Rastriya Panchayat
Rastriya Panchayat was the official legislature during the Panchayat regime of Nepal that effectively functioned from 1960 to 1990. 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 and replaced by a bicameral legislature with a fully elected House of Representatives.Speakers 1963-1990
- Biswa Bandhu Thapa, April 1963 - ?
- Rajeshwor Devkota, ? - 1965 - 1966 - ?
- Lalit Chand, June 1968 - 1970 - ?
- Ram Hari Sharma, ? - 1971 - ?
- Rajeshwor Devkota, ? - March 1972
- Nagendra Prasad Rijal, 1972 - 1973
- Nain Bahadur Swanr, ? - 1974 - 1975 - ?
- Ram Hari Sharma, June 1976 - 1979 - ?
- Lokendra Bahadur Chand, 1980 - 1981
- Marich Man Singh Shrestha, 1981 - 1985
- Tulsi Giri, ? - 1986
- Nava Raj Subedi, ? - 1986 - 1989 - ?
- Parashuram Rai, acting for Subedi, 1986 - 1988 - ?
Source:Some notable Rastriya Panchayat members