| Seats For Election: | 19 seats to the National Assembly |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Party1: | Unified Marxist–Leninist |
| Seats Before1: | 10 |
| Party2: | Maoist Centre |
| Seats Before2: | 17 |
| Party3: | Nepali Congress |
| Seats Before3: | 16 |
| Party4: | Unified Socialist |
| Seats Before4: | 8 |
| Party5: | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
| Seats Before5: | 3 |
| Party6: | Independent |
| Seats Before6: | 1 |
| Election Date: | 25 January 2024 |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Nepalese National Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Nepalese National Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Chairperson of the Assembly | |
| Before Election: | Ganesh Prasad Timilsina |
| Before Party: | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| After Election: | Narayan Prasad Dahal |
| After Party: | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) |
National Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 25 January 2024[1] in order to elect 19 of the 20 retiring Class III members of the National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal.[2] [3] Members of the National Assembly are elected through indirect ballot and serve six year terms with one third of the members retiring every two years.[4]
Eight members of the National Assembly are elected from each of the seven provinces of Nepal and 3 members are appointed by the President for a total of 59 members. Composition of members from each province have to include three women, a Dalit, and a disabled person or member of a minority. The three remaining are categorized as open/other candidates. All members elected from this election must be from the same category as the retiring members.[4]
Members were elected by Instant-runoff voting by an electoral college composed of members of the respective provincial assembly and Chairperson/Mayor and Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor of the local levels within the province.[5] Each provincial assembly member vote has a weight of forty eight whereas each Chairperson/Mayor/Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor vote have a weight of eighteen. This electoral college will elect 19 members while 1 member, whose term will also end concurrently, will be nominated by the President on the recommendation of the Government of Nepal.
According to Article 87 of the Constitution, a person who meets the following criteria is qualified to become a member of the National Assembly:[6]