Dailekh 1 (constituency)

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

Dailekh 1
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Dailekh 1 in Karnali Province
Assembly segments Dailekh 1(A) (red) and Dailekh 1(B) (blue) within Dailekh District
Province	Karnali Province
District	Dailekh District
Electorate	70,190
Current constituency
Created	1991
Number of members	3
Member of Parliament	Amar Bahadur Thapa, Unified Socialist
Karnali MPA 1(A)	Purna Bahadur Khatri, Congress
Karnali MPA 1(B)	Krishna Kumar B.C., Congress

Incorporated areas

Dailekh 1 incorporates Gurans Rural Municipality, Dungeshwor Rural Municipality, Bhagwatimai Rural Municipality, Narayan Municipality, Naumule Rural Municipality and Mahabu Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment

• Dailekh 1(A)
• Dailekh 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1991	Ganesh Bahadur Khadka		Nepali Congress
1999	Nar Bahadur Hamal		CPN (UML)
2008	Ganesh Bahadur Khadka		Nepali Congress
2013	Amar Bahadur Thapa		CPN (UML)
2017	Rabindra Raj Sharma		CPN (UML)
May 2018			Nepal Communist Party
March 2021			CPN (UML)
2022	Amar Bahadur Thapa		Unified Socialist

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Dharma Raj Regmi CPN (Maoist Centre) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre) 2022 Purna Bahadur Khatri Nepali Congress

1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Amar Bahadur Thapa CPN (UML) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (UML) 2022 Krishna Kumar B.C. Nepali Congress

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Amar Bahadur Thapa	CPN (Unified Socialist)	18,297	43.75
	Rabindra Raj Sharma	CPN (UML)	17,445	41.71
	Kunti Kumari Shahi	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	4,612	11.03
	Others		1,467	3.51
Total			41,821	100.00
Majority			852
	CPN (Unified Socialist) gain
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Purna Bahadur Khatri Nepali Congress 9,482 48.93 Dharmaraj Regmi CPN (UML) 8,098 41.79 Hridayaraj Shahi Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,081 5.58 Others 716 3.70 Total 19,377 100.00 Majority 1,384 Nepali Congress gain Source: [2]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Krishna Kumar B.C. Nepali Congress 10,545 47.44 Prem Bahadur Thapa CPN (UML) 9,471 42.61 Rana Bahadur Singh Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,604 7.22 Others 608 2.74 Total 22,228 100.00 Majority 1,074 Nepali Congress gain Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rabindra Raj Sharma	CPN (UML)	23,773	55.51
	Deepak Kumar Shahi	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	17,252	40.28
	Others		1,805	4.21
Total			42,830	100.00
Valid votes			42,830	94.14
Invalid/blank votes			2,666	5.86
Total votes			45,496	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			70,190	64.82
Majority			6,521
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[3]

2017 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Dharma Raj Regmi CPN (Maoist Centre) 10,361 52.42 Krishna Kumar B.C. Nepali Congress 8,765 44.34 Others 641 3.24 Total 19,767 100.00 Valid votes 19,767 96.00 Invalid/blank votes 824 4.00 Total votes 20,591 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 31,835 64.68 Majority 1,596 CPN (Maoist Centre) gain Source: Election Commission[4]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Amar Bahadur Thapa CPN (UML) 12,567 53.11 Jagat Jang Thapa Nepali Congress 10,586 44.73 Others 511 2.16 Total 23,664 100.00 Valid votes 23,664 95.68 Invalid/blank votes 1,069 4.32 Total votes 24,733 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 38,355 64.48 Majority 1,981 CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission[4]

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Amar Bahadur Thapa	CPN (UML)	15,670	37.61
	Ganesh Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	11,894	28.55
	Tej Bahadur Chand	UCPN (Maoist)	7,045	16.91
	Bhakta Bahadur Shahi	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal	2,033	4.88
	Nar Singh Malla	Independent	1,977	4.75
	Others		3,043	7.30
Total			41,662	100.00
Valid votes			41,662	94.30
Invalid/blank votes			2,518	5.70
Total votes			44,180	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			57,626	76.67
Majority			3,776
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6][7]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ganesh Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	16,280	34.30
	Amar Bahadur Thapa	CPN (UML)	14,151	29.81
	Karna Bahadur Basnet	CPN (Maoist)	12,536	26.41
	Narma Kumari Guru	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	1,667	3.51
	Others		2,829	5.96
Total			47,463	100.00
Valid votes			47,463	95.60
Invalid/blank votes			2,183	4.40
Total votes			49,646	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			82,163	60.42
Majority			2,129
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

Election in the 1990s

1999 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nar Bahadur Hamal	CPN (UML)	17,047	40.47
	Ganesh Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	15,765	37.42
	Bhakta Bahadur Shahi	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	5,091	12.09
	Ratna Bahadur Shrestha	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	1,217	2.89
	Tek Bahadur Thapa	Rastriya Janamukti Party	1,074	2.55
	Others		1,932	4.59
Total			42,126	100.00
Valid votes			42,126	98.58
Invalid/blank votes			607	1.42
Total votes			42,733	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			65,538	65.20
Majority			1,282
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

1994 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ganesh Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	10,695	32.30
	Rang Nath Joshi	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	8,508	25.69
	Dan Bahadur Shahi	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	6,960	21.02
	Rabindra Raj Sharma	CPN (UML)	4,530	13.68
	Others		2,421	7.31
Total			33,114	100.00
Majority			2,187
	Nepali Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[9][11]

1991 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ganesh Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	13,467	54.45
	Mani Ram Regmi	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	11,264	45.55
Total			24,731	100.00
Majority			2,203
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: [12]

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal

References

1. "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
2. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
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5. "Download FPTP Results(XML)". Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
6. "पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने निर्वाचनमा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र अनुसार सदर मत र बदर मत" [Valid and Invalid votes for First Past the Post voting by Constituency]. Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
7. "निर्वाचन क्षेत्र अनुसार मतदाता संख्या" [Electorate by constituency] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
8. "Constituent Assembly Election 2064 List of Winning Candidates". Election Commission of Nepal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
9. "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates (Comparative)". Election Commission of Nepal. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
10. "Election Results' 99". Nepal Research. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
11. "Auswertung der Wahlergebnisse vom 15. November 1994" [Evaluation of the results of the 15 November 1994 election] (PDF). Nepal Research (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
12. "Election 1991 Constituency Results" (PDF). Nepal Research (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2022.

External links

• Constituency map of Dailekh