KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Only 88 days remain before the House of Representatives election. As polling day comes closer, the Election Commission has stepped up its preparations.
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The election is scheduled for March 5, 2026. Political parties have also started speeding up their internal work.
The commission is starting the proportional representation process today. Parties can file applications for the proportional system from 10 am to 4 pm today. The list of parties that submit applications will be published on December 9, 2025.
Those parties will then submit their closed lists of candidates on December 28 and 29, 2025 between 10 am and 4 pm. The final closed list for the proportional seats will be published on February 13, 2026, according to Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai. Out of the 275 House seats, 110 are filled through the proportional representation system.
For the first past the post system, nomination papers will be filed on January 20, 2026, and the list of candidates will be published the same day. Complaints against nominations can be filed on January 21, 2026.
The commission will publish the candidate list on January 22, 2026. Candidates can withdraw on January 23, 2026, and the final list along with election symbols will be issued the same day.
