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Elections in Nepal gives information on election and election results in Nepal. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. The politics of Nepal function within a framework of a Republic with a Multi-party system. The politics of Nepal function within a framework of a Republic with a Multi-party system. The History of Nepal (नेपालको इतिहास is characterized by its isolated position in the Himalayas and its two dominant neighbors India Constitution of Nepal: presently Nepal has no permanent Constitution. The position of Prime Minister of Nepal was created in 1799 Few of Nepal's Prime Ministers have carried a democratic mandate The position of Prime Minister of Nepal was created in 1799 Few of Nepal's Prime Ministers have carried a democratic mandate Girija prasad Koirala (गिरिजा प्रसाद कोइराला born 1925 is a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a On January 15 2007 the Pratinidhi Sabha, the legislature of Nepal, was dissolved and a new Interim legislature was formed The Nepalese Constituent Assembly is a body of 601 members formed as a result of an election that was held on April 10, 2008. The Supreme Court of Nepal is the highest Court in the Nepalese Judicial system. An election for a Constituent Assembly was held in Nepal on 10 April 2008 after having been postponed from earlier dates of 20 June The constitution of Nepal provides for a Multi-party system The parties The general rule on naming applies Kathmandu (काठमांडौ येँ is the Capital and the largest city of Nepal. Nepal is divided into 14 administrative zones (अञ्चल which are divided into 75 districts (जिल्ला Nepal is divided into 14 administrative zones (अञ्चल "anchal" which are divided into 75 districts (जिल्ला "jilla" The 14 administrative zones (अञ्चल of Nepal are subdivided into 75 districts (जिल्ला Nepal has traditionally maintained a non-aligned policy and enjoys friendly relations with neighboring countries especially India and China. The Democracy movement in Nepal has been active for many years but usually applies to one of two movements The Nepalese Civil War (labelled People's War by the Maoists was a conflict between Government forces and Maoist rebels in Nepal Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office The politics of Nepal function within a framework of a Republic with a Multi-party system.

In the 1990 constitution the Parliament (Sansad) had two chambers. During the 1990 Constitution Nepal had a two chamber Parliament ( Sansad) The House of Representatives ( Pratinidhi Sabha In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral The House of Representatives (Pratinidhi Sabha) had 205 members elected for five year term in single-seat constituencies in 1991, 1994 and 1999. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty The National Assembly (Rashtriya Sabha) had 60 members, 35 members elected by the Pratinidhi Sabha, 15 representatives of Regional Development Areas and 10 appointed members. Parliament was dissolved by the king in 2002 on the grounds that it was incapable of handling the Maoists rebels. The country’s seven main political parties staged protests against the king, arguing that the parliament be reinstated and elections held to a Constituent Assembly. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral An interim parliament was formed in 2006, abolishing the two chambers, and elections of a Constituent Assembly are scheduled for April 10, 2008. On January 15 2007 the Pratinidhi Sabha, the legislature of Nepal, was dissolved and a new Interim legislature was formed Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Nepal has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. A multi-party system is a system in which three or more political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a Cabinet of a parliamentary Government in which several parties cooperate

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The 2008 Constituent Assembly election transitioned Nepal from a monarchy to a parliamentary republic and gave an overwhelming victory to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), ostensibly ending the protracted civil war. An election for a Constituent Assembly was held in Nepal on 10 April 2008 after having been postponed from earlier dates of 20 June The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist (नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी is a Maoist Political party


e•d Summary of the 10 April 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election results
Party FPTP Proportional Seats
Votes % +/–%— Votes % FPTP Prop. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. The Nepalese Constituent Assembly is a body of 601 members formed as a result of an election that was held on April 10, 2008. An election for a Constituent Assembly was held in Nepal on 10 April 2008 after having been postponed from earlier dates of 20 June Nominated Total %
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) 3,145,519 30. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist (नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी is a Maoist Political party 52 3,144,204 29. 28 120 100 220 36. 60
Nepali Congress 2,348,890 22. The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese Political party. It is led by Girija Prasad Koirala. 79 –14. 50 2,269,883 21. 14 37 73 110 18. 30
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 2,229,064 21. The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist, also known as CPN-UML, CPN(UML, is one of the largest Communist parties in Nepal 63 –16. 62 2,183,370 20. 33 33 70 103 17. 14
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal 634,154 6. Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum Nepal or Madhesi People's Rights Forum Nepal is a Political party in Nepal. 15 678,327 6. 32 30 22 52 8. 65
Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party 345,587 3. Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party (तराई-मधेश लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टी is a Political party in Nepal, formed by former 35 338,930 3. 16 9 11 20 3. 33
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 310,214 3. The Rastriya Prajatantra Party ( National Democratic Party) is a Nepalese political party 01 –10. 84 263,431 2. 45 0 8 8 1. 33
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) 168,196 1. Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist, a Political party in Nepal formed by C 63 243,545 2. 27 0 8 8 1. 33
Sadbhavana Party 174,086 1. Sadbhavana Party is a Political party in Nepal. The party emerged out of a major split in the Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi in the summer of 2007 69 167,517 1. 56 4 5 9 1. 50
Janamorcha Nepal 136,846 1. Janamorcha Nepal (जनमोर्चा नेपाल "People's Front Nepal" was founded in 2002 as the mass organisation and electoral front of the Communist Party 33 –0. 89 164,381 1. 53 2 5 7 1. 16
Communist Party of Nepal (United) 39,100 0. Communist Party of Nepal (United is a Political party in Nepal. 38 154,968 1. 44 0 5 5 0. 83
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal 76,684 0. Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal is a Right-wing, Conservative, and Royalist, Political party in Nepal, a splinter group of the 74 110,519 1. 03 0 4 4 0. 50
Rastriya Janamorcha 93,578 0. Rastriya Janamorcha (राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा 'National People's Front' abbreviated राजमो rajamo) is a Political party in 91 106,224 0. 99 1 3 4 0. 66
Rastriya Janshakti Party 79,925 0. Rastriya Janashakti Party is a Political party in Nepal, led by former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa. 77 102,147 0. 95 0 3 3 0. 50
Nepal Workers Peasants Party 65,908 0. Nepal Workers Peasants Party (नेपाल मजदुर किसान पार्टी abbreviated नेमकिपा is a communist Political party 64 +0. 08 74,089 0. 69 2 2 4 0. 66
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 36,060 0. Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch is a Political party in Nepal. 35 71,958 0. 67 0 2 2 0. 33
Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) 45,254 0. Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi is a Political party in Nepal. 44 –2. 78 55,671 0. 52 0 2 2 0. 33
Rastriya Janamukti Party 38,568 0. Rastriya Janamukti Party (National Emancipation Party is a Political party in Nepal. 37 –0. 70 53,910 0. 50 0 2 2 0. 33
Nepali Janata Dal 17,162 0. 17 +0. 04 48,990 0. 46 0 2 2 0. 33
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified) 51,928 0. Communist Party of Nepal (Unified (नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एकिकृत is a Communist party in Nepal. 50 48,600 0. 45 0 2 2 0. 33
Dalit Janajati Party 31,444 0. Dalit Janajati Party is a Political party in Nepal. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the party won 1 seat through the Proportional Representation 30 40,348 0. 37 0 1 1 0. 17
Nepa Rastriya Party 11,352 0. 11 37,757 0. 35 0 1 1 0. 17
Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party 13,246 0. Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party Nepal (समाजवादी प्रजातान्त्रिक जनता पार्टी नेपाल is a Political party 13 35,752 0. 33 0 1 1 0. 17
Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party 18,908 0. Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal is a Political party in Nepal. 13 28,575 0. 27 0 1 1 0. 17
Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal 10,432 0. Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal is a Political party in Nepal. 10 25,022 0. 23 0 1 1 0. 17
