Kathmandu, Oct. 20 -- A vast majority of the newly registered voters are youths who will be exercising their franchise for the first time in the March elections.

As many as 64,501 fresh voters have been listed with the Election Commission in the past three weeks. Of them, over two thirds are Gen Z-ers, according to officials at the commission.

Those who have acquired Nepali citizenship after attaining 16 years of age are eligible to be on the voter roll. However, only those who turn 18 by March 4, 2026 can vote. The commission has set November 16 as the deadline to update the list.

The two-day Gen Z uprising of September 8 and 9 ousted the KP Sharma Oli government, leading to the formation of an interim government under former chief ju...