General elections were held in

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 mai ...

on 12 May 1986 to elect members of the

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. As political parties were banned at the time, all 1,548 candidates ran as independents.

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was 60.3%.

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, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p634

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1986 elections in Nepal General elections in Nepal

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Non-partisan elections

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