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In 2002
King Gyanendra sacked Prime Minister Sher Bahadur
Deuba of the NCP-D, abolished the Council of Ministers,
and assumed executive powers himself. He appointed
a new prime minister. In 2004
Deuba is reinstated to head a transition government.
In 2005 he sacked the prime minister again and took
power to himself.
Parliament:
The
Sansad (Parliament)
has two chambers. The Pratinidhi Sabha (House
of Representatives) has 205 members elected for
five year term in single-seat constituencies. The
Rashtriya Sabha (House of the States) has 60 members,
35 members elected by the the Pratinidhi Sabha, 15
representatives of Regional Development Areas and
10 appointed members.
Parliament
has been dissolved by the king in 2002 on the grounds
that it was incapable of handling the Maoists rebels.
The country’s five main political parties have
staged protests against the king, arguing that he
must either call fresh elections or reinstate the
elected legislature. In 2004 the king announced that
parliamentary elections will be held within twelve
months.
| Party
Name |
Current
Election |
2051
(1994) Election |
| Candidates |
Elected |
Candidates |
Elected |
| Nepali
Congress |
203 |
113 |
205 |
83 |
| Nepal
Communist Party (UML) |
193 |
69 |
196 |
88 |
| Rastriya
Prajatantra Party |
194 |
11 |
202 |
20 |
| Nepal
Sadbhawana Party |
66 |
5 |
86 |
3 |
| Rastriya
Jana Morcha |
53 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Nepal
Majdoor Kissan Party |
41 |
1 |
27 |
4 |
| Sanyunkta
Janamorcha Nepal |
40 |
1 |
49 |
0 |
| Nepal
Communist Party (Sanyukta) |
18 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
| Nepal
Janahit Party |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Nepal
Praja Parishad |
8 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
| Liberal
Democratic Party |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Sanyukta
Prajatantra Party |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Rastriya
Janata Parishad |
39 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
| Rastriya
Janamukti Party |
129 |
0 |
82 |
0 |
| Nepal
Communist Party (Marxist) |
27 |
0 |
49 |
0 |
| Nepal
Rastriya Aketa Party |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Prajatantra
Sagarmatha Dal |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Save
The Nation Movement |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Samajbadi
Gareeb Party |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Socialist
Democratic Party |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Pragatishil
Upayog Tatto Nepal |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bahujan
Samaj Party Nepal |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mechi
Mahikali Jana Samonya Dal |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jana
Congress |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Janamukti
Party Nepal |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nepal
Dalit Shrmeek Morcha |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nepal
Janata Dal |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nepal
Janata Party Rastriya Sambriddibad |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Shivsena
Nepal |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nepal
Samyabadi Party (M.L.M) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nepal
Janabhawana Party |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nepal
Rastrabadi Dal |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Prajatantric
Nepali Janata Party |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nepal
Communist Party (M.L) |
196 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rastriya
Prajatantra Party (Chand) |
182 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nepal
Socialist Party |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hariyali
Nepal Party |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nepal
Surakchha Party |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rastrabadi
Janata Party |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Independent |
621 |
0 |
385 |
7 |
Facts and Figure on Elections in NepalMembers of House
of Representative Election in NepalParties Position
in the Election with Popular Votes ( Parties not securing
any seat are not included )
Composition of National Assembly
| S.No. |
Dev.
Region & Country Total |
Voters
1991 |
Voters
1994 |
%
Growth
91 to 94 |
Voters
1998 |
%
Growth 94 to 98 |
| 1.
|
Eastern
Dev. Region |
2,692,176
|
2,925,981
|
8.68
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3,258,816
|
11.38
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| 2.
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Central
Dev. Region |
3,717,592
|
4,084,560
|
9.87
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4,526,556
|
10.82
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| 3.
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Western
Dev. Region |
2,432,787
|
2,698,493
|
10.92
|
2,857,313
|
5.83
|
| 4.
|
Mid-western
Dev. Region |
1,359,588
|
1,531,237
|
12.63
|
1,644,545
|
7.40
|
| 5.
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Far-western
Dev. Region |
989,634
|
1,087,058
|
9.84
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1,231,609
|
13.30
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| *
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All
Nepal Total |
|
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10.15
|
|
9.67
|
| Members
elected |
50 |
| Members
Nominated |
10 |
| Total
|
60 |
Every second year election of a third of the Members
of National Assembly is conducted on the basis on single
transferable voting systems.
Local Bodies Elections
| Local
Bodies |
Number |
Total
Membersto be Elected |
| District
Development Committees |
75 |
1077 |
| Metropolis
& Municipalities |
58 |
4146 |
| Village
development Committees |
3,913 |
183911 |
| Total:- |
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Election of local self-government and the Member of
HOR is conducted in five years interval.
Brief Note on Voters' Registration System in Nepal1.
Annual Registration
| Description |
1991 |
1994 |
1999 |
| Election
Constituencies |
205 |
| |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Voters |
5,876,411 |
5,271,847 |
11,148,258 |
| Polling
Centres |
8,225 |
| Sub
Polling Station |
6,564 |
| Total |
14,789 |
| Total
Political Parties |
44 |
| Parties
Contesting Election |
20 |
| |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Candidates |
1,265 |
80 |
1345 |
| Elected
Candidates |
198 |
7 |
205 |
| Voters'
Turnout Percentage |
65.15 |
| 205 |
205 |
| Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 6,190,039 |
6,106,180 |
12,296,219 |
6,827,014 |
6,691,825 |
13,518,839 |
| 7,389 |
6,821 |
| 8,191 |
Ballot
boxes and polling staff added based on number
of voters |
| 15,580 |
|
| 65 |
100 |
| 24 |
39 |
| Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 1,356 |
86 |
1,442 |
2,095 |
143 |
2,238 |
| 198 |
7 |
205 |
193 |
12 |
205 |
| 61.68 |
65.79 |
| |
Seat
secured |
Vote
secured |
Per
cent of Votes |
Seat
secured |
| Nepali
Congress |
110 |
2742452 |
37.75 |
83 |
| Nepal
Communist Party (UML) |
69 |
2040102 |
27.98 |
88 |
| Rastriya
Prajatantra Party (Chand) |
3 |
478604 |
6.56 |
- |
| Rastriya
Prajatantra Party (Thapa) |
1 |
392499 |
5.38 |
- |
| Rastriya
Prajatntra Party |
- |
- |
-
|
20 |
| Nepal
Sadbhawana Party |
6 |
298610 |
4.10 |
3 |
| Nepal
Majdoor Kisan Party |
2 |
91335 |
1025 |
4 |
| Samyukta
Janamorcha, Nepal |
9 |
351904 |
4.83 |
- |
| Communist
Party of Nepal (Democratic) |
2 |
177323 |
2.43 |
- |
| Rastriya
Janamorcha |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Independent
|
3 |
303723 |
4.17 |
7 |
| Total |
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