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1999 General Election

House of Representatives

May 3 & 17, 1999

Last election before Maoist insurgency escalated. NC returned to power with majority.

Total Seats

205

FPTP Seats

205

Majority

103

Turnout

65.79%

Government Formed

NC majority government. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, then Girija Prasad Koirala became PM.

Official Seat Distribution

PartyFPTPTotalShare

NC

Nepali Congress

Majority
111111
54.15%

UML

CPN-UML

7171
34.63%

RPP

Rastriya Prajatantra Party

1111
5.37%

CPN-ML

CPN (Marxist-Leninist)

55
2.44%

NSP

Nepal Sadbhawana Party

55
2.44%

Others

Others/Independents

22
0.98%
Total205205100%

Parliament Composition

NC
111
UML
71
RPP
11
CPN-ML
5
NSP
5
Others
2
Majority threshold: 103 seats