KATHMANDU: Elections are being held today (January 25) to fill 18 National Assembly (NA) seats that will fall vacant from March 4, 2025, according to the Election Commission (EC).
The Commission said all preparations have been completed for the voting, which will take place from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm across all seven provinces.
Of the 18 seats, one post under the Khas Arya category in Koshi Province has already been filled unopposed. Nepali Congress candidate Sunil Bahadur Thapa was elected without contest, Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai said.
Voting will be held today for the remaining 17 seats. Polling stations have been designated at the Provincial Election Office in Biratnagar, Morang (Koshi Province); Mahendra Narayan Nidhi Mithila Cultural Centre in Janakpur Sub-metropolitan City–4, Dhanusha (Madhesh Province); and Bhutan Devi Secondary School in Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City–4, Makawanpur (Bagmati Province).
Similarly, polling stations have been set up at the Provincial Election Office in Pokhara, Kaski (Gandaki Province); the Lumbini Province Employees’ Meeting Centre in Ghorahi, Dang; the Provincial Election Office in Birendranagar, Surkhet (Karnali Province); and the Provincial Election Office in Dhangadhi, Kailali (Sudurpaschim Province).
For the National Assembly election, members of the Provincial Assemblies, mayors and deputy mayors, and chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of rural municipalities will serve as voters.
The Commission noted that the vote weight determined for the election has been reduced following the resignation of several elected representatives who are contesting the House of Representatives election scheduled for March 5.
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