Ilam 1 (constituency)

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

Ilam 1
Parliamentary constituency
Ilam 1 in Koshi Province
Province	Koshi Province
District	Ilam District
Current constituency
Created	1991
Party	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Member of Parliament	Mahesh Basnet
Koshi MPA 1(A)	Khinu Langwa Limbu (US)
Koshi MPA 1(B)	Shamsher Rai (NC)

Incorporated areas

Ilam 1 incorporates Sandakpur Rural Municipality, Maijogmai Rural Municipality, Rong Rural Municipality, Suryodaya Municipality, wards 10, 13 and 14 of Ilam Municipality and wards 1–5, 9 and, 10 of Mai Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Koshi Provincial Assembly segment

• Ilam 1(A)
• Ilam 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Jhala Nath Khanal	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	1999	Benup Raj Prasai	Nepali Congress
	2008	Jhala Nath Khanal	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	August 2021		CPN (Unified Socialist)
	2022	Mahesh Basnet	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Khinu Langwa (Limbu) CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) August 2021 CPN (Unified Socialist)

1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Kaji Man Kagate CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mahesh Basnet	CPN (UML)	25,753	45.17
	Jhalanath Khanal	CPN (Unified Socialist)	23,089	40.49
	Budhha Lal Meche	Mongol National Organisation	2,442	4.28
	Toyanath Sharma Sapkota	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	1,599	2.80
	Kamal Kumar Rai	People's Socialist Party, Nepal	1,313	2.30
	Bikram Pandey	Independent	1,184	2.08
	Others		1,638	2.87
Total			57,018	100.00
Majority			2,664
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Khinu Langwa Limbu CPN (Unified Socialist) 13,371 46.04 Shobha Prajuli CPN (UML) 11,395 39.24 Amuma Dev Makrehang Mongol National Organisation 1,467 5.05 Krishna Kattel Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,311 4.51 Lila Bahadur Sunuwar People's Socialist Party 888 3.06 Others 608 2.09 Total 29,040 100.00 Majority 1,976 CPN (Unified Socialist) Source: [2]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Shamsher Rai Nepali Congress 12,780 45.04 Dipak Kumar Thebe CPN (UML) 12,142 42.79 Prem Kumar Tamang Mongol National Organisation 1,356 4.78 Rajendra Kumar Lamichhane Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,281 4.51 Others 817 2.88 Total 28,376 100.00 Majority 638 Nepali Congress Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Jhala Nath Khanal	36,805
	Nepali Congress	Bhupendra Kattel	19,638
	Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal	Subas Rai	2,059
	Mongol National Organisation	Surya Kumar Gurung	1,710
	Others		1,902
Invalid votes			2,365
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

1(A) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Khinu Langwa (Limbu) 18,686 Nepali Congress Devendra Kumar Rai 9,327 Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Lasang Tamang 1,148 Mongol National Organisation Amumam Raj Matrehang 1,136 Others 1,395 Invalid votes 1,003 Result CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission

1(B) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Kaji Man Kagate 17,986 Nepali Congress Durga Kumar Baral 10,021 Others 2,635 Invalid votes 1,064 Result CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Jhala Nath Khanal	17,342
	Nepali Congress	Himalaya Karmacharya	15,527
	Federal Socialist Party, Nepal	Devendra Kumar Rai	4,529
	UCPN (Maoist)	Yuba Kumar Paudel	4,420
	Others		2,423
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Jhala Nath Khanal	17,655
	Nepali Congress	Benup Raj Prasai	13,774
	CPN (Maoist)	Surya Prakash Bala	10,917
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Lila Devi Shrestha	2,167
	Others		2,040
Invalid votes			2,086
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Benup Raj Prasai	18,608
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Jhala Nath Khanal	18,502
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Ganesh Rasik Rai	1,919
	Others		1,715
Invalid Votes			758
Result		Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Jhala Nath Khanal	14,383
	Nepali Congress	Toya Nath Bhattarai	14,173
	Independent	Gopal Gurung	1,611
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Chandra Kant Bhat Rai	1,428
	Rastriya Janamukti Party	Chanra Bahadur Thulung	1,030
	Others		508
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Jhala Nath Khanal	25,540
	Nepali Congress	Toya Nath Bhattarai	19,270
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source:

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal