Staff members pack a ballot box in a polling station after the voting for the House of Representatives elections concluded in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 5, 2026. Around 60 percent of eligible voters cast their votes in the House of Representatives elections in Nepal that concluded on Thursday, the top official of the Election Committee said. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Around 60 percent of eligible voters cast their votes in the House of Representatives elections in Nepal that concluded on Thursday, the top official of the Election Committee said.
In a press conference, Ram Prasad Bhandari, acting chief election commissioner, claimed that the polls were largely peaceful across the country.
A total of 18,903,689 voters were eligible to cast their ballots. As many as 6,541 party and independent candidates are running for 275 seats in the lower house. ■
Staff members seal a ballot box in a polling station after the voting for the House of Representatives elections concluded in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 5, 2026. Around 60 percent of eligible voters cast their votes in the House of Representatives elections in Nepal that concluded on Thursday, the top official of the Election Committee said. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Staff members take ballot boxes out of a polling station after the voting for the House of Representatives elections concluded in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 5, 2026. Around 60 percent of eligible voters cast their votes in the House of Representatives elections in Nepal that concluded on Thursday, the top official of the Election Committee said. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A staff member takes a ballot box out of a polling station after the voting for the House of Representatives elections concluded in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 5, 2026. Around 60 percent of eligible voters cast their votes in the House of Representatives elections in Nepal that concluded on Thursday, the top official of the Election Committee said. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)