Interim legislature of Nepal

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Interim Legislature Parliament of Nepal
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Overview
Legislative body Parliament of Nepal
JurisdictionFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Meeting place Gallery Baithak
Term28 April 2006 – 16 January 2008
Election 1999 general election
GovernmentGP Koirala cabinet, 2006
Legislature Parliament
Members329
Speaker Subash Chandra Nembang (UML)
Deputy SpeakerChitra Devi Yadav (NC)
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala (NC)

The Interim Legislature Parliament of Nepal, previously known as the Reinstated House of Representatives, was the legislature of Nepal formed in the aftermath of the 2006 Nepalese revolution and the Comprehensive Peace Accord signed with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).

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Background

King Gyanendra of Nepal had dissolved the House of Representatives on 21 May 2002. [1] The parliament was reinstated on 24 April 2006 with 204 of the original members. The first meeting of the reinstated parliament was held four days later on 28 April 2006. [2] On 15 January 2007, an interim legislative parliament was formed after the Comprehensive Peace Accord was between the Seven Party Alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). The Maoists were included in the new parliament and the total number of members was increased to 329. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Composition

PartyReinstated Parliament [4] Nominated MembersInterim Legislative Parliament [4]

Nepali Congress 721485 [lower-alpha 1]

CPN (UML) 661783

 CPN (Maoist) —8383

 Nepali Congress (Democratic) 40848

 Rastriya Prajatantra Party 706 [lower-alpha 2]

Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) 235

 Janamorcha Nepal [lower-alpha 3] 134

 Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party 134

 Rastriya Janamorcha 303

 United Left Front —33

 CPN (Unified) 202

 Rastriya Janashakti Party 202

 Nepal Sadbhawana Party 101
Total197134329
  1. ↑ Gopal Rai died in a helicopter crash on September 2006 before the Interim Legislature Parliament was formed
  2. ↑ Ram Charan Shrestha was murdered on September 2006 before the Interim Legislature Parlliament was formed
  3. ↑ Successor of Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal

Members

Changes

ConstituencyMPPartyDate of vacationCause of vacation
Siraha 4 Hem Narayan Yadav
 CPN (UML) 26 April 2006Murdered on 2 February 2005 [8]
Dolpa 1 Nar Bahadur BudhathokiExpelled for supporting the royal coup [9]
Kalikot 1 Prem Bahadur Singh
Myagdi 1 Narayan Singh Pun
Nepali Congress
Rautahat 4 Prakash Koirala
Dhading 1 Buddhi Man Tamang
 Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Kapilvastu 2 Brijesh Kumar Gupta
Morang 7Badri Prasad Mandal
 Nepal Sadbhawana Party
Saptari 5Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav
Siraha 3 Krishna Charan Shrestha
 Rastriya Prajatantra Party 23 September 2006Murdered [10]
Okhaldhunga 2 Gopal Rai
Nepali Congress Death in helicopter crash [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nepal King dissolves parliament". telegraph.co.uk. 21 May 2002. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "संसदीय विवरण पुस्तिका, पुनर्थापित प्रतिनिधि सभा (२०६३ वैशाख - माघ)" [Parliamentary Brochure, Reinstated House of Representatives (April 2006 - January 2007)](PDF). Federal Parliament of Nepal (in Nepali). 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nepal The Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007 (2063)". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "संसद दर्पण अङ्क -२५" [Parliament Mirror Issue - 25](PDF). Federal Parliament of Nepal (in Nepali).
  5. ↑ "Members of Legislature Parliament". 2007-09-28. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  6. ↑ "संसदीय विवरण पुस्तिका, व्यवस्थापिका-संसद (२०६३ - २०६४)" [Parliamentary Brochure, Legislature Parliament (2006 - 2008)](PDF). Federal Parliament of Nepal (in Nepali). 2020.
  7. ↑ "UML names its new 10 parliamentarians". 2008-10-07. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  8. ↑ "Dead and forgotten,Sahara Times- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  9. ↑ "11 MPs to lose job". thehimalayantimes.com. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  10. ↑ "Shrestha's death- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  11. ↑ "Tragic Helicopter Crash in Nepal - continual updates". www.wwfnepal.org. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
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