1986 Nepalese general election

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12 May 1986

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

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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%.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Independents	5,197,953	100.00	112
Appointees				28
Total		5,197,953	100.00	140

Valid votes		5,197,953	95.28
Invalid/blank votes		257,719	4.72
Total votes		5,455,672	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		9,044,966	60.32
Source: Nohlen et al. IPU

References

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

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