Bajhang 1 (constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in Nepal
Bajhang 1
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Bajhang 1 in Sudurpashchim Province
Protected areas in green
Assembly segments Bajhang 1(A) (red) and Bajhang 1(B) (blue) within Bajhang District
Protected areas in green
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
DistrictBajhang District
Electorate104,275
Current constituency
Created1991
Number of members3
Member of
Parliament		Bhanu Bhakta Joshi,
Unified Socialist
Sudurpashchim
MPA 1(A)		Prithvi Bahadur Singh,
Congress
Sudurpashchim
MPA 1(B)		Bhim Bahadur Bhandari,
Maoist Centre

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

Incorporated areas

Bajhang 1 incorporates the entirety of Bajhang District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

  • Bajhang 1(A)
  • Bajhang 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh Nepali Congress
1994 Bhanu Bhakta Joshi CPN (UML)
1999 Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh Nepali Congress
2008 Bhanu Bhakta Joshi CPN (UML)
2013 Man Prasad Khatri
2017 Bhairab Bahadur Singh
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (UML)
2022 Bhanu Bhakta Joshi CPN (Unified Socialist)

Provincial Assembly

1(A)

Election Member Party
2017 Arjun Bahadur Thapa CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (UML)
2022 Prithvi Bahadur Singh Nepali Congress
2024 by-election Daman Bahadur Bhandari CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

1(B)

Election Member Party
2017 Devaki Malla (Thapa) CPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre)
2022 Bhim Bahadur Bhandari

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2024 by-election For Bajhang 1 (A)

CandidatePartyVotes%
Daman Bahadur BhandariCPN (UML)11,61339.09
Abhisek Bahadur SinghaNepali Congress11,34638.20
Janak Bahadur BudaCPN (Maoist Center)3,83112.90
Others2,9159.81
Total29,705100.00
Majority267
Source: [2]

Total Voters: 61748; Votes Cast:30337; Valid Votes: 29705; Invalid Votes: 632


2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bhanu Bhakta JoshiCPN (Unified Socialist)28,41348.48
Ain Bahadur MagarCPN (UML)27,41246.77
Biswo Prakash JetharaRastriya Prajatantra Party1,2082.06
Others1,5802.70
Total58,613100.00
Majority1,001
CPN (Unified Socialist) gain
Source: [3]

2022 provincial election

1(A)
CandidatePartyVotes%
Prithvi Bahadur SinghNepali Congress17,11254.71
Aphilal OkhedaCPN (UML)13,33642.64
Others8302.65
Total31,278100.00
Majority3,776
Nepali Congress
Source: [3]
1(B)
CandidatePartyVotes%
Bhim Bahadur BhandariCPN (Maoist Centre)13,87949.56
Lal Bahadur RawalCPN (UML)11,33740.48
Birendra Bahadur MallaRastriya Prajatantra Party2,2728.11
Others5151.84
Total28,003100.00
Majority2,542
CPN (Maoist Centre)
Source: [3]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhairav Bahadur Singh 34,602
Nepali Congress Prithvi Bahadur Singh 26,910
Others 1,820
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

1(A)
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Arjun Bahadur Thapa 17,868
Nepali Congress Chandra Devi Joshi 13,197
Others 899
Invalid votes 1,181
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
1(B)
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist Centre) Devaki Malla (Thapa) 16,743
Nepali Congress Naresh Bahadur Singh 14,242
Others 851
Invalid votes 2,036
Result Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Man Prasad Khatri 11,530
Nepali Congress Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh 10,708
UCPN (Maoist) Dev Raj Regmi 7,353
Others 1,930
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: NepalNews[4]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhanu Bhakta Joshi 13,955
CPN (Maoist) Dev Raj Regmi 12,148
Nepali Congress Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh 10,092
Others 2,248
Invalid votes 1,124
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh 14,209
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Arjun Bahadur Thapa 13,827
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Keshav Raj Joshi 1,988
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Gagan Jang Bahadur Singh 1,885
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Kummendra Rokaya 183
Invalid votes 601
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[6][7]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhanu Bhakta Joshi 12,603
Nepali Congress Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh 6,640
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Gagan Jang Bahadur Singh 2,906
Independent Satya Ram Bhandari 2,607
Independent Prem Bahadur Khati 729
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[6][1]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh 9,646
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 8,882
Result Congress gain
Source: [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "उपनिर्वाचन नतिजा, २०८१". Election Commission of Nepal.
  3. ^ a b c "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  4. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  5. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  6. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  7. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

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