Kathmandu, Feb 1: The Election Commission of Nepal has released samples of the actual ballot papers to be used in the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5, 2026. The samples cover selected districts and constituencies from all seven provinces, with more to follow in stages.
Commission spokesperson Narayan Bhattarai said that by Saturday evening, ballot samples for 56 constituencies had been made public out of a total of 165. The remaining samples will be released gradually.
Each constituency has its own ballot design, with size determined by the number of candidates. Dhanusha 3 will have the largest ballot, as 45 candidates are contesting there. Manang will have the smallest, with only three candidates in the race.
The commission has also issued two formats of ballot samples: one for districts with a single constituency and another for districts with multiple constituencies. In Karnali Province, districts including Salyan, Dolpa, Mugu, Jumla, Kalikot, Humla, Jajarkot, and Rukum West each have one constituency, while Dailekh and Surkhet have two each. Ballot samples for all these districts are already available.
In Sudurpaschim Province, Bajura, Bajhang, Doti, Darchula, Baitadi, and Dadeldhura each have one constituency. Achham has two, Kanchanpur three, and Kailali five. Samples for all these constituencies have also been published.
Ballot printing is ongoing at Janak Education Materials Centre. The commission said printing of proportional representation ballots has already been completed.
The final voter count for the election stands at 18,903,689, up by 915,119 from the 2022 polls. Male voters increased by 522,552, female voters by 392,552, and voters in the other category by 15.
Nationwide, voting will take place at 10,967 polling locations with 23,112 polling stations, an increase of 75 locations and 885 stations from the previous election. A total of 114 political parties have been approved to contest the polls.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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