1986 Nepalese general election

1986 Nepalese general election

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112 of the 140 seats in the Rastriya Panchayat
57 seats needed for a majority

General elections were held in Nepal on 12 May 1986 to elect members of the Rastriya Panchayat. As political parties were banned at the time, all 1,548 candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 60%.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Independents5,197,953100.00112
Appointees28
Total5,197,953100.00140
Valid votes5,197,95395.28
Invalid/blank votes257,7194.72
Total votes5,455,672100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,044,96660.32
Source: Nohlen et al. IPU

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p634 ISBN 0-19-924958-X