1959 Nepalese general election
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General elections were held in Nepal on 18 February 1959.[1] 109 members were elected using the single-member plurality system.[2] The result was a victory for the Nepali Congress, which won 74 of the 109 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 42.0%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | 666,898 | 37.2 | 74 |
| Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad | 305,118 | 17.1 | 19 |
| Samyukta Prajatantra Party | 177,408 | 9.9 | 5 |
| Nepal Communist Party | 129,142 | 7.2 | 4 |
| Prajatantrik Mahasabha | 59,896 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Nepal Praja Parishad (Mishra) | 59,820 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Nepal Praja Parishad (Acharya) | 53,038 | 3.0 | 2 |
| Tarai Congress | 36,107 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Nepali Rastriya Congress | 12,707 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Independents | 291,247 | 16.3 | 4 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 1,791,381 | 100 | 109 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p629 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlen et al., p624
- ^ Nohlen et al., p654
