Solukhumbu 1 (constituency) explained

Solukhumbu 1
Type:Parliamentary
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Province No. 1
Region Label:District
Region:Solukhumbu District
Year:1991
Party:Nepal Communist Party
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Hem Kumar Rai
Blank1 Name:Member of the Provincial Assembly
Blank1 Info:Uttam Kumar Basnet, CPN (UML)
Blank2 Name:Member of the Provincial Assembly
Blank2 Info:Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari, CPN (UML)

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

Incorporated areas

Solukhumbu 1 incorporates the entirety of Solukhumbu District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Bal Bahadur K.C.Nepali Congress
2008Gopal KiratiCPN (Maoist)
January 2009UCPN (Maoist)
2013Bal Bahadur K.C.Nepali Congress
2017Hem Kumar RaiCPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
2022Manbir RaiCPN (UML)

1(A

ElectionMemberParty
2017Uttam Kumar BasnetCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party

1(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Buddhi Kumar RajbhandariCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist Centre)Hem Kumar Rai20,747
Nepali CongressBal Bahadur K.C.17,294
Others1,504
Invalid votes1,886
ResultMaoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission
1(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Uttam Kumar Basnet10,585
Nepali CongressPrakash Singh Karki8,922
Naya Shakti Party, NepalDeepak Khadka1,156
Others427
Invalid votes847
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
1(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Buddhi Kumar Rajbandari10,387
Nepali CongressAng Gelu Sherpa7,929
Others425
Invalid votes743
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressBal Bahadur K.C.12,464
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ang Nima Lama Sherpa10,104
UCPN (Maoist)Gimbu Sherpa6,269
IndependentSonam Chiring Sherpa3,560
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Bishnu Prasad Bastola1,165
Others1,572
ResultCongress gain
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist)Gopal Kirati19,095
Nepali CongressBal Bahadur K.C.9,434
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari6,798
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Bishnu Prasad Bastola2,695
Others2,379
Invalid votes1,899
ResultMaoist gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressBal Bahadur K.C.21,613
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Juddha Bahadur Gurung14,794
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)Devendra Bikram Mahat6,954
Others1,482
Invalid Votes854
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressBal Bahadur K.C.11,507
Rastriya Prajatantra PartySonam Chiring11,340
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ang Igel Sherap7,661
IndependentGokarna Rai4,363
Others752
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressBal Bahadur K.C.18,871
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Aang Igale Sherpa10,672
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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