It is only the third time a new president is being elected since the country abolished a centuries-old monarchy and became a republic.
Among the 10 other bodies recovered, six have been identified and will be returned to relatives soon, and four others still need to be identified, the airline said.
Identifying bodies and accounting for all 72 people has been difficult because of the state of remains, says police official at the rescue site.
Nepal's army locates the crash site of Tara Air plane that went missing, officials say, but gave no details on its passengers.
Poor weather hampers a search operation for at least 22 people who are missing after a domestic flight bound for Jomsom from Pokhara lost contact soon after takeoff.
The body of 55-year-old Pavel Kostrikin, who died on Saturday after falling ill, will be brought to Kathmandu when the current cloudy weather conditions improve.
Nepal has had eight governments in 10 years, 11 in 13 years and 25 in the past 30 years and now it is without a prime minister with nearly 1,000 people dead of the virus in past 10 days.
A team of Nepali climbers that made the first winter summit of K2, the world’s second tallest peak, arrived back in the country to a heroes' welcome from crowds of well-wishers.
Protesters are angry over Khadga Prasad Oli's decision to dissolve parliament and order new elections amid a feud within his governing party.
At least 10,000 people were on the streets to participate in the march against KP Sharma Oli in one of the most intense protests Nepal has witnessed since parliament was dissolved on December 20.
Six people have been killed and over two dozens missing in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Sindhupalchowk district.
India, which controls the region – a slice of land including the Limpiyadhura, Lipulkeh and Kalapani areas to the west of Nepal – has rejected the map, saying it was not based on historical facts or evidence.
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