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1981 Nepalese General Election
General elections were held in Nepal on 9 May 1981 to elect members of the Rastriya Panchayat. 80% of the seats were elected through adult universal suffrage; this was the first election through universal suffrage held in Nepal in 22 years. However, List of political parties in Nepal, political parties were banned at the time, and the main underground opposition forces (the Nepali Congress and various communism, communist groups) called for a boycott of the election.Shaha, Rishikesh. ''Politics in Nepal 1980-1990''. New Delhi: Manohar Publications, 1990. p. 106-107. Background In 1980, a 1980 Nepalese governmental system referendum, referendum to continue the Panchayat (Nepal), Panchayat system was held and approved. In December, an amendment to the Constitution of Nepal, constitution was passed by King Birendra of Nepal, Birendra creating direct elections and allowing for the election of the prime minister. The election were the first to be held after the constitutional amendment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India in the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the largest city. The name "Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |