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Description: The article attempts to shed light on elite rank in Nepal. The article discusses the origin of the term elite, which is of French origin, and its use and meaning in different contexts and periods of time. The "elite" is here discussed with a Marxian approach. The article tries to study legislative elite and the Nepalese parliament by examining their class characteristics. The article discusses the role of the ranks from Panchayat to the establishment of Parliament after the 1990 revolution. In the context of Nepal, legislative elite exercise power for their personal ends but also make policies and decisions that carry major consequences in all spheres of society. The article includes a table illustrating the composition of parliament on the basis of gender, marital status of elite in the houses of parliament, religious composition, ethnic/caste structure, age groups of legislative members of the parliament, social condition of upper and lower house members, occupational and professional background of elites, political parties in the house of parliament, and level of education based on the parliament of 1994-1999. The article includes a sketch based on the findings of the study illustarting determinants for legislative elite rank in Nepal. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2006-10-25)

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