Doti 1 (constituency)

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

Doti 1
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Doti 1 in Sudurpashchim Province Protected areas in green
Assembly segments Doti 1(A) (red) and Doti 1(B) (blue) within Doti District Protected areas in green
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Doti District
Electorate	106,543
Current constituency
Created	1991
Party	CPN (Unified Socialist)
MP	Prem Ale
Sudurpashchim MPA 1(A)	Bharat Bahadur Khadka (NC)
Sudurpashchim MPA 1(B)	Trilochan Bhatta (NCP)

Incorporated areas

Doti 1 incorporates the entirety of Doti District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

• Doti 1(A)
• Doti 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Bhakta Bahadur Balayar	Nepali Congress
	2008	Harka Bahadur Singh	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	2013	Bir Bahadur Balayar	Nepali Congress
	2017	Prem Ale	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	August 2021		CPN (Unified Socialist)

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Bharat Bahadur Khadka Nepali Congress

1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Trilochan Bhatta CPN (Maoist Centre) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Prem Bahadur Ale	CPN (Unified Socialist)	27,210	46.45
	Gauri Kumari Oli	CPN (UML)	23,004	39.27
	Narendra Bahadur Khadka	Independent	6,689	11.42
	Others		1,680	2.87
Total			58,583	100.00
Majority			4,206
	CPN (Unified Socialist) hold
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Prem Ale	32,510
	Nepali Congress	Bir Bahadur Balayar	30,878
	Others		1,698
Invalid votes			3,910
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

1(A) Party Candidate Votes Nepali Congress Bharat Bahadur Khadka 17,406 CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Chakra Bahadur Malla 16,792 Others 674 Invalid votes 1,961 Result Congress gain Source: Election Commission

1(B) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Maoist Centre) Trilochan Bhatta 16,091 Nepali Congress Yogendra Bahadur Shahi 13,495 Others 1,093 Invalid votes 1,773 Result Maoist Centre gain Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Bir Bahadur Balayar	16,957
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Narad Malasi	8,247
	UCPN (Maoist)	Mohand Bahadur Bam	4,796
	Independent	Kailash Singh Saud	1,902
	Others		1,595
Result		Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Harka Bahadur Singh	14,506
	Nepali Congress	Bir Bahadur Balayar	13,090
	CPN (Maoist)	Trilochan Bhatta	8,503
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Bahadur Singh Khadka	1,104
	Others		1,007
Invalid votes			2,061
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Bhakta Bahadur Balayar	14,198
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Harka Bahadur Singh	12,290
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Kirti Chand Thakur	1,982
	Others		1,701
Invalid votes			543
Result		Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Bhakta Bahadur Balayar	8,201
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Purna Raj Joshi	6,132
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Narayan Dutta Bhatta	4,787
	Independent	Ram Chandra Bhatta	1,333
	Others		1,422
Result		Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Bhakta Bahadur Balayar	19,805
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)		4,431
Result		Congress gain
Source:

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal