Table 9.4 Presence (percentage) of different groups in leadership positions in Nepal, 1999

		Dominant groups		Marginalized groups
		Bahun/ Chhetri	Newar	Madhesi	Janajati	Dalit	Other	No. of individuals
1	Court	77	13.6	7. 6	1.7	0	0	235
2	Constitutional bodies	56	24	12	2.8	0	0	25
3	Cabinet	62.5	9.4	15.6	12.5	0	0	32
4	Parliament	60	7. 6	17.4	13.6	1.5	0	265
5	Public administration	77.6	17.6	3.7	1.2	0	0	245
6	Party leadership	58.8	10.9	15.8	15.2	0	0	165
7	Local elected bodies	55.5	15.7	16.2	12	0	0	191
8	Commerce and industry	16.7	47.6	35.7	0	0	0	42
9	Educational arena	77.3	11.3	7. 2	2.1	1	1	97
10	Cultural arena	69.1	17.9	0	4.9	0	0	123
11	Science/technology	58.1	29	9.7	3.2	0	0	62
12	Civil society leadership	75.9	14.8	7. 4	1.9	0	0	54
	Total	66.5	15.2	11.2	7. 1	0.3	1
	Population %	31.6	5.6	30.9	22.2	8.7	1
	Difference with population %	+34.9	+9.6	–19.7	–15.1	–8.4	–1

Note: Although Newars are officially included in the Janajati category, in practice their “advanced” position, as the inhabitants of the capital with a higher HDI than any group in the country, makes it sensible to treat them separately.

Source: Neupane, Govinda, Nepalko Jatiya Prashna (The Caste/Ethnicity Question in Nepal) (Kathmandu: Centre for Development Studies, 2000)