Nepal Parivar Dal 23,512 0. Nepal Parivar Dal ('Nepal Family Party' is a Political party in Nepal. 22 1 1 0. 17
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) 1,759 0. Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist is a Political party in Nepal. 02 21,234 0. 20 0 0 0
Tamsaling Nepal Rastriya Dal 5,468 0. Tamsaling Nepal Rastriya Dal is a Political party in Nepal. The party was officially founded on February 4, 2008 but had been registered with 05 20,657 0. 19 0 0 0
Rastriya Janata Dal 5,556 0. Rastriya Janata Dal is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly 05 19,305 0. 18 0 0 0
Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist) 10,076 0. Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist is a Political party in Nepal, formed on September 15, 2005 through the merger of Communist Party 10 –0. 04 18,717 0. 17 0 0 0
Lok Kalayankari Janata Party 6,700 0. Lok Kalayankari Janata Party Nepal is a Political party in Nepal. 06 18,123 0. 17 0 0 0
Nepal Janabhavana Party 104 0. Nepal Janabhavana Party is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent 00 ±0. 00 13,173 0. 12 0 0 0
Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal 4,497 0. Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent 04 12,678 0. 12 0 0 0
Nepal Janata Party 5,635 0. Nepal Janata Party is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly 05 12,531 0. 12 0 0 0
Mongol National Organisation 6,349 0. Mongol National Organisation is a Political party in Nepal. Unlike most other Janajati movements MNO emphazises racial identity rather than 06 –0. 01 11,578 0. 11 0 0 0
Nepal Shanti Kshetra Parishad 45 0. Nepal Shanti Kshetra Parishad is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent 00 10,565 0. 10 0 0 0
Shanti Party Nepal 970 0. Shanti Party Nepal (Peace Party Nepal is a Political party in Nepal. 01 10,511 0. 10 0 0 0
Rastriya Bikas Party 2,612 0. Rastriya Bikas Party is a Political party in Nepal, formed by elements of the erstwhile panchayat system 02 9,329 0. 09 0 0 0
Nepal Sukumbasi Party (Loktantrik) 1,459 0. Nepal Sukumbasi Party (Loktantrik is a Political party in Nepal. 01 8,322 0. 08 0 0 0
Nepal Rastriya Bikas Party 1,603 0. Nepal Rastriya Bikas Party is a Political party in Nepal, led by Takashi Miyahara. 01 8,026 0. 07 0 0 0
Nepal Dalit Shramik Morcha 93 0. Nepal Dalit Shramik Morcha is a Political party in Nepal, founded by Ruplal Bishvakarma. 00 –0. 08 7,107 0. 07 0 0 0
Samajbadi Party Nepal 1,197 0. Samajbadi Party Nepal is a Political party in Nepal, led by Salim Miya Ansari. 01 6,564 0. 06 0 0 0
Muskan Sena Nepal Party 2,490 0. Muskan Sena Nepal Party is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent 02 6,292 0. 06 0 0 0
Nepali Congress (Rastrabadi) 5,721 0. Nepali Congress (Rastrabadi is a Political party in Nepal. The party was founded in 2005 by Durga Pokharel (president and Prakash Koirala. 05 0 0
Nepal Samyabadi Dal 60 0. Nepal Samyabadi Dal is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly 00 5,478 0. 05 0 0 0
Nawa Janabadi Morcha 992 0. Nawa Janabadi Morcha (New Democratic Front is a Political party in Nepal. 01 5,193 0. 05 0 0 0
Hindu Prajatantrik Party 265 0. Hindu Prajatantrik Party is a Political party in Nepal. The goal of this party is to strive to establish Nepal as a Hindu Republic. 00 4,902 0. 05 0 0 0
Nepal Samata Party 459 0. Nepal Samata Party is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly 00 4,697 0. 04 0 0 0
Rastrabadi Yuba Morcha 496 0. Rashtrabadi Yuba Morcha is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent 00 4,772 0. 04 0 0 0
League Nepal Shanti Ekta Party 316 0. League Nepal Shanti Ekta Party is a Political party in Nepal. 00 4,443 0. 04 0 0 0
Rastrabadi Ekta Party 43 0. Rashtrabadi Ekta Party is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly 00 4,150 0. 04 0 0 0
Sa-Shakti Nepal 532 0. Sa-Shakti Nepal is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly 00 3,752 0. 03 0 0 0
Janamukti Party Nepal 281 0. Janamukti Party Nepal is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly 00 –0. 11 3,396 0. 03 0 0 0
Nepal Rastriya Loktantrik Dal 57 0. Nepal Rastriya Loktantrik Dal is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent 00 3,216 0. 03 0 0 0
Nawa Nepal Prajatantrik Dal 34 0. Nawa Nepal Prajatantrik Dal ('New Nepal Democratic Party' is a Political party in Nepal. 00 3,016 0. 03 0 0 0
Liberal Samajbadi Party 152 0. Liberal Samajbadi Party is a Political party in Nepal. The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent 00 0 0
Nepal Rastriya Janakalayan Party 96 0. Nepal Rastriya Janakalayan Party ('Nepal National People's Welfare Party' is a Political party in Nepal. 00 0 0
Independents 123,619 1. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 20 –1. 54 2 2 0. 33
Not yet determined 26 26
Total (turnout %) 10,306,120 100. 00 10,739,078 100. 00 240 335 26 601 100. 00
