"For the first time, Nepali migrant workers abroad will be able to vote from overseas in the March 5, 2026 election."

The comprehensive election FAQ published by Nepal News, drawing on the House of Representatives Election Act and ECN guidance, states that out-of-country voting is still not permitted despite longstanding debates about enfranchising the diaspora. The explainer notes that the law allows 'provisional voting' only for certain categories of people temporarily posted away from their home districts inside Nepal, such as government employees, soldiers, police, detainees and staff on election duty, and even then only for proportional representation ballots, not first-past-the-post races. None of the official ECN notices or major media outlets indicate that a mechanism has been created for Nepali citizens living abroad to cast ballots from foreign countries in 2026. In the absence of such a legal framework or operational plan, claims that overseas workers will vote from abroad this year are inaccurate.