Election officers depend votes at a counting centre for Parliamentary election in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 8, 2026.
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The Rastriya Swatantra Occasion (RSP) has received 125 of the 165 seats underneath direct voting in Nepal’s Parliamentary polls as vote counting underneath the First-Previous-the-Submit (FPTP) system concluded on Tuesday (March 10, 2026), placing RSP ready to kind a majority authorities.
“Nonetheless, the counting of votes underneath the Proportional Illustration (PR) system continues to be underneath approach and is anticipated to conclude by Tuesday evening (March 10, 2026),” the Election Fee stated.
“Vote counting for all 165 seats underneath the direct voting system has been accomplished, with the RSP rising as the biggest get together with 125 seats,” it stated.
The Nepali Congress (NC) secured 18 seats, adopted by the CPN-UML with 9, the Nepali Communist Occasion (NCP) with eight, the Shram Sanskriti Occasion (SSP) with three and the Rastriya Prajatantra Occasion (RPP) with one seat. One impartial candidate was additionally elected.
“Below the PR system, the RSP has thus far secured 49,74,957 votes, adopted by NC with 16,85,722 votes, CPN-UML with 14,02,157, NCP with 7,63,633 votes, SSP with 3,50,809 and RPP with 3,23,744 votes,” the Election Fee stated.
Based mostly on the present development, the RSP is more likely to safe a minimum of 50 seats underneath the proportional illustration system, which might take its complete tally within the 275-member Home of Representatives to round 175 seats.
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This could permit the get together to kind a majority authorities underneath Article 76(1) of the Structure of Nepal.
Nonetheless, the Election Fee stated a couple of extra days could be required to declare the ultimate outcomes underneath the proportional illustration system and formally allocate seats to candidates of various events.
Printed – March 10, 2026 12:26 pm IST