1st House of Representatives of Nepal | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Parliament of the Kingdom of Nepal | ||||
Jurisdiction | Kingdom of Nepal | ||||
Meeting place | Gallery Baithak | ||||
Term | 30 June 1959 – 15 December 1960 | ||||
Election | 1959 general election | ||||
Government | B.P. Koirala cabinet | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 109 | ||||
Speaker | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (NC) | ||||
Deputy Speaker | Mahendra Narayan Nidhi (NC) | ||||
Prime Minister | B.P. Koirala (NC) | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 36 | ||||
Chairman | Dambar Bahadur Singh | ||||
Deputy Chairman | Kamal Rana | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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This is a list of members of parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Representatives at the 1959 Nepalese legislative election and subsequent by-elections.
This list is arranged by constituency. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai serves as the speaker and Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala served as Prime Minister. [1] [2]
Party | Members | ||
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After election | At dissolution | ||
Nepali Congress | 74 | 73 | |
Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | 19 | 19 | |
Samyukta Prajatantra Party | 5 | 5 | |
Communist Party of Nepal | 4 | 4 | |
Nepal Praja Parishad (Acharya) | 2 | 2 | |
Nepal Praja Parishad (Mishra) | 1 | 1 | |
Independents | 4 | 4 | |
Vacant | — | 1 | |
Total | 109 | 109 |
Constituency | Elected candidate | Party | ||
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# | Name | |||
1 | Kantipur | Ganesh Man Singh | Nepali Congress | |
2 | Kathmandu Valley West | Nar Bahadur Thapa Chettri | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
3 | Lalitpur Valley | Tulsi Lal Amatya | Communist Party of Nepal | |
4 | Bhaktapur Valley | Jagannath Acharya | Nepali Congress | |
5 | Kathmandu Valley North-East | Lochan Shamsher Thapa | Samyukta Prajatantra Party | |
6 | Chautara North-West | Guna Nidhi | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
7 | Chautara North-East | Chandra Lal Shrestha | Nepali Congress | |
8 | Chautara Mid-West | Surendra Prasad Upadhyaya | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
9 | Chautara South | Tirtha Man Lama | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
10 | Chautara Mid-East | Harsha Jeet Lama | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
11 | Dolakha North | Griha Bahadur Basnet | Nepali Congress | |
12 | Dolakha Central | Lt Gen Mrigendra Shamsher JBR | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
13 | Rammechap North | Bishnu Prasad Upreti | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
14 | Rammechap South | Beni Bahadur Karki | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
15 | Sindhuli | Jeet Bahadur Karki | Nepal Praja Parishad (Acharya) | |
16 | Aiselukharka | Maniram Shastri | Nepali Congress | |
17 | Okhaldhunga | Pesal Kumar Pokharel | Nepali Congress | |
18 | Manebhanjyang | Bal Bahadur Rai | Nepali Congress | |
19 | Bhopjur Central | Khadga Bahadur Karki | Nepali Congress | |
20 | Bhojpur South | Bhudev Rai | Nepali Congress | |
21 | Bhojpur North-East | Devan Singh Rai | Nepali Congress | |
22 | Dhankuta South-West | Lila Nath Dahal | Nepali Congress | |
23 | Dhankuta North-West | Padma Nath Regmi | Nepali Congress | |
24 | Dhankuta North-East | Kulman Ijam Limbu | Nepali Congress | |
25 | Dhankuta East-Central | Premraj Angdembe | Nepali Congress | |
26 | Dhankuta Central | Tejman Tumbahamphe | Nepali Congress | |
27 | Dhankuta South | Dagal Singh Sen Limbu | Nepali Congress | |
28 | Ilam West | Ganesh Prasad Rijal | Nepali Congress | |
29 | Ilam Mid-East | Krishna Bahadur Shakhe | Nepali Congress | |
30 | Jhapa | Fateh Bahadur Budhathoki | Nepali Congress | |
31 | Morang Biratnagar East | Chetulal Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | |
32 | Morang Biratnagar West | Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala | Nepali Congress | |
33 | Morang Biratnagar North-West | Gyan Chandra Sardar | Nepali Congress | |
34 | Udayapur | Ambebar Singh Basnet | Nepali Congress | |
35 | Saptari East | Dugninda Prasad Tharu | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
36 | Saptari Central | Nageshwor Prasad Singh | Nepali Congress | |
37 | Saptari West | Hari Lal Chaudhary | Independent | |
38 | Saptari West Ghanchabar | Surya Nath Das | Nepali Congress | |
39 | Siraha Central | Dev Nath Das | Nepali Congress | |
40 | Siraha West | Madhav Prasad | Nepali Congress | |
41 | Khesrah Mahottari South-East | Saroj Prasad Koirala | Nepali Congress | |
42 | Mahottari North-East | Rudra Prasad Giri | Nepali Congress | |
43 | Janakpur | Mahendra Narayan Nidhi | Nepali Congress | |
44 | Mahottari Praganna East | Ram Narayan Mishra | Nepali Congress | |
45 | Mahottari Pragnna West | Beni Madhav Singh | Nepali Congress | |
46 | Asimau Kodraha | Ram Dular Rae Yadav | Independent | |
47 | Sarlahi West | Nistar Rae | Nepal Praja Parishad (Mishra) | |
