2022 Nepalese general election

**General elections** are expected to be held in Nepal on 20 November 2022 unless the House of Representatives is dissolved earlier. The discussion is underway due to interest of leading Nepali Congress while the opposition, CPN (UML), is already demanding a fresh mandate.

## Infobox (election)

- **country**: Nepal
- **type**: parliamentary
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 2017 Nepalese general election
- **previous year**: 2017
- **previous mps**: 1st Federal Parliament of Nepal, Members Before
- **next election**: Next Nepalese general election
- **next year**: 2027
- **seats for election**: All 275 seats in the House of Representatives (Nepal), House of Representatives
- **majority seats**: 138
- **election date**: 20 November 2022
- **map image**: 2022NepalGeneralElection.svg
- **map caption**: A map of List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal, Nepal parliamentary constituencies
- **image size**: 130x130px
- **image1**: The former Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba meeting the Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma, in New Delhi on June 13, 2013 (cropped).jpg
- **party1**: Nepali Congress
- **color1**: 2C9131
- **leader1**: Sher Bahadur Deuba
- **leader since1**: 7 March 2016
- **leaders seat1**: _Dadeldhura 1 (constituency), Dadeldhura 1_
- **seats1**: **89**
- **last election1**: 32.78%, 64 seats
- **seats before1**: 63
- **seat change1**: 26
- **popular vote1**: 2,715,225
- **percentage1**: 25.71%
- **swing1**: 7.07 pp
- **image2**: The Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri K.P. Sharma Oli calling on the President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on February 20, 2016 (cropped).jpg
- **party2**: Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), CPN (UML)
- **color2**: dd232c
- **leader2**: KP Sharma Oli, K. P. Sharma Oli
- **leader since2**: July 2014
- **leaders seat2**: _Jhapa 5 (constituency), Jhapa 5_
- **seats2**: 78
- **last election2**: 33.25%, 121 seats
- **seats before2**: 94
- **seat change2**: 43
- **popular vote2**: **2,845,641**
- **percentage2**: **26.95%**
- **swing2**: 6.30 pp
- **image3**: PushpaKamalDahal Prachanda.jpg
- **party3**: Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), Maoist Centre
- **color3**: 8B0000
- **leader3**: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
- **leader since3**: May 1999
- **leaders seat3**: _Gorkha 2 (constituency), Gorkha 2_
- **last election3**: 13.66%, 53 seats
- **seats3**: 32
- **seats before3**: 49
- **seat change3**: 21
- **popular vote3**: 1,175,684
- **percentage3**: 11.13%
- **swing3**: 2.53 pp
- **image4**: Rabi Lamichhane.png
- **party4**: Rastriya Swatantra Party
- **leader4**: Rabi Lamichhane
- **seats4**: 20
- **last election4**: _New party_
- **leaders seat4**: Chitwan 2 (constituency), Chitwan 2
- **seats before4**: —
- **seat change4**: _New_
- **popular vote4**: 1,130,344
- **percentage4**: 10.70%
- **swing4**: _New_
- **image5**: Rajendra Prasad Lingden.png
- **party5**: Rastriya Prajatantra Party
- **leader5**: Rajendra Prasad Lingden, Rajendra Lingden
- **seats5**: 14
- **leaders seat5**: Jhapa 3 (constituency), Jhapa 3
- **seats before5**: 1
- **last election5**: 2.06%, 1 seat
- **seat change5**: 13
- **popular vote5**: 588,849
- **percentage5**: 5.58%
- **swing5**: 3.52 pp
- **image6**: Upendra Yadav at Rajbiraj (cropped).jpg
- **party6**: People's Socialist Party, Nepal, PSP-N
- **color6**: FFC0CB
- **leader6**: Upendra Yadav
- **leader since6**: 8 June 2020
- **leaders seat6**: _N/A_
- **seats6**: 12
- **last election6**: _New party_
- **seats before6**: 20
- **seat change6**: 8
- **popular vote6**: 421,313
- **percentage6**: 3.99%
- **swing6**: _New_
- **image7**: Madhav Kumar Nepal 2009-09-23.jpg
- **party7**: Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist), Unified Socialist
- **color7**: DD232C
- **leader7**: Madhav Kumar Nepal
- **leader since7**: 18 August 2021
- **leaders seat7**: _Rautahat 1 (constituency), Rautahat 1_
- **seats7**: 10
- **last election7**: _New party_
- **seats before7**: 25
- **seat change7**: 15
- **popular vote7**: 298,391
- **percentage7**: 2.83%
- **swing7**: _New_
- **image8**: CK Raut 2022.png
- **party8**: Janamat Party
- **leader8**: CK Raut
- **seats8**: 6
- **seats before8**: —
- **last election8**: _New_
- **leaders seat8**: _Saptari 2 (constituency), Saptari 2_
- **seat change8**: _New_
- **popular vote8**: 394,655
- **percentage8**: 3.74%
- **swing8**: _New_
- **image9**: MahanthaThakur.png
- **party9**: Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal
- **color9**: 9ACD32
- **leader9**: Mahantha Thakur
- **leader since9**: 18 August 2021
- **leaders seat9**: _TBD_
- **seats9**: 4
- **last election9**: _New party_
- **seats before9**: 14
- **seat change9**: 10
- **popular vote9**: 167,367
- **percentage9**: 1.58%
- **swing9**: _New_
- **title**: Prime Minister of Nepal, Prime Minister
- **before election**: Sher Bahadur Deuba
- **before party**: Nepali Congress
- **after election**: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
- **after party**: Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), Maoist Centre
- **election name**: 2022 Nepalese genernal election