1991 Nepalese legislative election


Elections to the Pratinidhi Sabha were held on May 12, 1991. These were the first multiparty elections following the uprising against monarchic autocracy in 1990.
PartyLeaderCandidatesVotes%Seats
Nepali CongressKrishna Prasad Bhattarai2042,742,45237.75110
Communist Party of Nepal Madan Bhandari1772,040,10227.9869
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party Lokendra Bahadur Chand154478,6046.563
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party Surya Bahadur Thapa163392,4995.381
Sanyunkta Janamorcha NepalBaburam Bhattarai70351,9044.839
Nepal Sadbhavana PartyGajendra Narayan Singh75298,6104.106
Communist Party of Nepal Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar75177,3232.432
Nepal Workers and Peasants PartyNarayan Man Bijukchhe3091,3351.252
Nepal Rastriya Janamukti Morcha5034,5090.470
Communist Party of Nepal Krishna Raj Burma3616,6980.230
Janata Dal Keshar Jung Rayamjhi155,7600.080
Nepal Rastriya Jana Party45,7320.080
Communist Party of Nepal Tulsi Lal Amatya144,8460.070
Rashtriya Janata Party94,2800.060
Nepal Conservative Party62,5620.040
Bahu Jana Janatadal12,0120.030
Ekata Party1940.000
Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party1920.000
Independents219303,7234.173
Invalid votes322,0234.42
Total:13457,291,084100205

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