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1959 Nepalese General Election
General elections were held in Nepal from 18 February to 3 April 1959 to elect the 109 members of the first House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament of Nepal. They were held under the provisions of the 1959 constitution, which had been adopted on 12 February. More than 4.25 million people out of an overall population of about 8.55 million (1954) were eligible to vote. Voter turnout was 42.18%. The result was a victory for the Nepali Congress, winning 74 of the 109 seats with 38% of the vote. B. P. Koirala became the first democratically elected and 22nd Prime Minister of Nepal. Campaign 786 candidates competed for 109 seats in the House of Representatives; 268 ran as independents, with the others representing nine parties. The Nepali Congress contested 108 constituencies, the Gorkha Parishad contested in 86 seats and the Communist Party of Nepal contested 47 seat. The CIA covertly assisted Koirala and the Nepali Congress in winning the election. Results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives (Nepal)
The House of Representatives, commonly known as Pratinidhi Sabha (), is one of the houses of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, with the other house being the National Assembly. Members of the House of Representatives are elected through a parallel voting system. They hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets at the International Convention Centre in Kathmandu. The House has 275 members; 165 elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 110 elected through proportional electoral system where voters vote for political parties, considering the whole country as a single election constituency. The House of Representatives, unless dissolved, continues to operate for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting. However, in a state of emergency, the term of the House of Representatives may be extended, not exceeding one year in accordance with feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilli Raman Regmi
Dilli Raman Regmi () (17 December 1913 – 30 August 2001) was a scholar, political figure and academician of Nepal. He dedicated his life to research, study, writing and politics. He was one of the driving forces behind creating Nepali Rastriya Congress party in 1946. In recent years, he has been in scrutiny for plagiarizing entire works of lesser known colleagues, translating it in English and claiming the original work as his own. Personal life Regmi was born on 17 December 1913 to parents Rohini Raman Regmi and Mukti Devi Regmi in Kilagal, Kathmandu. He was first married to Kalyani Pandey (daughter of Shri Bishwa Raj Pandey (1883-1960, hereditary royal preceptor) and almost two decades after her death he married Kalyani's sister Nutan Pandey. Education Renowned as a scholar, Dr. Dilli Raman Regmi completed his M.A. and M. Litt. degree in India. He completed his doctorate and got a Ph.D. degree in economics from Patna University in 1961. He also obtained a D. Litt. degree fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Elections In Nepal
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. French Revolutionary system Arab system Other variations Other nomenclatures for general officers include the titles and ranks: * Adjutant general * Commandant-general * Inspector general * General-in-chief * General of the Air Force (USAF only) * General of the Armies of the United States (of America), a title created for General John J. Pershing, and subsequently granted posthumously to George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant * (" general admiral") ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 In Nepal
The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Kingdom of Nepal. Incumbents *Monarch: Mahendra *Prime Minister: Subarna Shamsher Rana (until 27 May), Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (starting 27 May) * Chief Justice: Anirudra Prasad Singh (until 29 June) Events February * February 18 - Elections were held in Nepal for the first time its history, as voters chose candidates for 18 of the 109 lower house seats, with the remainder to be chosen on eight other days."Nepal Casts Vote For First Time", ''Oakland Tribune'', February 18, 1959, p2 References {{Year in Asia, 1959 1950s in Nepal Nepal Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ... Years of the 20th century in Nepal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Elections In Nepal
Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the vicinity of Earth's Moon, where it was intended to crash-land, but instead becomes the first spacecraft to go into heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. ** The southernmost island of the Maldives archipelago, Addu Atoll, declares its independence from the Kingdom of the Maldives, initiating the United Suvadive Republic. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 – The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Economic Weekly
