1959 in Nepal

The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Kingdom of Nepal.

← 1958 1957 1956 1959 in Nepal → 1960 1961 1962
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1959 · Timeline of Nepalese history

Incumbents

• Monarch: Mahendra
• Prime Minister: Subarna Shamsher Rana (until 27 May), Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (starting 27 May)
• Chief Justice: Anirudra Prasad Singh (until 29 June)

Events

February

• February 18 - Elections were held in Nepal for the first time its history, as voters chose candidates for 18 of the 109 lower house seats, with the remainder to be chosen on eight other days.^[1]