Rastriya Panchayat
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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.
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Rastriya Panchayat राष्ट्रिय पञ्चायत | |
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Kingdom of Nepal | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Established | 1962 |
Disbanded | 1990 |
Preceded by | Parliament of Nepal |
Succeeded by | Parliament of Nepal |
Seats | 124 |
Meeting place | |
Gallery Baithak, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu | |
Constitution | |
Constitution of Nepal 1962 |
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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).