IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Nepal

Election Profile:

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Country: Nepal
Official Name: Nepal
Election Type: Parliamentary
Stage One: May 3, 1999
Stage Two: May 17, 1999

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At stake in this election:

205 seats in the House of Representatives (Pratinidhi Sabha)

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: King BIRENDRA Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Head of Government: Prime Minister Girija Prasad KOIRALA
Assembly: Nepal has a bicameral Parliament (Sansad) consisting of the National Council (Rastriya Sabha) with 60 seats and the House of Representatives (Pratinidhi Sabha) with 205 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The King is hereditary.
In the National Council (Rastriya Sabha) 60 members are elected by indirect vote*. In the House of Representatives (Pratinidhi Sabha) 205 members are elected by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms.

* 35 members of the National Council are chosen by the House of Representatives through a mixed system of proportional representation and single-transferable vote; 15 members are chosen by the five Development Regions; 10 are chosen by the monarch.

Main parties in the electoral race:

Party: Nepali Congress (NCP)
Leader: Krishna Prasad BHATTARAI, Girija Prasad KOIRALA
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 111
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 83
Party: Nepal Communist Party/United Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML)
Leader: Man Mohan ADHIKARI, Madhav Kumar NEPAL
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 71
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 88
Party: National Democratic Party (NDP) / Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP)
Leader: Surya Bahadur THAPA
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 11
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 20
Party: Nepal Sadbhawana Party
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 5
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: N/A
Party: Rastriya Jana Morcha
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 5
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: N/A
Party: Sanyunkta Janamorcha Nepal
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 1
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: N/A
Party: Nepal Majdoor Kissan Party
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 1
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: N/A
Party: Other parties
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 0
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: N/A