Morang 1 (constituency)

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

Morang 1
Parliamentary constituency
Morang 1 in Province No. 1
Province	Province No. 1
District	Morang District
Current constituency
Created	1991
Party	Nepali Congress
Member of Parliament	Dig Bahadur Limbu
Member of the Provincial Assembly	Umakanta Gautam, Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
Member of the Provincial Assembly	Khadka Bahadur Basnet, Communist Party of Nepal (UML)

Incorporated areas

Morang 1 incorporates Urlabari Municipality, Miklajung Rural Municipality, Kerabari Rural Municipality and Letang Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

• Morang 1(A)
• Morang 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Girija Prasad Koirala	Nepali Congress
	1999 by-election	Amod Prasad Upadhyaya
	2013	Rishikesh Pokharel	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	2017	Ghanashyam Khatiwada
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	2022	Dig Bahadur Limbu	Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Kul Prasad Samba CPN (Maoist Centre) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre)

1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Upendra Prasad Ghimire CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) August 2021 CPN (Unified Socialist)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Dig Bahadur Limbu	Nepali Congress	27,297	38.62
	Ghanashyam Khatiwada	CPN (UML)	26,867	38.01
	Kamal Bahadur Shrestha	Rastriya Swatantra Party	8,063	11.41
	Hom Nath Gautam	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	4,667	6.60
	Suraj Limbu	Mongol National Organisation	2,218	3.14
	Others		1,564	2.21
Total			70,676	100.00
Majority			430
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Ghanashyam Khatiwada	37,524
	Nepali Congress	Dig Bahadur Limbu	31,436
	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	Ashok Chemjong	1,152
	Others		1,315
Invalid votes			3,277
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

1(A) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Maoist Centre) Kul Prasad Samba 19,554 Nepali Congress Lalit Adhikari 14,263 Others 3,250 Invalid votes 1,429 Result Maoist Centre gain Source: Election Commission

1(B) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Upendra Prasad Ghimire 17,117 Nepali Congress Ishwari Koirala 14,310 Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Nagendra Bahadur Limbu 1,124 Others 1,232 Invalid votes 1,478 Result CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Rishikesh Pokharel	14,000
	Nepali Congress	Amod Prasad Upadhyaya	10,940
	UCPN (Maoist)	Ganesh Prasad Upreti	6,501
	Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal	Binod Kumar SIngh Gangai	3,359
	Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)	Mohammad Mehtab Alam	2,048
	Sadbhavana Party	Abdul Raheem Miya	1,295
	Others		2,832
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Amod Prasad Upadhyaya	11,105
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Ganga Devi Dangi	8,799
	Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal	Tulu Ram Rajbanshi	7,710
	CPN (Maoist)	Shanta Maya Rai	6,945
	Sadbhavana Party	Abdul Raheem Miya	6,165
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Tulsi Prasad Siwakoti	1,422
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Ratna Rai	1,036
	Others		2,515
Invalid votes			3,475
Result		Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 by-elections

Party		Candidate
	Nepali Congress	Amod Prasad Upadhyaya
Result		Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

1999 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Girija Prasad Koirala	22,165
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Bharat Mohan Adhikari	15,648
	Nepal Sadbhawana Party	Badri Prasad Mandal	9,849
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Lain Bahadur Khadka	1,594
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Dhruba Narayan Shrestha	1,552
	Others		338
Invalid Votes			1,184
Result		Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[6][7]

1994 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Girija Prasad Koirala	21,013
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Tulu Ram Rajbanshi	12,987
	Nepal Sadbhawana Party	Bisheshwar Rajbanshi	6,650
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Bhim Devi Oli	1,997
	Others		1,492
Result		Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[6]

1991 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Girija Prasad Koirala	16,403
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Laba Pradhan	11,314
Result		Congress gain
Source:

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal