Editing Elections in Nepal (section)

== Provincial assembly elections ==
Following the [[dissolution of parliament|dissolution of the provincial assembly]] all the members forming the [[Provincial Assembly (Nepal)|Provincial Assembly]] are elected. The term for the Provincial Assembly is five years, except when dissolved earlier.<ref name=":4">{{Cite constitution|article=176|section=14|polity=Nepal|date=20 September 2015}}</ref>

Candidates for each [[constituency]] are chosen by the [[List of political parties in Nepal|political parties]] or stand as independents. Each constituency elects one member under the [[first past the post]] system of election. Since Nepal uses a [[parallel voting]] system, voters cast another ballot to elect members through the [[party-list proportional representation]]. The current constitution specifies that sixty percent of the members should be elected from the [[first past the post]] system and forty percent through the [[party-list proportional representation]] system. Women should account for one third of total members elected from each party and if one-third percentage are not elected, the party that fails to ensure so shall have to elect one-third of total number as women through the [[party-list proportional representation]].<ref name=":4" />

A party with an overall majority (more seats than all other parties combined) following an election forms the government. If a party has no outright majority, parties can seek to form coalitions.

The first provincial assembly elections in Nepal were held on 26 November and 7 December 2017.
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Date
!Elected members
!Nominated members
!Constituencies
|-
|[[2017 Nepalese provincial elections|2017 provincial elections]]
|26 November and 7 December 2017
|550
|0
|330 
|-
|[[2022 Nepalese provincial elections|2022 provincial elections]]
|20 November 2022
|550
|0
|330
|}

=== By-election ===

* 2019 by-elections, 30 November 2019<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-02 |title=By-elections 2019: The Final Results |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/by-elections-2019-the-final-results/ |access-date=2020-11-18 |website=The Himalayan Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
** [[Bhaktapur 1 (constituency)#2019 by-elections|Bhaktapur 1 (A)]], [[Bagmati Provincial Assembly|Bagmati]]
** [[Baglung 2 (constituency)#2019 by-elections|Baglung 2 (B)]], [[Gandaki Provincial Assembly|Gandaki]]
** [[Dang 3 (constituency)|Dang 3 (B)]], [[Lumbini Provincial Assembly|Lumbini]]
*[[Bajhang 1 (constituency)#2024 by-election For Bajhang 1 (A)|Bajhang 1 (A)]], [[Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly|Sudurpashchim]], 27 April 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=मतगणना प्रगतिको विवरण |url=https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral2081bi.aspx |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=result.election.gov.np}}</ref>