General elections were held in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
on 3 and 17 May 1999. The
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party of ...
emerged as the largest party, gaining 28 seats, while the
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
The Communist Party of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी), abbreviated CPN, was a communist party in Nepal from 1949 to 1962. It was founded on 15 September 1949 to struggle against the autocratic Rana ...
(CPN–UML) lost 17.
Background
The
previous elections o the
Pratinidhi Sabha in 1994 had seen the CPN–UML emerge victorious and the first-ever popularly elected communist government formed. Yet by 1999, infighting, such as the departure of the
Bam Dev Gautam and
C.P. Mainali led
splinter group
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, had got in the way of policy decisions and put certain people off voting for the party.
Results
Distribution of seats
Image:Nc-map1999.PNG, Seats won by Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party of ...
Image:Uml-map1999.PNG, Seats won by CPN(UML)
Image:Rpp-map1999.PNG, Seats won by Rashtriya Prajatantra Party
Image:Left-map1999.PNG, Seats won by Rashtriya Jana Morcha
Rastriya Janamorcha ( ne, राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा, lit=National People's Front) is a List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal. It was originally founded in 1995 as the legal front of Communist Part ...
, Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal
The United People's Front of Nepal ( ne, संयुक्त जनमोर्चा नेपाल, Sanyukta Janamorcha Nepal), abbreviated SJM, was the front of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre), or CPN (UC).
History Formation ...
and Nepal Workers Peasants Party
The Nepal Workers Peasants Party (NWPP), also known as the Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party and the Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party ( ne, नेपाल मजदुर किसान पार्टी; abbr. , ), is a communist political party ...
Aftermath
Following the elections, the various parties found it difficult to cooperate and finalise a policy of the
Maoist rebels, culminating in the 2002 dissolution of the parliament by
King Gyanendra
Gyanendra Shah ( ne, ज्ञानेन्द्र शाह, born 7 July 1947) is a former monarch who was the last King of Nepal, reigning from 2001 to 2008. As a child, he was briefly king from 1950 to 1951, when his grandfather, Tribhuva ...
.
Following the 2006
Loktantra Andolan
The 2006 Democracy Movement ( ne, text=लोकतन्त्र आन्दोलन, translit=Loktantra Āndolan) is a name given to the political agitations against the direct and undemocratic rule of King Gyanendra of Nepal. The movement ...
, in which all of the parties successful in 1999, except the royalist
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party participated in the
Seven Party Alliance
The Seven Party Alliance was a coalition of seven Nepali political parties seeking to end autocratic rule in the country. They spearheaded the Loktantra Andolan.
The alliance was made up of the following parties:
* Nepali Congress
* Nepali Congr ...
, the House was reinstated in 2006.
See also
*
List of MPs elected in the 1999 Nepalese general election
This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Representatives at the 1999 Nepalese legislative election and subsequent by-elections.
The list is arranged by constituency. Tara Nath Ranabhat served as the Speaker. There we ...
*
References
{{Nepalese elections
General elections in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
1999 elections in Nepal
History of Nepal (1951–2008)
May 1999 events in Asia
Politics of the Nepalese Civil War