Salyan 1 (constituency)

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

Salyan 1
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Salyan 1 in Karnali Province
Assembly segments Salyan 1(A) (red) and Salyan 1(B) (blue) within Salyan District, Nepal
Province	Karnali Province
District	Salyan District
Electorate	134,213
Current constituency
Created	1991
Number of members	3
Member of Parliament	Prakash Jwala, Unified Socialist
Karnali MPA 1(A)	Bhim Prakash Sharma, Maoist Centre
Karnali MPA 1(B)	Suresh Adhikari, Congress

Incorporated areas

Salyan 1 incorporates the entirety of Salyan District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment

• Salyan 1(A)
• Salyan 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Rajendra Bahadur Shah	Nepali Congress
	1999	Prakash Jwala	CPN (UML)
	2008	Tek Bahadur Basnet	CPN (Maoist)
	January 2009		UCPN (Maoist)
	May 2016		CPN (Maoist Centre)
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (Maoist Centre)
	2022	Prakash Jwala	CPN (Unified Socialist)

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Gulab Jung Shah CPN (UML) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (UML) 2022 Bhim Prakash Sharma CPN (Maoist Centre)

1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Prakash Jwala CPN (UML) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (UML) 2022 Suresh Adhikari Nepali Congress

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Prakash Jwala	CPN (Unified Socialist)	35,707	46.78
	Rajendra Bahadur Shah	Independent	19,792	25.93
	Rajendra Bir Raya	CPN (UML)	13,039	17.08
	Pawan Raj Devkota	Rastriya Swatantra Party	3,695	4.84
	Netralal Shrestha	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	2,293	3.00
	Bhim Bahadur Oli	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	1,597	2.09
	Others		205	0.27
Total			76,328	100.00
Majority			15,915
	CPN (Unified Socialist) gain
Source: Election Commission[2]

2022 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Bhim Prakash Sharma CPN (Maoist Centre) 22,254 57.29 Kul Bahadur Giri CPN (UML) 14,229 36.63 Shiva Bahadur Oli Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,566 4.03 Others 796 2.05 Total 38,845 100.00 Majority 8,025 CPN (Maoist Centre) gain Source: [2]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Suresh Adhikari Nepali Congress 20,424 51.05 Gulab Jung Shah CPN (UML) 16,539 41.34 Narayan Kumar Sharma Rastriya Prajatantra Party 2,581 6.45 Others 466 1.16 Total 40,010 100.00 Majority 3,885 Nepali Congress gain Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tek Bahadur Basnet	CPN (Maoist Centre)	32,281	51.55
	Rajendra Bahadur Shah	Nepali Congress	23,289	37.19
	Umakant Sharma	Independent	2,921	4.66
	Bam Bahadur Giri	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	2,292	3.66
	Others		1,838	2.94
Total			62,621	100.00
Valid votes			62,621	91.31
Invalid/blank votes			5,956	8.69
Total votes			68,577	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			134,213	51.10
Majority			8,992
	CPN (Maoist Centre) hold
Source: Election Commission[3]

2017 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Gulab Jung Shah CPN (UML) 19,658 50.42 Ek Raj Dangi Nepali Congress 10,612 27.22 Bheem Prakash Sharma Independent 7,416 19.02 Top Bahadur Roka CPN (Marxist–Leninist) 1,173 3.01 Dale Budha Magar Rastriya Janamorcha 131 0.34 Total 38,990 100.00 Valid votes 38,990 92.19 Invalid/blank votes 3,303 7.81 Total votes 42,293 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 66,941 63.18 Majority 9,046 CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission[4]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Prakash Jwala CPN (UML) 19,836 51.16 Dilli Raj Regmi Nepali Congress 11,630 30.00 Rajendra Bir Raya Rastriya Prajatantra Party 6,054 15.61 Others 1,253 3.23 Total 38,773 100.00 Valid votes 38,773 93.72 Invalid/blank votes 2,597 6.28 Total votes 41,370 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 67,272 61.50 Majority 8,206 CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission[4]

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tek Bahadur Basnet	UCPN (Maoist)	15,089	37.03
	Gulab Jang Shah	CPN (UML)	11,852	29.09
	Dhruba Raj Puri	Nepali Congress	11,448	28.09
	Bhim Bahadur Wali	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	1,056	2.59
	Others		1,303	3.20
Total			40,748	100.00
Valid votes			40,748	96.45
Invalid/blank votes			1,499	3.55
Total votes			42,247	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			51,349	82.27
Majority			3,237
	UCPN (Maoist) hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6][7]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tek Bahadur Basnet	CPN (Maoist)	27,421	55.25
	Prakash Jwala	CPN (UML)	9,487	19.12
	Dhruba Raj Puri	Nepali Congress	7,878	15.87
	Yagyashwari Shah	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	2,908	5.86
	Others		1,935	3.90
Total			49,629	100.00
Valid votes			49,629	96.76
Invalid/blank votes			1,661	3.24
Total votes			51,290	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			78,107	65.67
Majority			17,934
	CPN (Maoist) gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

Election in the 1990s

1999 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Prakash Jwala	CPN (UML)	8,208	37.37
	Rajendra Bahadur Shah	Nepali Congress	7,089	32.27
	Gulab Jang Shah	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	4,666	21.24
	Others		2,002	9.11
Total			21,965	100.00
Valid votes			21,965	96.92
Invalid/blank votes			699	3.08
Total votes			22,664	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			57,314	39.54
Majority			1,119
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

1994 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rajendra Bahadur Shah	Nepali Congress	11,714	40.67
	Prakash Bohora	CPN (UML)	7,930	27.53
	Bharat Puri	Independent	6,919	24.02
	Keshar Singh Gharti	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	2,243	7.79
Total			28,806	100.00
Majority			3,784
	Nepali Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[9][11]

1991 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rajendra Bahadur Shah	Nepali Congress	17,097	73.09
	-	CPN (UML)	6,295	26.91
Total			23,392	100.00
Majority			10,802
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: [12]

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal