Jhapa 1 (constituency) explained

Jhapa 1
Type:Parliamentary
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Koshi Province
Region Label:District
Region:Jhapa District
Year:1991
Party:Nepali Congress
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Bishwa Prakash Sharma
Blank1 Name:Koshi MPA 1(A)
Blank1 Info:Gopal Tamang (NC)
Blank2 Name:Koshi MPA 1(B)
Blank2 Info:Sabina Bajagain (RPP)

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

Incorporated areas

Jhapa 1 incorporates Mechinagar Municipality, ward 9 and 10 of Bhadrapur Municipality and wards 4–7 of Buddhashanti Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Drona Prasad AcharyaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994 by-electionKrishna Prasad SitaulaNepali Congress
1994Pushpa Raj PokharelCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1999Krishna Prasad SitaulaNepali Congress
2008Dharma Prasad GhimireCPN (Maoist)
January 2009UCPN (Maoist)
2013Rabin KoiralaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017Surendra Kumar KarkiCPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Maoist Centre)
2022Bishwa Prakash SharmaNepali Congress

1(A)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Shri Prasad MainaliCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022Gopal TamangNepali Congress

1(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Gopal Chandra BudhathokiCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022Sabina BhajgaiRastriya Prajatantra Party

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

1(B)

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist Centre)Surendra Kumar Karki36,173
Nepali CongressBIshwa Prakash Sharma33,310
Mongol National OrganisationSantosh Tamang1,389
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalBhakta Bahadur Limbu1,044
Others483
Invalid votes2,667
ResultMaoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission
1(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Shri Prasad Mainali22,972
Nepali CongressKeshav Raj Pandey17,240
Mongol National OrganisationBhaskar Rai1,153
Others2,475
Invalid votes1,509
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
1(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Gopal Chandra Budhathoki17,839
Nepali CongressAshok Kumar Pokharel9,978
Others1,791
Invalid votes933
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rabin Koirala17,229
Nepali CongressBishwa Prakash Sharma16,540
UCPN (Maoist)Bodh Raj Dahal6,858
Federal Socialist Party, NepalDhan Prasad Gurung1,979
Rastriya Prajatantra Party NepalAshok Subba1,463
Others2,351
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist)Dharma Prasad Ghimire15,276
Nepali CongressNarendra Bikram Nemwang14,283
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Naresh Kharel14,028
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Badri Prasad Upreti1,638
Others3,414
Invalid votes2,792
ResultMaoist gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressKrishna Prasad Sitaula17,561
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Narayan Rajbanshi15,300
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyRajendra Prasad Lingden5,625
Rastriya Janamukti PartyGyan Bahadur Imbung2,708
Nepal Sadbhawana PartySurya Narayan Ganesh2,272
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Dhyan Bahadur Rai2,168
IndependentJagat Bahadur Shrestha1,417
Others515
Invalid Votes1,249
ResultCongress gain
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Pushpa Raj Pokharel15,652
Nepali CongressKrishna Prasad Sitaula14,511
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyDevi Raman Bhattarai5,390
Nepal Sadbhawana PartyJivan Singh Rajbanshi3,869
Rastriya Janamukti PartyRam Prasad Chauiwainwa2,776
IndependentJhatan Singh Rajbanshi176
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: http://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1991_constituency_results_english.pdf
1994 by-election
PartyCandidate
Nepali CongressKrishna Prasad Sitaula
ResultCongress gain
Source: Election Commission[6]
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Drona Prasad Acharya13,721
Nepali CongressKrishna Prasad Sitaula9,827
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.
  6. Web site: बिभिन्न जिल्लाका निर्वाचन क्षेत्रबाट प्रतिनिधि सभाका सदस्यमा निर्वाचित हुनु भएको. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210713053517/http://rajpatra.dop.gov.np/welcome/book/?ref=17034. 2021-07-13. 2020-12-11. rajpatra.dop.gov.np.

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