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1986 Nepalese general election

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General elections were held in Nepal on 12 May 1986. As political parties were banned at the time, all 1,548 candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 60.3%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Independents 5,197,953 100 112
Appointees 28
Invalid/blank votes 257,719
Total 5,455,672 100 140
Source: Nohlen et al. IPU

References

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