Khotang 1 (constituency) explained

Khotang 1
Type:Parliamentary
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Province No. 1
Region Label:District
Region:Khotang District
Year:1991
Party:Nepal Communist Party
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Bishal Bhattarai
Blank1 Name:Member of the Provincial Assembly
Blank1 Info:Rajan Rai, CPN (US)
Blank2 Name:Member of the Provincial Assembly
Blank2 Info:Ram Kumar Rai, CPN (UML)

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

Incorporated areas

Khotang 1 incorporates the entirety of Khotang District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Tanka RaiCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1999Sarbadhan RaiNepali Congress
2008Ram Kumar RaiCPN (Maoist)
January 2009UCPN (Maoist)
2013Panchkarna RaiCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017Bishal Bhattarai
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
2022Ram Kumar RaiCPN (Maoist Centre)

1(A)

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

1(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Ram Kumar RaiCPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bishal Bhattarai37,837
Nepali CongressSaraswati Bajimaya23,465
Naya Shakti Party, NepalMadan Kumar Rai2,494
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalKrishna Kumar Rai2,377
Others732
Invalid votes4,355
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission
1(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rajan Rai18,933
Nepali CongressSubas Kumar Pokharel13,411
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalNabin Rai1514
Others1,015
Invalid votes1,781
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
1(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)Ram Kumar Rai18,372
Nepali CongressBishnu Kumar Rai12,239
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalArjun Thapa1,233
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Kul Prasad Sharma Phuyal1,038
Invalid votes1,816
ResultMaoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Panchkarna Rai10,824
Nepali CongressNaresh Kumar Shrestha9,841
UCPN (Maoist)Durga Jayanta Rai7,501
Federal Socialist Party, NepalDevraj Rai2,263
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Baindra K.C.1,002
Others1,877
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist)Ram Kumar Rai16,687
Nepali CongressSubas Kumar Pokharel9,029
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Panchkarna Rai8,793
CPN (Unified)Tanka Rai2,592
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Dharma Sher Rai2,499
Janamorcha NepalAmar Kumar Rai1,373
Others989
Invalid votes2,654
ResultMaoist gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressSarba Dhan Rai17,216
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Karna Bahadur Ghale12,814
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Ganesh Rai6,143
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)Parshu Ram Rai4,550
Rastriya Prajatantra PartySita Ram Rai1,620
Others1,151
Invalid Votes952
ResultCongress gain
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Tanka Rai14,737
Nepali CongressBal Bahadur Rai14,260
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyParshuram Rai7,503
Samyukta Janamorcha NepalNanda Prasad Rai1,384
Rastriya Janamukti PartyGajraj Rai1,112
IndependentKhem Raj Khanal154
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Tanka Rai11,563
Nepali CongressBal Bahadur Rai8,039
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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