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.

People participate in voting during the parliamentary election in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 5, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

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.