EC announces HoR election schedule

Kathmandu, Nov 16: The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the House of Representatives (HoR) election slated for March 5, 2026.

Following a meeting of the EC on Sunday, the EC has published the schedules for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) and proportional electoral systems on its web portal. The notice is also released in the Nepal Gazette. As per the FPTP electoral system, the nomination will be held from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Office of the Returning Officer on January 20, 2026, and the list of candidates will be released from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the same day.

Likewise, the final candidate list for the FPTP system will be released from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on January 23, and candidates will be provided their election symbols from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the same date.

According to the EC, the election programme for the proportional electoral system will begin on December 6, and political parties wishing to participate in the proportional electoral system should submit their applications from 10:00 am on December 7 to 4:00 pm on December 9.

The political parties should submit the closed list of candidates under the proportional electoral system on December 28 and 29. Likewise, the final list of the candidates will be released from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on February 3, 2026, the EC stated.

As per the approved election programme, the voting will take place in the voting centres from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on March 5.