NEPAL VOTES IN 1ST ELECTIONS SINCE YOUTH-LED PROTESTS OUSTED OLI GOVERNMENT
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05.03.2026


Anadolu Agency (5 March 2026)

Bhadra Lal Sharma

 

Voting continued in Nepal on Thursday to elect 275 members of the lower House of parliament, after youth-led protests ousted the government of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli six months ago.

According to data shared by the Election Commission, the voter turnout from 7 am to 1 pm local time was recorded at 26%.

“More than 4.45 million voters have cast their votes till 1 pm (0715GMT,” said Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, the commission’s spokesperson.

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