General elections were held in
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 ma ...
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) (CPN–UML) lost 17.
Background
The
previous elections o the
Pratinidhi Sabha
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 to issue orders in the ab ...
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
Bam Dev Gautam ( ne, बाम देव गौतम) is a Nepalese politician and the former Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. A member of CPN (Unified Socialist), Gautam is a former Senior vice Chairman of Communist Party of Ne ...
and
C.P. Mainali
Chandra Prakash Mainali more commonly known as C. P. Mainali (born August 22, 1951, in Chokpur, Taplejung District) is a communist politician in Nepal and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.
Political life
Jhapa revolt
In the early 1970 ...
led
splinter group, 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 ...
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Image:Rpp-map1999.PNG, Seats won by Rashtriya Prajatantra Party
Image:Left-map1999.PNG, Seats won by Rashtriya Jana Morcha, Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal and Nepal Workers Peasants 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, in which all of the parties successful in 1999, except the royalist
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party participated in the
Seven Party Alliance, the House was reinstated in 2006.
See also
*
List of MPs elected in the 1999 Nepalese general election
*
Winners and runner-ups in the legislative elections of Nepal 1994 and 1999
References
{{Nepalese elections
General elections in Nepal
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 ma ...
1999 elections in Nepal
History of Nepal (1951–2008)
May 1999 events in Asia
Politics of the Nepalese Civil War