48 | Rautahat South-West | Sheikh Idris | Nepal Praja Parishad (Acharya) | |
49 | Rautahat Mid-East | Sheikh Farman | Communist Party of Nepal | |
50 | Rautahat North Dostiya | Hardyal Mahato | Communist Party of Nepal | |
51 | Bara Mid-South | Bhagwat Yadav | Nepali Congress | |
52 | Bara Mid-East | Man Mohan Mishra | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
53 | Bara West–Parsa East | Subarna Shamsher JBR | Nepali Congress | |
54 | Parsa West | Muni Lal Tharu | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
55 | Makawanpur | Tara Prasad Upadhyaya | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
56 | Chitaun Chisapani | Bishwa Bandhu Thapa | Nepali Congress | |
57 | Palhi East | Prithvi Raj Kandel | Nepali Congress | |
58 | Palhi West-Majha Khanda Central | Triveni Kurmi | Samyukta Prajatantra Party | |
59 | Majha Khanda West | Kashi Prasad Shriwastav | Samyukta Prajatantra Party | |
60 | Khajahani East | Basudev Tiwari | Samyukta Prajatantra Party | |
61 | Khajahani West Shivaraj | Shiva Pratap Shah | Nepali Congress | |
62 | Dang | Parshu Narayan Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | |
63 | Banke | Lalit Chand | Nepali Congress | |
64 | Bardiya | Radha Krishna | Nepali Congress | |
65 | Kailali–Kanchanpur | Lokendra Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | |
66 | Dhadeldhura | Dwarika Devi Thakurani | Nepali Congress | |
67 | Baitadi South-East | Durga Datta Joshi | Nepali Congress | |
68 | Baitadi North-West | Krishna Lal Lekhak | Nepali Congress | |
69 | Bajhang | Karna Bahadur Singh | Nepali Congress | |
70 | Tharala Doti North | Navaraj Joshi | Nepali Congress | |
71 | Doti South | Shiva Raj Panta | Nepali Congress | |
72 | Achham–Bajura | Dil Bahadur Budathapa | Nepali Congress | |
73 | Jumla North | Bhim Prasad Shrestha | Independent | |
74 | Jumla South | Jaya Bahadur Mahat Chettri | Independent | |
76 | Dailkeh Central | Bhakta Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress | |
77 | Dailekh East | Nir Bahadur Pachhai | Nepali Congress | |
78 | Salyan North-West | Prakash Bikram Shah | Nepali Congress | |
79 | Salyan Mid-West | Nev Bahadur Malla | Nepali Congress | |
80 | Salyan South-East–Falawang State Dang North-West | Ganesh Kumar Sharma | Nepali Congress | |
81 | Salyan South-East | Judhha Bahadur Khatri | Nepali Congress | |
82 | Salyan North-East | Tek Bahadur Gharti Chhetri | Nepali Congress | |
83 | Pyuthan North-West | Khadananda Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress | |
84 | Pyuthan Mid-East | Anirudra Sharma | Nepali Congress | |
85 | Pyuthan South-East | Purushottam Sharma | Nepali Congress | |
86 | Baglung South-West | Bharat Bam Malla | Nepali Congress | |
87 | Baglung North | Yogendra Man Sherchan | Nepali Congress | |
88 | Baglung South-East | Hari Datta Upadhyaya | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
89 | Gulmi North-East | Giri Prasad Budathoki | Nepali Congress | |
90 | Gulmi North-West | Nilambar Sharma | Nepali Congress | |
91 | Gulmi South-West | Pushkar Nath Pokharel | Nepali Congress | |
92 | Gulmi Mid-East | Kashi Nath Gautam | Nepali Congress | |
93 | Palpa West | Achut Raj Regmi | Nepali Congress | |
94 | Palpa East | Kamal Raj Regmi | Communist Party of Nepal | |
95 | Nuwakot South-East | Jaman Singh Gurung | Nepali Congress | |
96 | Nuwakot South-West | Yem Bahadur Thakuri | Nepali Congress | |
97 | Nuwakot Central | Dik Bahadur Gurung | Nepali Congress | |
98 | Nuwakot North | Dhir Bahadur Gurung | Samyukta Prajatantra Party | |
99 | Pokhara West | Min Bahadur Gurung | Nepali Congress | |
100 | Pokhara Central | Shrikanta Adhikari | Nepali Congress | |
101 | Pokhara North | Narendra Jung Gurung | Nepali Congress | |
102 | Pokhara South-West | Padma Bahadur | Nepali Congress | |
103 | Pokhara South-East | Shribhadra Sharma | Nepali Congress | |
104 | Gorkha North | Bishwa Nath Subedi | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
105 | Gorkha South | Komal Bahadur Kunwar | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
106 | Dhading South | Lalit Bahadur Ghale | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
107 | Dhadhing North | Bharat Shamsher JBR | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
108 | Nuwakot | Dev Bir Pandey | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
109 | Nuwakot South | Bhim Bahadur Karki | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | |
Source: Election Commission [3] |
Constituency | Incumbent MP | Party | Cause of vacation | Elected MP | Party | |||
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# | Name | |||||||
52 | Bara Mid-East | Subarna Shamsher JBR | Nepali Congress | Elected from Bara West–Parsa East | Man Mohan Mishra [4] | Nepal Rastriya Gorkha Parishad | ||
70 | Thalara Doti North | Shiva Raj Panta | Nepali Congress | Elected from Doti South | Navaraj Joshi [5] | Nepali Congress | ||
91 | Gulmi South-West | Subarna Shamsher JBR | Nepali Congress | Elected from Bara West-Parsa East | Pushkar Nath Pokharel [6] | Nepali Congress | ||
75 | Dailekh West | Indra Singh Rawal Chettri | Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | Death |
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