Closed list of PR candidates made public

KATHMANDU: Altogether 64 political parties have submitted the closed list of Proportional Representation (PR) candidates contesting the March 5 election.

With the submission and registration of the list carried out as of Monday night and wee hours of Tuesday, the Election Commission of Nepal has made public the details of the political parties and their electoral symbols.

The interim government is conducting the election to House of Representatives on March 5, 2026.

According to the press statement issued by EC Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai here today, of the 64 political parties submitting the closed list of PR candidates, 58 parties have filed their candidacy with 58 electoral symbols.

The Commission will verify the list from today to till January 4, 2026 to confirm if the closed list complies with the election laws. It will thereafter publish the closed lists and the final lists subsequently.

The closed list of PR could be viewed in the following link;

https://election.gov.np/admin/public//storage/HOR%202082/PR/PR_closed_list.pdf