1981 Nepalese general election
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112 of the 140 seats in the Rastriya Panchayat 57 seats needed for a majority | ||
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| Turnout | 52.2% | |
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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, political parties were banned at the time, and the main underground opposition forces (the Nepali Congress and various communist groups) called for a boycott of the election.