The Constitution

Constitution of Nepal

Nepal is governed under the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007. It came into force on January 15, 2007. the Interim Constitution was drafted by a committee headed by the late Justice Laxman Prasad Aryal...

 of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

 provides for a multi-party system

Multi-party system

A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition, e.g.The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the United Kingdom formed in 2010. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally...

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Parties represented in the Constituent Assembly

Nepalese Constituent Assembly

The Nepalese Constituent Assembly is a unicameral body of 601 members formed as a result of the Constituent Assembly election that was held on April 10, 2008. The Constituent Assembly is tasked with writing a new constitution, and it will act as the interim legislature for a term of two years...

1.*Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (239)

2.*Nepali Congress

Nepali Congress

The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...

 (113)

3.*Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)

Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)

The Communist Party of Nepal , also known as CPN-UML, CPN, is one of the largest communist parties in Nepal. It was created on January 6, 1991 through the unification of the Communist Party of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal...

 (109)

4.*Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal

Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal

Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal or Madhesi People's Rights Forum, Nepal is a political party in Nepal. It was initially not a political party as such, but a political advocacy movement demanding ethnic self determination rights with the formation of a Madhes autonomous region, an election system...

 (28)

5.*Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum Democratic (25)

6.*Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party

Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party

Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party is a political party in Nepal, formed by former Minister for Science and Technology and Nepali Congress leader Mahantha Thakur. The foundation of the party was announced on December 27, 2007. The party has four members in the interim parliament .On December 31,...

 (12)

7.*Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party Nepal (9)

8.*Sadbhavana Party

Sadbhavana Party

Sadbhavana Party is a political party in Nepal. The party emerged out of a major split in the Nepal Sadbhavana Party in the summer of 2007. Initially the party also used the name 'Nepal Sadbhavana Party ', but the party was not recognised by the Election Commission of Nepal by that name...

 (9)

9.*Rastriya Prajatantra Party (8)

10*Communist Party of Nepal (United)

Communist Party of Nepal (United)

Communist Party of Nepal was a political party in Nepal. In 1991, after the first general election, through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal , Communist Party of Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal...

 (5)

11.*Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal

Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal

Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal is a Right-wing, Conservative, and royalist, political party in Nepal, a splinter group of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party....

 (4)

12.*Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)

Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) (2002)

Communist Party of Nepal , a political party in Nepal formed by C.P. Mainali when the CPN reunified with Communist Party of Nepal...

 (4)

13.*Communist Party of Nepal Marxist-Leninist (Samajbadi)

Communist Party of Nepal Marxist-Leninist (Samajbadi)

The Communist Party of Nepal Marxist-Leninist is a political party in Nepal. The party was founded on August 6, 2010, through a split in the Communist Party of Nepal . Four of the Constituent Assembly members of CPN joined the new party; Ganesh Chaudhary, Sharada Nepali, Tilak Bahadur Thapa Magar...

 (4)

14.*Nepal Workers Peasants Party

Nepal Workers Peasants Party

Nepal Workers Peasants Party is a communist political party in Nepal. The party president is Narayan Man Bijukchhe alias 'Comrade Rohit'. NWPP has a strong base in the Bhaktapur area, but limited presence otherwise...

 (4)

15.*Rastriya Janamorcha

Rastriya Janamorcha

Rastriya Janamorcha is a political party in Nepal. RJM emerged out of a split in the Janamorcha Nepal in 2006. Initially it retained the name JMN.The organisation is the legal front of the Communist Party of Nepal led by Mohan Bikram Singh....

 (4)

15.*Rastriya Janshakti Party (3)

17.*Communist Party of Nepal (Unified) (2)

18.*Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi)

Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi)

Nepal Sadbhavana Party is a political party in Nepal. The party was formed in March 2003 by Anandidevi Singh in March 2003, after the Nepal Sadbhavana Party chairman Badri Prasad Mandal had joined the government installed by King Gyanendra...

 (2)

19.*Nepali Janata Dal

Nepali Janata Dal

Nepali Janata Dal is a political party in Nepal. The party was established in 1995 as the United People's Party. The party identifies itself as progressive, nationalist and socialist....

 (2)

20.*Rastriya Janamukti Party

Rastriya Janamukti Party

Rastriya Janamukti Party is a political party in Nepal. The party was formed in 1990 by the Janjati leader , M. S. Thapa Magar and Gore Bahadur Khapangi as the Nepal Rastriya Janamukti Morcha , following the Jana Andolan...

 (2)

21.*Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch

Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch

Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. The party was formed through the coming together of 12 different janajati organisations.The party agitates for the...

 (2)

22.*Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal

Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal

Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal is a political party in Nepal. The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election...

 (1)

23.*Dalit Janajati Party

Dalit Janajati Party

Dalit Janajati Party is a political party in Nepal. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the party won 1 seat through the Proportional Representation vote.The party is a continuent of the Federal Republic National Front....

 (1)

24.*Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal

Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal

Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal is a political party in Nepal. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the party won 1 seat through the Proportional Representation vote. The party nominated Tara Chandra Chaudhari as its representative in the Assembly....

 (1)

25*Nepal Parivar Dal (1)

26*Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party, Nepal

Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party, Nepal

Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party Nepal is a political party in Nepal. The party was founded by former CPN MP Prem Bahadur Singh, after he was expelled from the party for supporting monarchy....

 (1)

Minor parties

• Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)
  Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)
  Communist Party of Nepal is a political party in Nepal, formed on September 15, 2005 through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal...
  
  
• Hariyali Nepal Party
  Hariyali Nepal Party
  Hariyali Nepal Party is a royalist political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election...
  
  
• Hindu Prajatantrik Party
  Hindu Prajatantrik Party
  Hindu Prajatantrik Party is a political party in Nepal. The goal of this party is to strive to establish Nepal as a Hindu republic.The party registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. and filed a list of candidates for the proportional...
  
  
• Janamukti Party Nepal
  Janamukti Party Nepal
  Janamukti Party Nepal is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Liberal Samajbadi Party
  Liberal Samajbadi Party
  Liberal Samajbadi Party is a political party in Nepal. The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• League Nepal Shanti Ekta Party
  League Nepal Shanti Ekta Party
  League Nepal Shanti Ekta Party is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Loktantrik janata Party Nepal
• Lok Kalayankari Janata Party Nepal
• Mongol National Organisation
  Mongol National Organisation
  Mongol National Organisation is a political party in Nepal. Unlike most other janajati movements, MNO emphazises racial identity rather than ethnicity. The party claims to work for the interests of the 'Mongol' racial groups in Nepal, and that the Mongols are oppressed by 'Aryans' in Nepal...
  
  
• Muskan Sena Nepal Party
  Muskan Sena Nepal Party
  Muskan Sena Nepal Party is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Nawa Janabadi Morcha
  Nawa Janabadi Morcha
  Nawa Janabadi Morcha is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election.Nawa Janabadi Morcha demands autonomy for Madhes and a federal set-up....
  
  
• Nawa Nepal Prajatantrik Dal
  Nawa Nepal Prajatantrik Dal
  Nawa Nepal Prajatantrik Dal is a political party in Nepal. The party got 3016 votes in the Proportional Representation vote in the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, being the least voted party in the election...
  
  
• Nepal Bahudal Party
  Nepal Bahudal Party
  Nepal Bahudal Party is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Nepal Communist Party (Marxist)
• Nepal Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Center)
• Nepal Co-operative Party
  Nepal Co-operative Party
  Nepal Co-operative Party is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. The party supports the formation of rural cooperatives....
  
  
• Nepal Dalit Shramik Morcha
  Nepal Dalit Shramik Morcha
  Nepal Dalit Shramik Morcha is a political party in Nepal, founded by Ruplal Bishvakarma. The party took part in the 1999 election, campaigning for rights for lower caste people...
  
  
• Nepal Jagriti Dal
  Nepal Jagriti Dal
  Nepal Jagriti Dal is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Nepal Janabhavana Party
  Nepal Janabhavana Party
  Nepal Janabhavana Party is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Nepal Janasangh Party
  Nepal Janasangh Party
  Nepal Janasangh Party is a royalist political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Nepal Janata Party
  Nepal Janata Party
  Nepal Janata Party is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Nepal Jansangh Party
• Nepal Prajatantrik Yuba Party
  Nepal Prajatantrik Yuba Party
  Nepal Prajatantrik Yuba Party is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Nepal Rastriya Bikas Party
  Nepal Rastriya Bikas Party
  Nepal Rastriya Bikas Party is a political party in Nepal, led by Takashi Miyahara....
  
  
• Nepal Rastriya Janakalayan Party
  Nepal Rastriya Janakalayan Party
  Nepal Rastriya Janakalayan Party is a political party in Nepal. The party contested three First Past the Post constituencies in 2008 Constituent Assembly election. Ram Sharan Paswan, 62 years old, contested the Saptari-2 seat and got 30 votes. Khusilal Yadav, 62 years old, contested the Saptari-3 ...
  
  
• Nepal Rastriya Loktantrik Dal
  Nepal Rastriya Loktantrik Dal
  Nepal Rastriya Loktantrik Dal is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Nepal Samata Party
  Nepal Samata Party
  Nepal Samata Party is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. It was led by Narayan Singh Pun, but after Pun's death the chairmanship has been taken over by Pasang Goparma Sharma. Moti Prasad Rana...
  
  
• Nepal Samyabadi Dal
  Nepal Samyabadi Dal
  Nepal Samyabadi Dal is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Nepal Shanti Kshetra Parishad
  Nepal Shanti Kshetra Parishad
  Nepal Shanti Kshetra Parishad is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Nepal Sukumbasi Party (Loktantrik)
  Nepal Sukumbasi Party (Loktantrik)
  Nepal Sukumbasi Party is a political party in Nepal. The party seeks to represent squatters.In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the party presented 11 candidates in the First Past the Post system and a list of 58 names for the Proportional Representation vote. The party got 1459 votes in...
  
  
• Nepali Congress (Rastrabadi)
  Nepali Congress (Rastrabadi)
  Nepali Congress is a political party in Nepal. The party was founded in 2005 by Durga Pokharel and Prakash Koirala. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Nepali Janatantra Party
• Nepali Rastriya Janabhavana Party
  Nepali Rastriya Janabhavana Party
  Nepali Rastriya Janabhavana Party is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election.The party forms part of the Samyukta Samabeshi Morcha....
  
  
• Prajatantrik Janamukti Party
  Prajatantrik Janamukti Party
  Prajatantrik Janamukti Party is a political party in Nepal, led by Gore Bahadur Khapangi . The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election.The party seeks to establish a system of proportional representation based on ethnicity....
  
  
• Prajatantrik Shanti Party
  Prajatantrik Shanti Party
  Prajatantrik Shanti Party is a political party in Nepal. The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Rastrabadi Ekta Party
  Rastrabadi Ekta Party
  Rashtrabadi Ekta Party is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Rastrabadi Milan Kendra Nepal Dal
• Rastrabadi Yuba Morcha
  Rastrabadi Yuba Morcha
  Rashtrabadi Yuba Morcha is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Rastriya Bikas Party
  Rastriya Bikas Party
  Rastriya Bikas Party is a political party in Nepal, formed by elements of the erstwhile panchayat system. The party chair, Dr. Asarphi Shah, was appointed assistant minister for local development, in 2002. The party took part in the 2006 municipal polls. The party is registered with the Election...
  
  
• Rastriya Jan Prajatantrik Party
• Rastriya Janata Dal
  Rastriya Janata Dal
  Rastriya Janata Dal is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal
  Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal
  Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Samajbadi Party Nepal
  Samajbadi Party Nepal
  Samajbadi Party Nepal is a political party in Nepal, led by Salim Miya Ansari. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election....
  
  
• Sa-Shakti Nepal
  Sa-Shakti Nepal
  Sa-Shakti Nepal is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. The party works for introducing a 50 percent representation for women quota, formation of cooperatives invillages and employment for women....
  
  
• Shanti Party Nepal
  Shanti Party Nepal
  Shanti Party Nepal is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. The party wants to proclaim Nepal as a Hindu state....
  
  
• Shivasena Nepal Party
• Tamsalin Nepal Rastriya Dal

See also

• List of political parties registered ahead of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008
• List of political parties registered ahead of the 2006 Nepalese municipal election
• Politics of Nepal
  Politics of Nepal
  The politics of Nepal function within a framework of a republic with a multi-party system.Currently, the position of President is occupied by Ram Baran Yadav. The position of Prime Minister is held by Dr. Baburam Bhattarai...
  
  
• List of political parties by country

External links

• List of parties at the Electoral Commission of Nepal