Dolakha 1 (constituency) explained

Dolakha 1
Type:Parliamentary
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Bagmati Province
Region Label:District
Region:Dolakha District
Year:1991
Party:Nepal Communist Party
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Parbat Gurung

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

Incorporated areas

Dolakha 1 incorporates the entirety of Dolakha District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Indra Bahadur KhadkaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994Bhim Bahadur TamangNepali Congress
1999Pashupati ChaulagainCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008Devi KhadkaCPN (Maoist)
January 2009UCPN (Maoist)
2013Parbat GurungCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022Ganga KarkiCPN (Maoist Centre)

1(A)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Bishal KhadkaCPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party

1(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Pashupati ChaulagainCPN (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)Parbat Gurung55,457
Nepali CongressRudra Bahadur Khadka24,813
Others2,168
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission
1(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist Centre)Bishal Khadka28,350
Nepali CongressBarma Lama12,956
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Shiva Prasad Shivakoti1,285
Others783
Invalid votes1,860
ResultMaoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission
1(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Pashupati Chaulagain23,058
Nepali CongressKeshav Raj Chaulagain10,880
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Lal Kumar K.C.3,404
Mongol National OrganisationSang Thulan Sherpa1,045
Others654
Invalid votes2,848
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Parbat Gurung16,281
Nepali CongressJip Chhirring Lama12,298
UCPN (Maoist)Bishal Khadka9,078
Others2,209
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist)Devi Khadka22,182
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Pashupati Chaulagain12,805
Nepali CongressBhim Bahadur Tama12,702
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Baikuntha Prasad Bhandari1,520
Others1,732
ResultMaoist gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Pashupati Chaulagain20,243
Nepali CongressBhim Bahadur Tamang15,093
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Mahendra Bahadur Karki5,059
Others448
Invalid Votes905
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressBhim Bahadur Tamang16,673
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ananda Pokharel15,790
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyRam Prasad Upreti4,720
IndependentBal Bahadur K.C.640
ResultCongress gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Indra Bahadur Khadka18,376
Nepali CongressBhim Bahadur Tamang11,606
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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