Voting Begins to Fill 17 Vacant National Assembly Seats
Summary
Voting has begun across Nepal to fill 17 vacant seats in the National Assembly following the end of previous members' terms. Eligible provincial and local representatives are casting weighted votes to elect new members for the upper house.
Key Points
- Voting started to fill 17 vacant National Assembly seats in Nepal after previous terms ended on March 4, 2026.
- One seat in Koshi Province was filled uncontested by Sunil Bahadur Thapa of Nepali Congress.
- Eligible voters include provincial assembly members, mayors, deputy mayors, and rural municipality chiefs and deputies.
- The weighted voting system assigns 53 votes to provincial assembly members and 19 to local chiefs to ensure proportional representation.
