Ilam 1 (constituency) explained

Ilam 1
Type:Parliamentary
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Koshi Province
Region Label:District
Region:Ilam District
Year:1991
Party:CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Mahesh Basnet
Blank1 Name:Koshi MPA 1(A)
Blank1 Info:Khinu Langwa Limbu (US)
Blank2 Name:Koshi MPA 1(B)
Blank2 Info:Shamsher Rai (NC)

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

Incorporated areas

Ilam 1 incorporates Sandakpur Rural Municipality, Maijogmai Rural Municipality, Rong Rural Municipality, Suryodaya Municipality, wards 10, 13 and 14 of Ilam Municipality and wards 1–5, 9 and, 10 of Mai Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Koshi Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Jhala Nath KhanalCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1999Benup Raj PrasaiNepali Congress
2008Jhala Nath KhanalCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
August 2021CPN (Unified Socialist)
2022Mahesh BasnetCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

1(A)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Khinu Langwa (Limbu)CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
August 2021CPN (Unified Socialist)

1(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Kaji Man KagateCPN (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)Jhala Nath Khanal36,805
Nepali CongressBhupendra Kattel19,638
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalSubas Rai2,059
Mongol National OrganisationSurya Kumar Gurung1,710
Others1,902
Invalid votes2,365
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission
1(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Khinu Langwa (Limbu)18,686
Nepali CongressDevendra Kumar Rai9,327
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalLasang Tamang1,148
Mongol National OrganisationAmumam Raj Matrehang1,136
Others1,395
Invalid votes1,003
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
1(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Kaji Man Kagate17,986
Nepali CongressDurga Kumar Baral10,021
Others2,635
Invalid votes1,064
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Jhala Nath Khanal17,342
Nepali CongressHimalaya Karmacharya15,527
Federal Socialist Party, NepalDevendra Kumar Rai4,529
UCPN (Maoist)Yuba Kumar Paudel4,420
Others2,423
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Jhala Nath Khanal17,655
Nepali CongressBenup Raj Prasai13,774
CPN (Maoist)Surya Prakash Bala10,917
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyLila Devi Shrestha2,167
Others2,040
Invalid votes2,086
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressBenup Raj Prasai18,608
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Jhala Nath Khanal18,502
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyGanesh Rasik Rai1,919
Others1,715
Invalid Votes758
ResultCongress gain
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Jhala Nath Khanal14,383
Nepali CongressToya Nath Bhattarai14,173
IndependentGopal Gurung1,611
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyChandra Kant Bhat Rai1,428
Rastriya Janamukti PartyChanra Bahadur Thulung1,030
Others508
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Jhala Nath Khanal25,540
Nepali CongressToya Nath Bhattarai19,270
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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