Nepal UK
Kathmandu – The Election Commission (EC) of Nepal has announced that any group that are interested to contest in the mid-term elections must register as a political party by November 16, 2025.
The EC said new political parties must be registered by 16th November this year if they want to take part in the mid-term polls slated on 5th March 2026.
“Any stakeholder intending to participate in the election must have obtained a political party registration certificate by November 16,” said Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, spokesperson of the Election Commission. Submission of the party statute, its flag, election symbol and signature of at least 500 voters, among other documents, to the commission is a must to be listed as a political party.
As per the commission’s schedule, the parties willing to contest the next year’s polls should register separately for the purpose. They will have 10 days to do so from November 17. Not every party registered with the commission participates in elections.
“The office of the election officers for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) will be set up starting January 16, 2026,” according to the schedule. “Such an office for the proportional representation (PR) system will open on December 1.”
Finance Minister Rameshore Khanal said the government has enough resources to conduct mid-term polls on the slated date.
President Ramchandra Paudel, on the recommendation of the interim government formed after the Gen Z movement, had on September 13 dissolved the House of Representatives and announced elections for March 5. Various youth groups are expected to register as new political parties in the run up to the snap polls.
A total of 122 parties has been listed at the EC as of July 2025, officials said.
