KATHMANDU: A total of 44 parties have registered at the Election Commission (EC), as of today, to participate in the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5, 2026, of which 10 are new.
The Election Commission has stated that parties wishing to participate can register from November 17 to 26, leaving only four days (including today) for registration.
Meanwhile, over 837,000 voters have been newly registered in Nepal. According to the Commission, as of November 21, as many as 837,094 voters had applied for registration, reflecting enthusiastic participation in the lead-up to the elections.
Notably, the second-largest party in the Parliament, the UML, has not yet submitted its party registration. The Nepali Congress decided only yesterday (Saturday) to participate in the March 5, 2026, elections, while the CPN-UML continues to advocate for the restoration of the House of Representatives.
In addition, the National Assembly elections are scheduled for January 25, 2025. The Election Commission has opened applications for party registration for both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly elections. Of the 19 National Assembly seats up for election, only eight parties have registered so far.
As of Friday, the total number of parties registered with the Election Commission has reached 129, including 10 newly registered parties, while some others have been deregistered.
Even previously registered parties are legally required to re-register to participate in the elections. The parties that have applied to participate in the March 5, 2026 elections include:
Nepali Congress
Nepali Communist Party
Rastriya Swatantra Party
Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal
Janamat Party
Janata Samajwadi Party
Nepal Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist)
Nagarik Unmukti Party Nepal
Nepal Sadbhavana Party
Rastriya Janamorcha
Nepal Janata Samrakshan Party
Nepal Janata Party
Rastriya Samata Party Nepal
Samyukta Nagarik Party
Nepal Janamukti Party
Nepal Communist Party (United)
Rastriya Yetarthabadi Party Nepal
Nepal Pariwar Dal
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal
Nepal Manavtabadi Party
Samabesi Samajwadi Party Nepal
Janaprajatantrik Party Nepal
Bikashsheel Janata Party
Rastriya Nagarik Party
Rastriya Pariwartan Party
Communist Party of Nepal Marxist (Pushpalal)
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch
Rastriya Ekata Party
Sanghiya Nepal Party
Gatisheel Loktantrik Party
Nepal Janashramdan Sanskriti Party
Rastriya Sajha Party
Pariwartan Party
Desh Bikash Party
Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party
Deshbhakta Samaj
Nepal Loktantrik Party
Nepal Workers and Peasants Party
Aam Janata Party
Mongol National Organization
Bahujan Shakti Party
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