General elections were held in

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on 12 May 1991, to elect 205 members to the

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. The elections were the first

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since 1959 and were a result of the 1990 revolution forcing

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Birendra Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (; 29 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was King of Nepal from 1972 until his assassination in 2001. Early life and education Birendra was born at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace in Kathmandu as the eldest son of t ...

to restore a multi-party system. Although the

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won the most seats, its leader

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 ...

lost in his own constituency,

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. Communist leader

Madan Kumar Bhandari Nepal Ratna Madan Kumar Bhandari () (27 June 1951K.C., Surendra. ''Aitihasik dastavej sangroh - bhag 2''. Kathmandu: Pairavi Prakashan, 2063 B.S.. p 464. – 17 May 1993), commonly known as Madan Bhandari, was a popular Nepali political lead ...

was elected in both

and Kathmandu 5, vacating the latter.

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Aftermath

Following the result of the election,

came to power and

Girija Prasad Koirala Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala ( ; 4 July 1924 – 20 March 2010), affectionately known as Girija Babu, was a Nepalese politician. He headed the Nepali Congress and served as the Prime Minister of Nepal on four occasions: from 1991 to 1994, ...

became

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. The house met for the first time in May 1991.

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served as the Speaker of the House. The parliament could not complete its full five-year term with Koirala asking King Birendra to dissolve the house in July 1994 after losing a

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with some member of his own party voting against him.

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Aftermath

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