Nepalese legislative election, 1991

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Elections to the Pratinidhi Sabha (House of Representatives) were held on May 12, 1991. These were the first multiparty elections following the uprising against monarchic autocracy in 1990.

Party Leader Candidates Votes % Seats
Nepali Congress Krishna Prasad Bhattarai 204 2,742,452 37.75 110
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Madan Bhandari 177 2,040,102 27.98 69
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Lokendra Bahadur Chand 154 478,604 6.56 3
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) Surya Bahadur Thapa 163 392,499 5.38 1
Sanyunkta Janamorcha Nepal Baburam Bhattarai 70 351,904 4.83 9
Nepal Sadbhavana Party Gajendra Narayan Singh 75 298,610 4.10 6
Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic) Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar 75 177,323 2.43 2
Nepal Workers and Peasants Party Narayan Man Bijukchhe 30 91,335 1.25 2
Nepal Rastriya Janamukti Morcha 50 34,509 0.47 0
Communist Party of Nepal (Burma) Krishna Raj Burma 36 16,698 0.23 0
Janata Dal (Sa. Pra.) Keshar Jung Rayamjhi 15 5,760 0.08 0
Nepal Rastriya Jana Party 4 5,732 0.08 0
Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya) Tulsi Lal Amatya 14 4,846 0.07 0
Rashtriya Janata Party 9 4,280 0.06 0
Nepal Conservative Party 6 2,562 0.04 0
Bahu Jana Janatadal 1 2,012 0.03 0
Ekata Party 1 94 0.00 0
Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party 1 92 0.00 0
Independents 219 303,723 4.17 3
Invalid votes 322,023 4.42
Total: 1345 7,291,084 100 205

Electoral participation was 61.7%. Source: Election Commission of Nepal

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