Rastriya Panchayat

राष्ट्रिय पञ्चायत
Kingdom of Nepal
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Established1962
Disbanded1990
Preceded byParliament of Nepal
Succeeded byParliament of Nepal
Seats124
Meeting place
Gallery Baithak, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
Gallery Baithak
Constitution
Constitution of Nepal 1962

Rastriya Panchayat was the official legislature (parliament) during the Panchayat regime of Nepal that effectively functioned from 1960 to 1990.[1] Its head office was at the "Gallery Baithak" in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu. In the 1980s, it consisted of more than 120 members among which 105 members were directly elected by the people, while the king was to nominate 20 percent of its members, i.e. 19 members were nominated by the monarch.

The Rastriya Panchayat was dissolved by King Birendra after the People's Movement I in 1990[2] and replaced by a bicameral legislature with a fully elected House of Representatives (Nepali: Pratinidhi Sabha).

Speakers 1963-1990

Speaker / Chairman Took office Left office Notes
Biswa Bandhu Thapa April 1963 July 1964 [3][4]
Rajeshwor Devkota ? - 1965 July 1966 - ? [5]
Narendra Kumar Pradhan ? - 1967 1967 - ? acting[6]
Nagendra Prasad Rijal ? - September 1967 June 1968 [7]
Lalit Chand June 1968 1970 [7]
Ram Hari Sharma 1970 1971 [8]
Rajeshwor Devkota 1971 March 1972 [9]
Nagendra Prasad Rijal 1972 July 1973 [10]
Dambar Bahadur Basnet July 1973 1974 acting[10]
Nain Bahadur Swanr 1974 1975 - ? also spelt Nain Bahadur Swar[11][12]
Ram Hari Sharma June 1976 1979 - ? [13]
Lokendra Bahadur Chand 1980 1981 [14]
Marich Man Singh Shrestha 1981 1985
Tulsi Giri ? 1986 [15]
Nava Raj Subedi 1986 1990 [16][17]
Parashuram Rai 1986 1988 - ? acting for Subedi[18]

Source:[19]

Some notable Rastriya Panchayat members

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Preservation through digitisation of rare negatives and photographs from Nepal (EAP166)". Endangered Archives Programme. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nepal: CA body similar to last Rastriya Panchayat, claims Dahal".
  3. ↑ Thapa, Hari Bahadur. "Ambitious and guileful Mahendra". The Annapurna Express.
  4. ↑ Joshi, Bhuwan Lal; Rose, Leo E. "Democratic Innocations in Nepal". University of California Press.
  5. ↑ "Nepal Press Digest". Regmi Research Project. 1966.
  6. ↑ "Political Handbook and Atlas of the World". Harper & Row. 1967.
  7. 1 2 "Inter-parliamentary Bulletin: Official Publication of the Bureau of the Inter-parliamentary Union". The Bureau. 1968.
  8. ↑ Analyses, Institute for Defence Studies and (1972). "Annual Review".
  9. ↑ "Inter-parliamentary Bulletin: Official Publication of the Bureau of the Inter-parliamentary Union". The Bureau. 1971.
  10. 1 2 "Inter-parliamentary Bulletin: Official Publication of the Bureau of the Inter-parliamentary Union". The Bureau. 1971.
  11. ↑ "Bulletin of the Inter-parliamentary Union". The Union. 1974.
  12. ↑ "Nepal Press Report". Regmi Research Project. July 20, 1975 – via Google Books.
  13. ↑ "Nepal Press Digest". Regmi Research Project. July 20, 1976 – via Google Books.
  14. ↑ "Inter-parliamentary Bulletin: Official Publication of the Bureau of the Inter-parliamentary Union". The Bureau. 1980.
  15. ↑ "Tulsi Giri, who defended monarchy and betrayed Congress, dies at 93". kathmandupost.com.
  16. ↑ Vaidya, Ratnakamala (2001). "Nepal in Political Crisis". Systematic Printing Service.
  17. ↑ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1990Mar-Dec". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/osu.32435083692814.
  18. ↑ "Nepal Press Digest". Regmi Research Project. July 20, 1986 – via Google Books.
  19. ↑ Whelpton, John (February 17, 2005). A History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521804707 – via Google Books.
  20. ↑ "Dirgha Raj Prasai". www.facebook.com.
  21. ↑ "Dirgha Raj Prasai". www.facebook.com.
  22. ↑ "The View Points" (PDF).
  23. ↑ "Political Events from 2017 BS to 2036 BS".
  24. ↑ "Dambar Bam".
  25. ↑ "Nepali Congress".
  26. ↑ "A gentle revolutionary".
  27. ↑ "Constitution by May 28 is getting doubtful: Dr Lohani".
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