Dhankuta 1 (constituency) explained

Dhankuta 1
Type:Parliamentary
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Province No. 1
Region Label:District
Region:Dhankuta District
Year:1991
Party:Nepal Communist Party
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Blank1 Name:Member of the Provincial Assembly
Blank1 Info:Niran Rai, CPN (UML)
Blank2 Name:Member of the Provincial Assembly
Blank2 Info:Indra Mani Parajuli, CPN (UML)

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

Incorporated areas

Dhankuta 1 incorporates the entirety of Dhankuta District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Rakam ChemjongCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
March 1998CPN (Marxist–Leninist)
1999Durga LinkhaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008Hem Raj BhandariCPN (Maoist)
January 2009UCPN (Maoist)
2013Tika Ram Chemjong LimbuCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017Rajendra Kumar Rai
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

1(A)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Niran RaiCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

1(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Indra Mani ParajuliCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

1(B)

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rajendra Kumar Rai37,333
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic)Sunil Bahadur Thapa26,874
Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist)Subhan Singh Rai1,390
Others967
Invalid votes3,716
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission
1(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Niran Rai20,088
Nepali CongressManohar Narayan Shrestha13,442
Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist)Gyan Bahadur Bistta1,117
Others855
Invalid votes1,770
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
1(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Indra Mani Parajuli20,652
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalArjun Thapa8,231
Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist)Dajanbo Sherpa1,921
Others648
Invalid votes1,453
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Tika Ram Chemjong Limbu10,953
Nepali CongressAjit Narayan Singh Thapa7,448
UCPN (Maoist)Hem Raj Bhandari4,797
Federal Socialist Party, NepalRakam Chemjong4,594
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyDharma Dhoj Rai2,048
Others1,250
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist)Hem Raj Bhandari17,202
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rakam Chemjong11,174
Nepali CongressManohar Narayan Shrestha6,129
Others2,049
Invalid votes1,386
ResultMaoist gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Durga Linkha15,512
Nepali CongressHari Kumar Rai11,207
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Rakam Chemjong4,685
Rastriya Prajatantra PartySantosh Kumar Phago2,880
Others1,233
Invalid Votes727
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rakam Chemjong12,574
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyMohan Pokharel9,737
Nepali CongressHari Kumar Rai8,209
Rastriya Janamukti PartyBhim Bahadur Limbu643
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rakam Chemjong17,610
Nepali CongressJanak Singh Limbu7,890
ResultCPN (UML) 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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