KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The Election Commission of Nepal has made public samples of the actual ballot papers for various districts and constituencies for the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5, 2026.
The commission has released ballot samples for selected districts and constituencies under all seven provinces.
According to commission spokesperson Narayan Bhattarai, samples for 56 constituencies out of the total 165 had been published by Saturday evening. Samples for the remaining constituencies will be released in phases.
“We are publishing separate ballot samples for each constituency. The size of the ballot depends on the number of candidates,” Bhattarai said. He added that the largest ballot paper will be for Dhanusha 3, where 45 candidates have filed nominations. The smallest ballot paper will be for Manang, which has only three candidates.
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The commission has also released two types of ballot samples: one for districts with a single constituency and another for districts with multiple constituencies. Bhattarai said the commission itself is publishing the samples.
According to the commission, Karnali Province districts Salyan, Dolpa, Mugu, Jumla, Kalikot, Humla, Jajarkot, and Rukum West each have one constituency, while Dailekh and Surkhet have two constituencies each. Samples of the actual ballots for these districts have been made public.
Similarly, in Sudurpaschim Province, Bajura, Bajhang, Doti, Darchula, Baitadi, and Dadeldhura each have one constituency. Achham has two constituencies, Kanchanpur three, and Kailali five. Ballot samples for all these constituencies have also been released.
Ballot printing is underway at Janak Education Materials Centre. Bhattarai said printing of ballots for the proportional representation system has already been completed.
The commission said the final number of voters has reached 18,903,689. In the 2022 House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly elections, there were 9,140,806 male voters, 8,847,579 female voters, and 185 others, bringing the total to 17,988,570.
Compared to 2022, the total number of voters has increased by 915,119 for the 2026 election. The number of male voters rose by 522,552, female voters by 392,552, and voters in the other category by 15.
For the House of Representatives elections, polling will take place nationwide at 10,967 polling locations with 23,112 polling stations. This is 75 more polling locations and 885 more polling stations compared to the 2022 elections.
For the upcoming March elections, 114 political parties have been registered with the Election Commission. The commission has approved all 114 applications submitted by parties seeking to take part in the polls.
