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<div>The people of Nepal are reaching the polling booths today to cast their votes in the crucial general elections. The polls are the first since a violent Gen Z-led protest that toppled the K P Sharma Oli-led government last year.</div>
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<div>The voting started at 7 am and will conclude at 5 pm. The counting will start immediately after the ballot boxes are collected.</div>
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<div>Over 18.9 million eligible voters will elect the 275-member House of Representatives from among the 3,406 candidates vying for 165 seats under direct voting and the 3,135 candidates vying for 110 seats through proportional voting.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>The interim Prime Minister of Nepal Sushila Karki casted her vote at Kathmandu's Dhapasi polling centre.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>Addressing a press meet on the eve of the polls, Acting Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari on Wednesday had said that all preparations for the election had been completed. He had then urged voters to participate actively and enthusiastically in the democratic exercise.</div>
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Nepal votes in first general polls since govt-toppling protests

News Arena Network - Kathmandu - UPDATED: March 5, 2026, 08:34 AM - 2 min read

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) prime ministerial candidate and former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah casts a vote in the Nepal general elections, in Kathmandu.

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