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General elections were held in Nepal on 12 May 1991, to elect 205 members to the House of Representatives. The elections were the first multi-party elections since 1959 and were a result of the 1990 revolution forcing King Birendra to restore a multi-party system. [1][2]
Although the Nepali Congress won the most seats, its leader Krishna Prasad Bhattarai lost in his own constituency, Kathmandu 1. Communist leader Madan Kumar Bhandari was elected in both Kathmandu 1 and Kathmandu 5, vacating the latter.[3]
- ^ "Kingdom of Nepal: Parliamentary Elections, May 12, 1991". www.ifes.org. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "NEPAL'S CABINET IS OUSTED BY KING; Mahendra Seizes Ministers as 'Anti-Nationalists' and Dissolves Parliament NEPAL'S CABINET IS OUSTED BY KING (Published 1960)". The New York Times. 1960-12-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ Election history of Nepal (नेपालको निर्वाचन इतिहास) [Election history of Nepal] (in Nepali). Kathmandu: Election Commission Nepal. 2017. pp. 634–640. ISBN 978-9937-0-2116-6.