Rastriya Panchayat was the official legislature (parliament) during the Panchayat regime of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

that effectively functioned from 1960 to 1990. Its head office was at the ''"Gallery Baithak"'' in

Singha Durbar Singha Durbar ( ne, सिंहदरवार, lit=Lion's Palace) is a palace in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The palace complex lies in the centre of Kathmandu, to the north of the Babar Mahal and Thapathali Durbar and east of Bhadrak ...

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. In the 1980s, it consisted of more than 120 members among which 105 members were directly elected by the people, while the king was to nominate 20 percent of its members, i.e. 19 members were nominated by the monarch. The Rastriya Panchayat was dissolved by

King Birendra Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव ) (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was the tenth Shah Ruler and the King of N ...

after the People's Movement I in 1990 and replaced by a

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with a fully elected

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( ne, Pratinidhi Sabha).

Speakers 1963-1990

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Some notable Rastriya Panchayat members

Dr. Tulsi Giri Tulsi Giri ( mai, तुलसी गिरि; 26 September 1926 – 18 December 2018) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1975 to 1977, and chairman of the Council of Ministers (a ''de facto'' Prime Ministerial position) in 1963, and again in ...

(First Prime Minister of Panchayat System) *

Surya Bahadur Thapa Surya Bahadur Thapa ( ne, सूर्य बहादुर थापा; March 21, 1928 – April 15, 2015) was a Nepali politician and a five-time Prime Minister of Nepal. He served under three different kings in a political career lasting mor ...

(Former Prime Minister) *

Kirti Nidhi Bista Kirti Nidhi Bista ( ne, कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट; 15 January 1927 – 11 November 2017) was a Nepali politician and 25th Prime Minister of Nepal. Biography Bista was born in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal in 1927. He served as p ...

(Former Prime Minister) *

Nagendra Prasad Rijal Nagendra Prasad Rijal (20 April 1927 – 23 September 1994) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from July 16, 1973, to December 1, 1975, and from March 21, 1986, to June 18, 1986. He served also as the speaker of Rastriya Panchayat. He was born in C ...

(Former Prime Minister) *

Lokendra Bahadur Chand Lokendra Bahadur Chand ( ne, लोकेन्द्र बहादुर चन्द born 15 February 1940) was the 27th prime minister of Nepal four times: from 1983 to 1986, briefly during April 1990, briefly during 1997 and from October 2 ...

(Former Prime Minister) *

Marich Man Singh Shrestha Marich Man Singh Shrestha (; 1 January 1942 – 15 August 2013) was a Nepali politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He was born in 1942 in Khalanga Bazar, Salyan, Nepal. He served as the Prime Minister of Nepal from 15 June 1986 to 6 ...

(Former Prime Minister) *

Arjun Narasingha K.C. Arjun Narasingha K.C. ( ne, अर्जुन नरसिंह केसी) (born 27 September 1950) is a Nepalis, Nepali politician belonging to the Nepali Congress. KC was appointed minister five times in different coalition governments. He ...

(Former Education, Health, & Urban Development Minister) *

Nava Raj Subedi Nava Raj Subedi (born 1939 in Ramechhap District, Nepal) is a Nepali politician and former Chairperson (Speaker) of Rastriya Panchayat (Parliament) of Nepal. Political career He started active political life by being elected the first President o ...

(Former Defense Minister and Chairman of Rastriya Panchayat) *

Giri Prasad Burathoki Major General Giri Prasad Burathoki was a Gurkha officer and Nepalese politician. He was born in 1898 at Bharse, Gulmi District, Nepal. He left his village at a young age to join the British army in India and was involved in World War I and Wor ...

(Former Defense and Assistant Minister) * Padam Thakurathi *

Hem Bahadur Malla Hem Bahadur Malla was an important Cabinet Minister of the Rastriya Mahashabna Party in Nepal, and founder and Senior Vice President of the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (''National Democratic Party'') in Nepal until his death. Political care ...

* Dirgha Raj Prasai (Former Consultant of Nepal Administrative Staff College and Former Adviser Ministry Development Committee) * Bhim Prasad Gauchan * Dharma Prasad Upadhyaya * Dambar Bam * Bhim Bahadur Shrestha * Ram Raja Prasad Singh * Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani

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Parliament of Nepal 1960 establishments in Nepal 1990 disestablishments in Nepal

Speakers 1963-1990

Some notable Rastriya Panchayat members

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