Kapilvastu 1 (constituency) explained

Kapilvastu 1
Type:Parliamentary
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Lumbini Province
Region Label:District
Region:Kapilvastu District
Year:1991
Party:Nepal Communist Party
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Chakrapani Khanal

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

Incorporated areas

Kapilvastu 1 incorporates Suddhodhan Rural Municipality, Mayadevi Rural Municipality, Banganga Municipality and wards 8–11 of Kapilvastu Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Kamlesh Kumar SharmaNepali Congress
1999Dan Bahadur ChaudharyCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008Deep Kumar UpadhyayaNepali Congress
2013Bal Ram AdhikariCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017Chakrapani KhanalCPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Maoist Centre)
2022Balram AdhikariCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

1(A)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Bishnu Prasad PanthiCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party

1(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Sahas Ram YadavFederal Socialist Forum, Nepal
May 2019Samajbadi Party, Nepal
April 2020People's Socialist Party, Nepal

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist Centre)Chakrapani Khanal29,799
Nepali CongressDeep Kumar Upadhyaya28,853
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalAbdul Rashid Khan11,812
Naya Shakti Party, NepalDan Bahadur Kurmi4,689
Janasamjbadi Party NepalChet Narayan Upadhayay Panthi2,346
Others3,488
Invalid votes4,474
ResultMaoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission
1(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bishnu Prasad Panthi25,527
Nepali CongressPurna Prasad Chaudhary16,683
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch (Tharuhat)Dinesh Prasad Kalwar3,958
Others3,402
Invalid votes1,909
ResultMaoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission
1(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalSahas Ram Yadav7,398
Rastriya Janata Party NepalMadhusudan Sharan Kurmi6,064
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Fazloor Rehman4,872
IndependentAsraruddin Musalman3,643
Nepali CongressRajesh Acharya2,955
Bahujan Shakti PartyRam Newas Harijan1,894
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic)Rajesh Singh1,894
IndependentDipendra Kumar Chaudhary1,368
Others1,387
Invalid votes2,563
ResultFSFN gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bal Ram Adhikari16,547
Nepali CongressDeep Kumar Upadhyaya13,526
UCPN (Maoist)Chakrapani Khanal5,850
Tharuhat Terai Party NepalJwahar Lal Chaudhary4,719
Others2,944
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressDeep Kumar Upadhyaya12,997
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bal Ram Adhikari12,802
CPN (Maoist)Chandra Bahadur Chand11,730
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik PartyJit Bahadur Chaudhary3,912
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Bishnu Raj Aryal1,200
Rastriya JanamorchaGirdhari Lal Neupane1,002
Others3,301
Invalid votes2,129
ResultCongress gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Dan Bahadur Chaudhary14,494
Nepali CongressKamalesh Kumar Sharma13,534
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyDr. Guru Prasad Rajauriya9,227
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Megh Raj Gyawali3,588
Others2,676
Invalid votes1,175
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressKamlesh Kumar Sharma11,558
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Tika Ram Aryal7,370
Independent6,585
Nepal Sadbhavana PartyDan Bahadur Kurmi6,490
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyRam Savaro Prasad Chaudhary3,076
Others873
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressKamlesh Kumar Sharma13,329
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)5,591
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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