Rastriya Panchayat राष्ट्रिय पञ्चायत | |
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| Legislature of the Kingdom of Nepal | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Sovereign | King of Nepal |
| History | |
| Founded | 16 December 1962 |
| Disbanded | 9 November 1990 |
| Preceded by | Parliament of Nepal |
| Succeeded by | Parliament of Nepal |
| Seats | 105 elected up to 16 nominated 112 elected 28 nominated |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
First election | March and April 1963 |
Last election | 12 May 1986 |
| Meeting place | |
| Gallery Baithak, Kathmandu | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Nepal, 1962 | |
The Rastriya Panchayat (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय पञ्चायत; transl. National Council) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Nepal from during the panchayat era from 1962 to 1990. Following the 1960 coup by King Mahendra, the enactment of the Constitution of 1962, made the Rastriya Panchayat the supreme legislative body in the country, replacing the Parliament of Nepal.[1]
Under the Constitution of Nepal 1962, there were indirect elections to the Rastriya Panchayat. The 1980 referendum voted in favor of a reformed Rastriya Panchayat and consequently, members were directly elected.[2]
The Rastriya Panchayat ceased to exist after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal, 1990 following the 1990 revolution.
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- ^ Schoenfeld, Benjamin N. (1963). "Nepal's Constitution: Model 1962". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 24 (4): 326–336. ISSN 0019-5510.
- ^ Phadnis, Urmila (1981). "Nepal: The Politics of Referendum". Pacific Affairs. 54 (3): 431–454. doi:10.2307/2756788. ISSN 0030-851X.