Dang 1 (constituency) explained

Dang 1
Type:Parliamentary
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Lumbini Province
Region Label:District
Region:Dang District
Year:1991
Party:CPN (Unified Socialist)
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Metmani Chaudhary

Dang 1 one of three parliamentary constituencies of Dang District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Incorporated areas

Dang 1 incorporates Gadhawa Rural Municipality, Rapti Rural Municipality, Rajpur Rual Municipality, Lamahi Municipality, and wards 1–3 and 5 of Ghorahi Sub-metropolitan City.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Hari Prasad ChaudharyNepali Congress
1999Khum Bahadur Khadka
2008Indrajit TharuCPN (Maoist)
January 2009UCPN (Maoist)
2013Parbati D.C. ChaudharyNepali Congress
2017Metmani ChaudharyCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
August 2021CPN (Unified Socialist)

1(A)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Indrajit TharuCPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party

1(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Rewati Raman SharmaCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Metmani Chaudhary37,908
Nepali CongressSushila Chaudhary24,074
Rastriya JanamorchaKapil Dev Khanal3,784
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Rekha K.C.2,012
Others1,802
Invalid votes4,004
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
1(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist Centre)Indrajit Tharu17,285
Nepali CongressPradeep Thapa11,392
Rastriya JanamorchaJagat Prasad Pokharel4,958
CPN (Marxist-Leninist)Sabita G.C. Pandey1,212
Others970
Invalid votes2,695
ResultMaoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission
1(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rewati Raman Sharma19,354
Nepali CongressJanaki Lal Basnet12,753
Others2,187
Invalid votes1,801
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressParbati D.C. Chaudhary8,719
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rewati Raman Sharma Ghimire7,075
UCPN (Maoist)Narayani Sharma5,608
Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)Birendra Kumar Chaudhary4,649
IndependentLila Ram Khanal1,953
Rastriya JanamorchaOm Bahadur K.C.1,008
Others3,954
ResultCongress gain
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist)Indrajit Tharu18,093
Nepali CongressKhum Bahadur Khadka10,175
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rewati Raman Sharma Ghimire4,692
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Tilak Ram Basnet2,809
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya ManchYogendra Tharu Chaudhary2,769
Others2,721
Invalid votes2,105
ResultMaoist gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressKhum Bahadur Khadka27,865
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyParshu Narayan Chaudhary9,159
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Saraswati Gautam5,021
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Khem Narayan Chaudhary1,684
Rastriya JanamorchaRashmi Raj Nepali1,356
Others587
Invalid votes1,539
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressHari Prasad Chaudhary12,333
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyParshu Narayan Chaudhary11,024
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bhagwati Chaudhary7,044
IndependentRashmi Raj Nepali1,605
Others314
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressHari Prasad Chaudhary16,435
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)12,535
ResultCongress gain
Source: http://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1991_constituency_results_english.pdf

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies. en. 2018-04-25.
  2. Web site: 2015-03-25. Nepalnews.com – News from Nepal as it happens. 2020-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20150325225411/http://vote.nepalnews.com/election/pages/bhaktapur.php#top. 2015-03-25.
  3. Web site: 2009-10-03. Ca Election report. 2020-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20091003184536/http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php. 2009-10-03.
  4. Web site: 2008-01-24. Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates. 2020-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20080124110554/http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php. 2008-01-24.
  5. Web site: Election Results'99. 2020-11-15. nepalresearch.org.

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