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Political party in Nepal
Communist Party of Nepal (United)
was a
political party
in
Nepal
. In 1991, after the first general election, through the merger of
Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic)
,
Communist Party of Nepal (Burma)
and
Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya)
.
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Both the Burma and Amatya-led factions did however break away from the party soon after the merger. The youth wing of the party was called
Nepal National Youth Federation
. Its trade union wing was called
Nepal Trade Union Federation
.
History
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The general secretary of CPN (United) was
Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar
and the deputy general secretary
Ganesh Shah
.
Following the February 1, 2005 royal take-over in
Nepal
, both Manandhar and Shah were arrested. In 2005 the party merged with the
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)
and formed the
Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)
.
[2]
Electoral performance
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Election
|
Leader
|
Votes
|
Seats
|
Position
|
Resulting government
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
1994
|
Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar
|
29,273
|
0.38
|
|
10th
|
CPN (UML)
|
1999
|
Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar
|
4,715
|
0.05
|
|
18th
|
Congress
|
See also
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References
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