 588,849 421,313 Percentage 10.70% 5.58% 3.99% Swing New 3.52 pp New   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader Madhav Kumar Nepal CK Raut Mahantha Thakur Party Unified Socialist Janamat Loktantrik Samajwadi Last election – – – Seats won 10 6 4 Seat change New New New Popular vote 298,391 394,655 167,367 Percentage 2.83% 3.74% 1.58% Swing New New New
MPs elected in constituency seats by party
Prime Minister before election Sher Bahadur Deuba Congress Elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Maoist Centre

The provincial elections are expected to be held along with the general elections.

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 Sainte-Laguë 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 on 19 December 2022
• a citizen of Nepal
• of sound mind
• not ineligible as per federal election fraud and punishment laws

Pre-election arrangements

Party		Ideology	2022 results		Seats at dissolution
			Votes (%)	Seats
	Nepali Congress	Social democracy Third Way	23.19	89 / 275	88 / 275
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Marxism–Leninism People's Multiparty Democracy	30.83	78 / 275	79 / 275
	CPN (Maoist Centre)	Marxism–Leninism–Maoism–Prachanda Path	9.37	32 / 275	32 / 275
	Rastriya Swatantra Party	Populism Economic liberalism	7.77	20 / 275	21 / 275
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Constitutional monarchism Economic liberalism Hindu nationalism	5.24	14 / 275	14 / 275
	CPN (Unified Socialist)	Marxism–Leninism People's Multiparty Democracy	4.16	10 / 275	10 / 275
	People's Socialist Party	Democratic socialism Secularism	New party		7 / 275
	Janamat Party	Social democracy Regionalism Madhesi rights	2.79	6 / 275	6 / 275
	People's Socialist Party, Nepal	Democratic socialism Secularism Regionalism	3.62	12 / 275	5 / 275
	Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal	Social democracy Madheshi rights	1.62	4 / 275	4 / 275
	Nagrik Unmukti Party	Regionalism Social democracy Tharu minority interests	1.64	3 / 275	4 / 275
	Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party	Marxism–Leninism	0.68	1 / 275	1 / 275
	Rastriya Janamorcha	Anti-federalism Communism Marxism–Leninism	0.55	1 / 275	1 / 275
	Aam Janata Party	Marxism–Leninism–Maoism	New party		1 / 275
	Independent	—	—	4 / 275	2 / 275

Electoral alliances and parties

Nepali Congress+

Party		Symbol	Leader	Leader's Seat	Seats contested	Male candidates	Female candidates
1.	Nepali Congress		Sher Bahadur Deuba	Dadeldhura 1	160	TBD	TBD
2.	Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal		Mahantha Thakur	Mahottari 3	5	TBD	TBD

CPN (UML)+

Party		Symbol	Leader	Leader's Seat	Seats contested	Male candidates	Female candidates
1.	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)		KP Sharma Oli	Jhapa 5	160	TBD	TBD
2.	People's Socialist Party		Ashok Rai	Sunsari 1	5	TBD	TBD

CPN (Maoist Centre)+

Party		Symbol	Leader	Leader's Seat	Seats contested	Male candidates	Female candidates
1.	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)		Pushpa Kamal Dahal	Gorkha 1	99	TBD	TBD
2.	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)		Madhav Kumar Nepal	Rautahat 1	66	TBD	TBD

Other parties

Party		Symbol	Leader	Leader's Seat	Seats contested	Male candidates	Female candidates
	Rastriya Swatantra Party		Rabi Lamichhane	Chitwan 2
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party		Rajendra Prasad Lingden	Jhapa 3
	Janamat Party		C. K. Raut	Saptari 2
	People's Socialist Party, Nepal		Upendra Yadav	Saptari 2
	Nagarik Unmukti Party		Ranjeeta Shrestha	Kailali 1
	Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party		Narayan Man Bijukchhe	None