Mugu 1 (constituency)

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

Mugu 1
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Mugu 1 in Karnali Province
Assembly segments Mugu 1(A) (red) and Mugu 1(B) (blue) within Mugu District
Province	Karnali Province
District	Mugu District
Electorate	30,015
Current constituency
Created	1991
Number of members	3
Member of Parliament	Ain Bahadur Shahi, Congress
Karnali MPA 1(A)	Jeet Bahadur Malla, UML
Karnali MPA 1(B)	Mangal Bahadur Shahi, Maoist Centre

Incorporated areas

Mugu 1 incorporates the entirety of Mugu District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment

• Mugu 1(A)
• Mugu 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Hasta Bahadur Malla	Nepali Congress
	1999	Chandra Bahadur Shahi	CPN (UML)
	2008	Nav Raj Dhami	CPN (Maoist)
	January 2009		UCPN (Maoist)
	2013	Mohan Baniya	CPN (UML)
	2017	Gopal Bahadur Bam
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (UML)
	August 2021		CPN (Unified Socialist)
	2022	Aain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri	Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Dan Singh Pariyar CPN (UML) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (UML) 2022 Jeet Bahadur Malla

1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Chandra Bahadur Shahi CPN (UML) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (UML) August 2021 CPN (Unified Socialist) 2022 Mangal Bahadur Shahi CPN (Maoist Centre)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Aain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri	Nepali Congress	14,706	56.96
	Raj Bahadur Karki	CPN (UML)	10,710	41.48
	Others		404	1.56
Total			25,820	100.00
Majority			3,996
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Jeet Bahadur Malla CPN (UML) 6,618 53.22 Gopal Bahadur Bam CPN (Unified Socialist) 5,546 44.60 Others 272 2.19 Total 12,436 100.00 Majority 1,072 CPN (UML) hold Source: [2]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Mangal Bahadur Shahi CPN (Maoist Centre) 8,439 62.53 Karna Bahadur Malla CPN (UML) 4,893 36.25 Others 165 1.22 Total 13,497 100.00 Majority 3,546 CPN (Maoist Centre) gain Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gopal Bahadur Bam	CPN (UML)	13,034	56.68
	Hasta Bahadur Malla	Nepali Congress	9,861	42.89
	Raj Bahadur Bham	Naya Shakti Pary	99	0.43
Total			22,994	100.00
Valid votes			22,994	97.26
Invalid/blank votes			648	2.74
Total votes			23,642	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			30,015	78.77
Majority			3,173
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[3]

2017 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Dan Singh Pariyar CPN (UML) 5,653 51.30 Tilak Bahadur Malla Nepali Congress 5,299 48.09 Hiramati Bishwakarma Naya Shakti Party 68 0.62 Total 11,020 100.00 Valid votes 11,020 96.92 Invalid/blank votes 350 3.08 Total votes 11,370 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 14,192 80.12 Majority 354 CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission[4]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Chandra Bahadur Shahi CPN (UML) 6,845 58.43 Khadga Shahi Nepali Congress 4,612 39.37 Dhan Tamata Janasamajbadi Party 253 2.16 Surabir Shahi Naya Shakti Party 4 0.03 Total 11,714 100.00 Valid votes 11,714 95.86 Invalid/blank votes 506 4.14 Total votes 12,220 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 15,823 77.23 Majority 2,233 CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission[4]

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mohan Baniya	CPN (UML)	8,146	46.07
	Aain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri	Nepali Congress	6,252	35.36
	Sukvir Budha	UCPN (Maoist)	1,843	10.42
	Others		1,440	8.14
Total			17,681	100.00
Valid votes			17,681	96.58
Invalid/blank votes			627	3.42
Total votes			18,308	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			23,821	76.86
Majority			1,894
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6][7]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nav Raj Dhami	CPN (Maoist)	10,100	40.81
	Chandra Bahadur Shahi	CPN (UML)	6,943	28.06
	Hasta Bahadur Malla	Nepali Congress	6,208	25.09
	Others		1,496	6.05
Total			24,747	100.00
Valid votes			24,747	97.32
Invalid/blank votes			682	2.68
Total votes			25,429	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			33,720	75.41
Majority			3,157
	CPN (Maoist) gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

Election in the 1990s

1999 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Chandra Bahadur Shahi	CPN (UML)	11,134	53.36
	Karme Jaishi	Nepali Congress	8,701	41.70
	Others		1,029	4.93
Total			20,864	100.00
Valid votes			20,864	98.27
Invalid/blank votes			368	1.73
Total votes			21,232	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			29,296	72.47
Majority			2,433
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

1994 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hasta Bahadur Malla	Nepali Congress	9,190	55.87
	Chandra Bahadur Shahi	CPN (UML)	7,259	44.13
Total			16,449	100.00
Majority			1,931
	Nepali Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[9][11]

1991 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hasta Bahadur Malla	Nepali Congress	8,344	66.57
	-	CPN (UML)	4,190	33.43
Total			12,534	100.00
Majority			4,154
	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.
3. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 House of Representatives member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).
4. "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 Provincial Assembly member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).
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. 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 Mugu