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1991 Nepalese general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | parliamentary |
| election_date | 12 May 1991 |
| country | Nepal |
| previous_election | 1986 Nepalese general election |
| previous_year | 1986 |
| previous_mps | List of members elected in the 1986 Nepalese general election |
| elected_mps | List of MPs elected in the 1991 Nepalese general election |
| next_election | 1994 Nepalese general election |
| next_year | 1994 |
| seats_for_election | All 205 seats in the House of Representatives |
| majority_seats | 103 |
| turnout | 65.15% |
| image1 | Krishna bhattarai.jpg |
| leader1 | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai |
| party1 | Nepali Congress |
| seats1 | **110** |
| popular_vote1 | **2,752,452** |
| percentage1 | **39.50%** |
| image2 | Madan bhandari.jpg |
| leader2 | Madan Kumar Bhandari |
| party2 | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) |
| seats2 | 69 |
| popular_vote2 | 2,040,102 |
| percentage2 | 29.27% |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | Prime Minister after election |
| before_election | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai |
| before_party | Nepali Congress |
| after_election | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| after_party | Nepali Congress |
General elections were held in Nepal on 12 May 1991, to elect 205 members to the House of Representatives. The elections were the first multi-party elections since 1959 and were a result of the 1990 revolution forcing King Birendra to restore a multi-party system.
Although the Nepali Congress won the most seats, its leader Krishna Prasad Bhattarai lost in his own constituency, Kathmandu 1. Communist leader Madan Kumar Bhandari was elected in both Kathmandu 1 and Kathmandu 5, vacating the latter.
Results
Aftermath
Following the result of the election, Nepali Congress came to power and Girija Prasad Koirala became Prime Minister. The house met for the first time in May 1991. Daman Nath Dhungana served as the Speaker of the House. The parliament could not complete its full five-year term with Koirala asking King Birendra to dissolve the house in July 1994 after losing a no-confidence motion with some member of his own party voting against him.
References
References
- "Kingdom of Nepal: Parliamentary Elections, May 12, 1991".
- (1960-12-16). "NEPAL'S CABINET IS OUSTED BY KING; Mahendra Seizes Ministers as 'Anti-Nationalists' and Dissolves Parliament NEPAL'S CABINET IS OUSTED BY KING (Published 1960)". The New York Times.
- (2017). "Election history of Nepal (नेपालको निर्वाचन इतिहास)". Election Commission Nepal.
- (1991-05-30). "Nepal Picks Prime Minister, In Transition to Democracy (Published 1991)". The New York Times.
- "Dhungana makes a comeback to politics after 23 years".
- "NEPAL: parliamentary elections Pratinidhi Sabha, 1994".
- Moore, Molly. (1994-07-12). "NEPAL'S GOVERNMENT COLLAPSES AS KING DISSOLVES LEGISLATURE". Washington Post.
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