Nepal Elections
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Nepal elections 2026: RSP's Balen Shah defeats ex-PM KP Sharma Oli by nearly 50,000 votes
World | Mar 07, 2026, 07:00 PM ISTNepal elections 2026: RSP leader Balendra Shah received 68,348 votes, while former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli bagged only 18,734 votes in the Jhapa-5 constituency. The RSP is also set for a huge victory in the Nepal elections.
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Balen Shah's rocket rise to power in 4 yrs: Why veterans flopped and India ties stay solid in Nepal?
World | Mar 07, 2026, 12:25 PM ISTNepal's old guard stumbled through 14 governments in 17 years since 2008, none lasting a full term, fostering massive anti-incumbency that doomed even KP Sharma Oli's majority coalition to Gen Z rage over graft and social media crackdowns.
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Nepal Election Results: Balen Shah defeats KP Sharma Oli; RSP set for landslide win | Highlights
World | Mar 07, 2026, 09:41 PM ISTNepal Election Results 2026 LIVE: Gen Z-led protests on September 8-9 last year, demanded an end to corruption, nepotism and stale leadership, ultimately toppling PM KP Sharma Oli's coalition despite its near two-thirds majority.
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Balen Shah: From rapper and engineer to Nepal's rising political star
World | Mar 06, 2026, 01:11 PM ISTBalen Shah first rose to prominence in Nepal's vibrant hip-hop scene, dominating high-stakes rap battles like Raw Barz with biting lyrics that exposed corruption and social inequities, rapidly building a devoted Gen Z fanbase online.
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Nepal Election Results: Balen Shah's RSP all set for landslide victory | As it happened
World | Mar 06, 2026, 11:46 PM ISTNepal Election Results 2026: Ex-PM KP Oli emphasised that Nepal's 2026 General Elections must prioritise restoring stability and democratic order. As Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist, he voiced strong confidence in his party's path to a robust mandate.
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Nepal election results: Balen Shah-led RSP takes massive lead, KP Sharma Oli confident of victory
World | Mar 06, 2026, 09:04 AM ISTEarlier trends showed the Rastriya Swotantra Party leading in 23 seats, while Nepali Congress and CPN-UML leading in three each as per the preliminary election results. Vote counting started late on Thursday night, according to the Election Commission. Counting is expected to be completed by Friday.
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Nepal Election Results 2026 LIVE: Voting concludes with 60% turnout; counting shortly
World | Mar 06, 2026, 08:33 AM ISTNepal Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: This was the first election that was held in the Himalayan nation following the Gen Z protests in the country that toppled the government of KP Sharma Oli. These elections witnessed a participation of 65 political parties.
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Nepal Elections 2026: What's at stake for India-Nepal trade and transit routes | Explained
Explainers | Mar 05, 2026, 07:13 AM ISTNepal's general elections carry major implications for India-Nepal trade and transit systems. The voting outcome is likely to determine the stability of key freight corridors, energy cooperation and the geopolitical balance between India and China.
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Nepal general elections on March 5: What it means for India-Nepal ties?
India | Mar 05, 2026, 04:08 AM ISTNepal general elections 2026: Nepal is holding parliamentary elections on March 5, a year after a youth-led uprising forced out the government chosen in the last elections.
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Nepal Elections: Who are the contenders, key promises and how Gen Z demands are being addressed
World | Mar 04, 2026, 05:10 PM ISTMore than 18.9 million eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots to elect 275 members of the House of Representatives (HoR). Of these, 165 seats will be filled through direct voting, contested by 3,406 candidates.
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Four ministers in Sushila Karki govt resign to contest March 5 general elections in Nepal
World | Jan 21, 2026, 11:44 AM ISTThe general elections were necessitated after K P Sharma Oli resigned as prime minister on September 9 last year, following violent protests by the youth-led Gen Z group against his government over corruption and a ban on social media.
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Nepal: Interim PM Karki vows free and fair polls by March 5, appeals for peace and participation
World | Sep 25, 2025, 11:31 PM ISTHighlighting recent legal reforms, the interim Prime Minister shared that the existing election law has been amended through an ordinance to grant voting rights to citizens who have reached the age of 18. The voter list has also been extended as part of these changes.
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Nepal: Leaders of ruling coalition hold first meeting after winning election, discuss govt formation
World | Dec 05, 2022, 08:17 PM ISTNepal elections: Top leaders of ruling coalition met PM Sher Bahadur Deuba and discussed the roadmap for the formation of the government.
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Nepal General Election: Hung Parliament likely; PM Deuba-led ruling NC emerges single largest party
World | Nov 28, 2022, 07:41 PM ISTNepal General Election 2022: No single party got the majority. The current situation indicates toward hung Parliament.
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Nepal elections: Industrialist Binod Chaudhary wins big - how he plans to transform his country
World | Nov 26, 2022, 11:21 AM ISTNepal elections: Binod Chaudhary, Nepal's only billionaire industrialist who features in Forbes Rich List, has been elected as the member of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the federal parliament, from Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West).
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Nepal set to hold national and provincial elections on Nov 20 amid political instability in country
World | Nov 19, 2022, 02:20 PM ISTNepal elections: In seven provinces across the Himalayan nation, more than 17.9 million individuals are eligible to vote. Voting will take place from 7 am (local time) to 5 pm.
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India gifts 200 vehicles to Nepal as logistic support for November 20 general elections
India | Nov 01, 2022, 08:02 PM ISTThe vehicles would prove to be useful in further augmenting the logistical arrangements of various institutions of Nepal across the country for conducting the polls.
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Nepal elections: Millions vote in second and final round
World | Dec 07, 2017, 01:07 PM ISTThursday's voting involves about 12 million people in the southern half of the Himalayan nation, nearly 80 percent of the population.
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Nepal local polls: 73 pc polling in final phase of crucial elections
World | Sep 18, 2017, 08:33 PM ISTNepal today saw a turnout of nearly 73 per cent in the final phase of local-level elections in a Madhesi-dominated province.
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Nepali Congress emerges largest party in polls
World | Nov 25, 2013, 05:58 PM ISTKathmandu: The Nepali Congress emerged as the single largest party in elections to Nepal's second Constituent Assembly winning 105 of the 240 seats under the first-past-the-post category results of which were finally declared Monday.The Nepali