Source: www.election.gov.np nepalnews.com

Past elections

See also: Nepalese legislative election, 1999
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Summary of the May 3 and May 17, 1999 Nepal House of Representatives election results
Party Votes  % of votes Seats  % of seats
Nepali Congress 3,214,068 37. A legislative election was held in Nepal on May 3 and May 17 1999 Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The House of Representatives (Pratinidhi Sabha was the lower house of Parliament during the 1990 Constitution in Nepal. A legislative election was held in Nepal on May 3 and May 17 1999 The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese Political party. It is led by Girija Prasad Koirala. 29 111 54. 15
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 2,728,725 31. The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist, also known as CPN-UML, CPN(UML, is one of the largest Communist parties in Nepal 66 71 34. 63
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) 899,511 10. The Rastriya Prajatantra Party ( National Democratic Party) is a Nepalese political party 44 11 5. 37
Nepal Sadbhavana Party 277,239 3. The Nepal Sadbhavana Party ( नेपाल सदभावना पार्टी) was a regional Political party in Nepal that worked for Madhesi rights 22 5 2. 44
Rastriya Jana Morcha 121,394 1. The National People's Front ( Rashtriya Jana Morcha in Nepali) was a political movement in Nepal. 41 5 2. 44
Samyukta Janmorcha Nepal 70,119 0. The United People's Front of Nepal, (संयुक्त जनमोर्चा नेपाल Sanyukta Janamorcha Nepal or SJM 81 1 0. 49
Nepal Workers and Peasants Party 48,015 0. Nepal Workers Peasants Party (नेपाल मजदुर किसान पार्टी abbreviated नेमकिपा is a communist Political party 56 1 0. 49
Communist Party of Nepal (ML) 567,987 6. Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist, a splinter-group from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist formed on March 5 1998. 59 0 0
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) 293,952 3. Rashtriya Prajatantra Party-Chand (National Democratic Party-Chand was a Nepalese Political party. 41 0 0
Rastriya Janamukti Party 92,567 1. Rastriya Janamukti Party (National Emancipation Party is a Political party in Nepal. 07 0 0
Nepali Janta Dal 11,175 0. 13 0 0
Janamukti Party Nepal 9,528 0. Janamukti Party Nepal is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly 11 0 0
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) 7,654 0. Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist was a Nepalese political party 09 0 0
Nepal Dalit Shramik Morcha 6,852 0. Nepal Dalit Shramik Morcha is a Political party in Nepal, founded by Ruplal Bishvakarma. 08 0 0
Hariyali Nepal Party 6,638 0. Hariyali Nepal Party (Green Nepal Party is a royalist Political party in Nepal. 08 0 0
Mongol National Organisation[1] 6,329 0. Mongol National Organisation is a Political party in Nepal. Unlike most other Janajati movements MNO emphazises racial identity rather than 08 0 0
Nepali Janta Party Rastriya Sambriddhibad 4,835 0. 06 0 0
Communist Party of Nepal (United) 4,715 0. Communist Party of Nepal (United was a Political party in Nepal. 05 0 0
Rastriya Janata Parishad 3,434 0. 04 0 0
Jana Congress 1,906 0. Orissa Jana Congress (Orissa Peoples Congress generally just called Jana Congress a Political party in the Indian state of Orissa. 02 0 0
Shivsena Nepal 1,727 0. Shivsena Nepal is a Political party in Nepal. The party was founded in 1990 by Arun Subedi in response to the demands for Secularism in the backdrop of 02 0 0
Nepal Socialist Party 950 0. 01 0 0
Bahujan Samaj Party, Nepal 835 0. Bahujan Samaj Party Nepal (Majority Society Party Nepal is a Nepalese political party 01 0 0
Nepal Praja Parishad 773 0. 01 0 0
Samyukta Prajatantra Party Nepal 297 0. Samyukta Prajatantra Party (United Democracy Party a minor right-wing monarchist party in Nepal. 00 0 0
Nepal Samyabadi Party (MLM) 190 0. Nepal Samyabadi Party (Marksbadi-Leninbadi-Maobadi ( Nepalese for 'Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist' was a small Communist party in Nepal 00 0 0
Save the Nation Movement 161 0. 00 0 0
Pragati Upayogoto, Nepal 155 0. 00 0 0
Nepal Janabhavana Party 120 0. Nepal Janabhavana Party is a Political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent 00 0 0
Rastrabadi Janata Party 105 0. 00 0 0
Social Democratic Party 97 0. 00 0 0
Samajbadi Garib Party 81 0. 00 0 0
Nepal Janahit Party 68 0. Nepal Janahit Party (Nepal Welfare Party a minor right-wing monarchist party in Nepal. 00 0 0
Nepal Suraksha Party 56 0. 00 0 0
Nepal Rastrabadi Dal 55 0. 00 0 0
Mechi-Mahakali Jana Samanwaya Dal 35 0. 00 0 0
Independents 236,548 2. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 74 0 0

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