Nepal Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates:Counting of votes has begun in Nepal for the high-stakes general election for the 275-member House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament.
The poll marks Nepal’s first general election since Gen Z protests on September 8 and 9 forced the resignation of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and led to the dissolution of Parliament.
The voting began at 7 AM on Thursday, and ended at 5 PM. Once the voting concluded, ballot boxes were collected and the counting process began immediately, according to the Election Commission.
Among the key contenders is Balendra Shah, the 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, directly challenging former prime minister KP Sharma Oli in Jhapa‑5.
The election is widely viewed as a major test for Nepal’s political old guard, who have dominated the Himalayan nation’s leadership for more than a decade — Sher Bahadur Deuba of the Nepali Congress, KP Sharma Oli of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (CPN-UML), and Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).
Balendra Shah’s Rashtriya Swatantrata Party is leading in 47 seats out of the 165 that are elected directly. Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s CPN-UML is a distant second with leads in just 5 seats, reported The Kathmandu Post.
Rastriya Swatantra Party senior leader Balen Shah has taken a commanding lead over CPN-UML chairman KP Sharma Oli in Jhapa-5.
Out of 2,303 votes counted so far, Shah has secured 1,476 votes, while Oli has received 384 votes, The Kathmandu Post reported.
Rastriya Swatantra Party has taken early leads in both Bhaktapur constituencies, the Kathmandu Post reported.
In Bhaktapur-1, RSP candidate Rukesh Ranjit is leading in the preliminary count, despite the constituency being a traditional stronghold of the Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party, whose candidate is Prem Suwal.
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