2017 Nepalese general election

**General elections** were held in Nepal in two phases on 26 November and 7 December 2017 to elect the 275 members of the fifth House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. The election was held alongside the first provincial elections for the seven provincial assemblies. A political deadlock between the governing Nepali Congress and the winning left-wing coalition over the system used to elect the upper house led to delay in forming the new government. Following the announcement of final result by the Election Commission, K.P. Oli of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was sworn in as Prime Minister on 15 February 2018 by the President according to Article 76 (2) of the constitution. He passed a Motion of Confidence on 11 March 2018 with 208 votes.

## Infobox (election)

- **country**: Nepal
- **type**: parliamentary
- **previous election**: 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
- **previous year**: 2013
- **previous mps**: 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- **elected mps**: 1st Federal Parliament of Nepal#Members of the House of Representatives
- **next election**: 2022 Nepalese general election
- **next year**: 2022
- **seats for election**: All 275 seats in the House of Representatives (Nepal), House of Representatives
- **majority seats**: 138
- **election date**: 26 November
7 December 2017
- **registered**: 15,427,731
- **turnout**: 10,587,521 (68.63%)  9.71pp
- **map image**: 2017NepaleseGeneralElection.svg
- **map caption**: Results by constituency
- **image size**: 130x130px
- **image1**: KP Oli.jpg
- **party1**: Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
- **leader1**: Khadga Prasad Oli
- **leader since1**: July 2014
- **leaders seat1**: Jhapa 5 (constituency), Jhapa 5
- **seats1**: 121
- **last election1**: 175
- **seat change1**: 54
- **popular vote1**: **3,173,494**
- **percentage1**: **33.25%**
- **swing1**: 9.59pp
- **image2**: 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
- **leader2**: Sher Bahadur Deuba
- **party2**: Nepali Congress
- **leader since2**: 7 March 2016
- **leaders seat2**: Dadeldhura 1
- **last election2**: 196
- **seats2**: 63
- **seat change2**: 133
- **popular vote2**: 3,128,389
- **percentage2**: 32.78%
- **swing2**: 7.23pp
- **image3**: Prachanda 2009.jpg
- **party3**: Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
- **leader3**: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
- **leader since3**: May 1999
- **leaders seat3**: Chitwan 3
- **last election3**: 80
- **seats3**: 53
- **seat change3**: 27
- **popular vote3**: 1,303,721
- **percentage3**: 13.66%
- **swing3**: 1.55pp
- **image4**: MahanthaThakur.png
- **party4**: Rastriya Janata Party Nepal
- **leader4**: Mahantha Thakur
- **leader since4**: 21 April 2017
- **leaders seat4**: Mahottari 3 (constituency), Mahottari 3
- **last election4**: –
- **seats4**: 17
- **seat change4**: _New_
- **popular vote4**: 472,254
- **percentage4**: 4.95%
- **swing4**: _New_
- **image5**: Upendra Yadav at Rajbiraj (cropped).jpg
- **party5**: Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal
- **leader5**: Upendra Yadav
- **leader since5**: 15 July 2015
- **leaders seat5**: Saptari 2 (constituency), Saptari 2
- **last election5**: –
- **seats5**: 16
- **seat change5**: _New_
- **popular vote5**: 470,201
- **percentage5**: 4.93%
- **swing5**: _New_
- **title**: Prime Minister of Nepal, Prime Minister
- **before election**: Sher Bahadur Deuba
- **before party**: Nepali Congress
- **after election**: Khadga Prasad Oli
- **after party**: Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
- **election name**: 2017 Nepalese genernal election