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A total of 18, 903, 689 voters will cast their ballots to elect  new members of the House of Representatives in the general elections scheduled for March 5. 

According to the final voter list published by the Election Commission, 9,663,358 men, 9,240,131 women and 200 other voters are eligible to vote in the elections. 

The final voter list has also been published on the commission's website.

Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai shared that the commission has decided to publish the final voter list on Saturday in accordance with Section 20 of the Voter List Act, 2073. 

In the elections for members of the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly held in 2079 BS, the total number of voters was 17.9 million. 

As a result, the total number of voters in 2082 BS has increased by 0.915 million compared to 2079 BS. 

Likewise, a total of 23,112 polling booths have been determined across the country at 10,967 polling stations for voters whose names are included in the final voter list to vote. 

A total of 75 more polling stations have been determined in this election than the total number of polling stations in 2079 BS.

Former Nepal Army Lieutenant General Balananda Sharma has been appointed as the Minister for Foreign Affairs on Friday. 

Sharma took the oath of office and secrecy before President Ram Chandra Paudel at a special ceremony held at Sheetal Niwas this afternoon.

Prime Minister Sushila Karki, Speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal, Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut and other distinguished officials were present in the oath-taking ceremony.

The interim government is giving continuity to holding consultations with the top leaders of the key political parties to create an enabling environment for the March 5 elections.

Towards this, Minister for Communication and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel held a meeting with CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli at the latter's residence at Gundu, Bhaktapur today.

Minister Kharel is a member of the Political Dialogue Committee formed by the interim government to engage with political parties and stakeholders to create a favorable atmosphere for the election to the House of Representatives.

Earlier today, Minister Kharel consulted with Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba regarding the impending election. 

The government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki has been effortful to successfully conduct the fresh election on March 5, 2026 by forging a national consensus.

Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the party has already prepared for engaging in the elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) announced for March 5. 

During his meeting with Minister for Communications and Technology, Jagadish Kharel, who also serves as the Government Spokesperson today, the NC President said the party has already decided to take part in the elections which is its key priority of the hour. 

The meeting was held at the residence of Deuba in Maharajgunj. 

Minister Kharel after the meeting said that the NC President advised the government to ensure the building of an atmosphere conducive for holding the election in a free and impartial manner. 

The Minister met with the NC President as a member of the government political talks committee. 

He is scheduled to hold a separate meeting with CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Communist Party (NCP) Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal today itself.