<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/nepal-elections-2026-border-points-with-india-to-shut-for-72-hours-in-march-23615679" rel="nofollow">Nepalese</a> on Thursday morning started to reach polling booths to cast their vote in crucial general elections, the first since a violent Gen Z-led protest that toppled the K P Sharma Oli-led government last year.
More than 18.9 million eligible Nepalese will be exercising their franchise to elect the 275-member House of Representatives from among the 3,406 candidates vying for 165 seats under direct voting, and 3,135 candidates vying for 110 seats through proportionate voting.
The voting started at 7 am and will conclude at 5 pm. The counting will start immediately after the ballot boxes are collected.
Addressing a press meet here on the eve of the polls, Acting <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/eci-complicates-indo-nepal-ties-23585642" rel="nofollow">Election</a> Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari on Wednesday had said that all preparations for the election had been completed and urged voters to participate actively and enthusiastically in the democratic exercise.
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Nepal elections: Nepalese voters began casting ballots Thursday in the first general elections since last year’s protest that toppled the K P Sharma Oli govt

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The counting will start immediately after the ballot boxes are collected.

Nepalese begin voting in crucial general elections post Oli government ouster

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