Nepalese legislative elections, 1991
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| Preceded by | This election | Followed by |
|---|---|---|
| 30 years of partyless Panchayati System | Nepalese legislative election, 1991 | Nepalese legislative election, 1994 |
| Winners and runner-ups 1991 election Winners and runner-ups in the legislative elections of Nepal 1991 Temporary LinksBelow is listed the winners and the runner ups in the 1991 parliamentary elections in Nepal.-Bhaktapur District:-Dhading District:-Kathmandu District:-Kavrepalanchok District:-Lalitpur District:-Nuwakot District:... |
Winners and runner-ups 1994 election Winners and runner-ups in the legislative elections of Nepal 1994 Temporary LinksBelow is listed the winners and the runner ups in the 1994 parliamentary elections in Nepal.-Bhaktapur District:-Dhading District:-Kathmandu District:... |
Elections to the Pratinidhi Sabha (House of Representatives) were held on May 12, 1991. These were the first multiparty elections following the uprising against monarchic autocracy in 1990.
| Party | Leader | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats |
| Nepali Congress Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and... |
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Krishna Prasad Bhattarai was a Nepalese political leader. As a leader of the Nepali Congress Party, he made his position by transitioning Nepal from an absolute monarchy to a democratic multi-party system.Bhattarai was twice the Prime Minister of Nepal, once heading the Interim Government from 19... |
204 | 2,742,452 | 37.75 | 110 |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) The Communist Party of Nepal , also known as CPN-UML, CPN, is one of the largest communist parties in Nepal. It was created on January 6, 1991 through the unification of the Communist Party of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal... |
Madan Bhandari | 177 | 2,040,102 | 27.98 | 69 |
| Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Lokendra Bahadur Chand Lokendra Bahadur Chand Lokendra Bahadur Chand was the prime minister of Nepal four times: from 1983 to 1986, briefly during April 1990, briefly during 1997, and from October 2002 until June 2003. He is a major supporter of the Nepalese monarchy... |
154 | 478,604 | 6.56 | 3 |
| Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | Surya Bahadur Thapa Surya Bahadur Thapa Surya Bahadur Thapa has been Prime Minister of Nepal five times, under three different kings, in a political career lasting nearly 50 years. His terms were 1963-64, 1965–69, 1979–83, 1997–98 and 2003-04.... |
163 | 392,499 | 5.38 | 1 |
| Sanyunkta Janamorcha Nepal | Baburam Bhattarai Baburam Bhattarai Dr. Baburam Bhattarai is a Nepalese politician who became the 35th Prime Minister of Nepal in August 2011. He is a senior Standing Committee Member and vice chairperson of Unified Communist Party of Nepal . His party started a revolutionary People's War in Nepal in 1996 that ultimately led to the... |
70 | 351,904 | 4.83 | 9 |
| Nepal Sadbhavana Party | Gajendra Narayan Singh Gajendra Narayan Singh Gajendra Narayan Singh is a Nepalese politician. He founded the Nepal Sadbhawana Party in 1985.-References:... |
75 | 298,610 | 4.10 | 6 |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic) Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic) Communist Party of Nepal , was a splinter group of the Communist Party of Nepal formed in 1979, in the backdrop of the popular movement that surged in that year. The party was led by Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar. CPN was clearly pro-Soviet Union.Ahead of the 1991 parliamentary election the party... |
Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar | 75 | 177,323 | 2.43 | 2 |
| Nepal Workers and Peasants Party | Narayan Man Bijukchhe Narayan Man Bijukchhe Narayan Man Bijukchhe is a Nepalese politician. Bijukchhe is the president of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party.Bijukchhe was born in Sukuldhoka, Nepal. He became a communist sympathizer after seeing the relief work of Communist Party of Nepal cadres during floods in Rautahat around 1954... |
30 | 91,335 | 1.25 | 2 |
| Nepal Rastriya Janamukti Morcha | 50 | 34,509 | 0.47 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Burma) | Krishna Raj Burma | 36 | 16,698 | 0.23 | 0 |
| Janata Dal (Sa. Pra.) | Keshar Jung Rayamjhi | 15 | 5,760 | 0.08 | 0 |
| Nepal Rastriya Jana Party | 4 | 5,732 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya) Communist Party of Nepal The Communist Party of Nepal was founded in Calcutta, India, on April 29, 1949. CPN was formed to struggle against the autocratic Rana regime, feudalism and imperialism. The founding general secretary was Pushpa Lal Shrestha.... |
Tulsi Lal Amatya | 14 | 4,846 | 0.07 | 0 |
| Rashtriya Janata Party | 9 | 4,280 | 0.06 | 0 | |
| Nepal Conservative Party Nepal Conservative Party Nepal Conservative Party is a royalist political party in Nepal. It is led by professional wrestler Bharat Bahadur Bishural . The party took part in the 2006 municipal elections, which were boycotted by most major parties.... |
6 | 2,562 | 0.04 | 0 | |
| Bahu Jana Janatadal | 1 | 2,012 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| Ekata Party | 1 | 94 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party | 1 | 92 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Independents | 219 | 303,723 | 4.17 | 3 | |
| Invalid votes | 322,023 | 4.42 | |||
| Total: | 1345 | 7,291,084 | 100 | 205 |
Electoral participation was 61.7%.
Source: Election Commission of Nepal