Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) (1991–2005)

Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) was a Nepalese political party. It was formed on November 1, 1991 by a group of former leaders of the original Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) that had been expelled from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). Initially it was known as Communist Party of Nepal (15 September 1949), but it took the name 'Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)' after approximately one year of existence.

Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)

नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (मार्क्सवादी)
Founded1991
Dissolved2005
Split fromCPN (Marxist)
Succeeded byCPN (United Marxist)
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Political positionFar-left

Prabhunaryan Chaudhary was the chairman of the party.

History

Ahead of the 1992 elections to local bodies CPN (15 September 1949) took part in forming a front together with the Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal, Nepal Workers Peasants Party, Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) and Nepal Communist League.[1]

In the 1994 elections it had 49 candidates and polled 0.39% of the votes nationwide. In the 1999 general elections it had 28 candidates. The party got 0.094% of the votes nationwide. The students wing of the party was called Nepal Progressive Students Union and its trade union was the Nepal Trade Union Centre (NTUC).

On April 6 a major chunk of its membership (5 153) joined CPN (UML).

In 2005 the party merged with the Communist Party of Nepal (United) and formed the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist).[2]

Electoral performance

Election Leader Votes Seats Position Resulting government
# % #
1994 Prabhunaryan Chaudhary 29,571 0.39
0 / 205
9th CPN (UML)
1999 Prabhunaryan Chaudhary 7,654 0.09
0 / 205
13th Congress

See also

References

  1. Hoftun, Martin, William Raeper and John Whelpton. People, politics and ideology: Democracy and Social Change in Nepal. Kathmandu: Mandala Book Point, 1999. p. 190
  2. "International Nepal Solidarity Network » New Party CPN (United-Marxist) created". Archived from the original on 2005-12-18. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
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