Election Profile:

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  • Country: Nepal
  • Official Name: Nepal
  • Election Type: Parliamentary
  • Stage One: May 3, 1999
    Stage Two: May 17, 1999
Source for election date

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 N/A N/A.
  • 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

Last Parliamentary election:

  • Legislative elections were last held on November 15, 1994.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 21,843,068 (July 1998 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 13,518,839 ( 1999 )

Last Updated on 01/25/2006