The ''Economic and Political Weekly'' (EPW) is a weekly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all social sciences, and is published by the Sameeksha Trust. In January 2018, academic Gopal Guru was named the new Editor of the journal. Guru will be Editor for a period of five years. The previous full-time editor was Paranjoy Guha Thakurta. The Trust had earlier appointed Guha Thakurta as the new editor of the journal with effect from 1 April 2016. His appointment came at a time when many social scientists were opposing the supposed removal of the previous editor C. Rammanohar Reddy, who resigned in January 2016 only to controversially end in 2017 with Guha Thakurta also resigning. Gopal Guru is currently at the Centre for Political Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, and is Editor-designate of the journal. The Sameeksha Trust board comprises eminent persons from academia and business, namely, Deepak Nayyar (chairman), D N Ghosh (Managing Trustee), Andre Betei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of MPs Elected In The 1959 Nepalese General Election
This is a list of members of parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Representatives at the 1959 Nepalese legislative election and subsequent by-elections. This list is arranged by constituency. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai serves as the speaker and Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala served as Prime Minister. House of Representatives composition File:Nepal PratinidhiSabha 1959dissolution.svg, Parliament at dissolution File:Nepal PratinidhiSabha 1959.svg, Parliament after elections List of MPs elected in the election By-elections References External links संसदीय विवरण पुस्तिका, प्रतिनिधि सभा / महासभा (२०१६ - २०१७) (Parliament Report Booklet, House of Representatives / Senate (1959 - 1960) (in Nepali) {{Lists of Nepalese legislators General election General Election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai ( Nepali: कृष्णप्रसाद भट्टराई; 13 December 19244 March 2011) also known as Kishunji was a Nepalese political leader. He was one of the main leaders involved in transitioning Nepal from an absolute monarchy to a democratic multi-party system. Bhattarai became Prime Minister of Nepal in April 1990 after a popular democratic movement referred to as Jana-Andolan. Bhattarai twice served as the Prime Minister of Nepal, once heading the interim government from 19 April 1990 to 26 May 1991, and then as elected Prime Minister from 31 May 1999 to 22 March 2000. Bhattarai was the officiating President of the Nepali Congress for nearly 26 years, from 12 February 1976, and was elected to the post of president of the party in 1988 till 1992. He participated in the democratic movement of Nepal from its inception. The Constitution of Nepal (1990) was promulgated while he was interim Prime Minister and he was credited with successfully ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samyukta Prajatantra Party
Samyukta Prajatantra Party Nepal (, translation: United Democracy Party Nepal) was a political party in Nepal. The party was led by Kunwar Inderjit Singh. History In October 1955, after his arrival from China, where he was in hiding after escaping from prison, Kunwar Inderjit Singh announced the formation of the United Democratic Party Nepal. The party was formed as a nationalist force that was an alternative to the parties that existed in the country. On 26 July 1957, Dr. K.I. Singh was appointed as the prime minister by King Mahendra and told to form a coalition government. He failed to do so as other political parties distrusted him. He was sacked less than four months later by the king after he attempted to reform the palace secretariat. The party contested the first general elections in 1959, winning 5 seats to the House of Representatives. Party founder and chairman, Dr. K.I. Singh did not win his seat in the election. He accused the Nepali Congress-led interim government o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pratinidhi Sabha, Nepal, 1959
The Pratinidhi (the Viceroy) was an important member of the ministry in the Maratha Empire. The title of ''Pratinidhi'' means ''the representative of the King,'' and such officials were entitled to sign and seal papers and issue orders in the absence of the Ruler. Shivaji's ministry of the eight - the Ashta Pradhan did not include a Pratinidhi. Later the post of Pant Pratinidhi was created during the Rajaram I reign and a person holding this office exercised powers over all ministers of the Maratha court including the Peshwas. Above the Ashta pradhan Rajaram I appointed Pralhad Niraji to the high post of Prathinidhi. The office of Pratinidhi was created and the office of Peshwa was made next to it in hierarchy. The first occupant of the position under Rajaram was Pralhad Niraji, who was appointed in 1689. The offices of the Pratinidhi, the Sacheev and the Mantri, became hereditary after passing through three different families. In 1698, Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi was appointed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanka Prasad Acharya
Tanka Prasad Acharya (Nepali: टंक प्रसाद आचार्य; 11 February 1912 – 23 April 1992) also known as Jeudo-Shahid(living martyr), was a Nepali politician who served as the 19th Prime Minister of Nepal from 1956 to 1957. He was one of the founders and the leader of the Nepal Praja Parishad, the first political party in Nepal with the goal of removing the Rana Dynasty's dictatorship. Founding of the Nepal Praja Parishad Tanka Prasad Acharya was born to Tika Prasad Acharya and Tika Devi Acharya in 1912. Acharya met multiple other intellectuals seeking the end of the Rana dictatorship, primarily Dashrath Chand. In a hotel in Bhimphedi, Makwanpur District, Acharya and Chand came up with the idea to form the Nepal Praja Parishad (Nepal People's Council). They formed the group in 1936, after getting support from other pro-democracy intellectuals like Dharma Bhakta Mathema and Gangalal Shrestha. Acharya was voted the leader of the group. Dharma Bhakta Mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
