PM frontrunner Balendra Shah casts ballot in Nepal's general election

Record ID: 2361114

  • Title: PM frontrunner Balendra Shah casts ballot in Nepal's general election
  • Date: 5th March 2026
  • Summary: KATHMANDU, NEPAL (MARCH 5, 2026) (REUTERS) RAPPER-TURNED-POLITICIAN BALENDRA SHAH WALKING INTO POLLING STATION VARIOUS OF SHAH QUEUING WITH OTHER VOTERS SHAH QUEUING TO REGISTER SHAH WALKING UP TO VOTING BOOTH, SHAH BEHIND BOOTH, SHAH CASTING BALLOT FOR DIRECT SEATS SHAH REGISTERING TO VOTE FOR PROPORTIONAL SEATS SHAH WALKING UP TO VOTING BOOTH, SHAH BEHIND BOOTH, SHAH CAS
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  • Keywords: Balendra Shah GenZ Nepal general election
  • Location: KATHMANDU, NEPAL
  • City: KATHMANDU, NEPAL
  • Country: Nepal
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA001105005032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Rapper-turned-politician and former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, considered a frontrunner for prime minister, cast his vote in Nepal's general election on Thursday (March 5). 
    Some 19 million voters are eligible to cast their ballot for 275 members of parliament through a mixed electoral system – 165 seats in direct first-past-the-post elections and 110 through proportional representation.
    Voting started at 7 a.m. local time (0115 GMT) and closes at 5 p.m., with counting scheduled to start soon after, according to the country's election commission. 
    (Production: Yubaraj Sharma, Phyllis Xu)
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