Banke 1 one of three parliamentary constituencies of Banke District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Banke 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
 Banke 1 in Lumbini Province | |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Banke District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Nepal Communist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Maheshwar Jang Gahatraj |
Incorporated areas
editBanke 1 incorporates Narainapur Rural Municipality, Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality and Kohalpur Municipality.
Assembly segments
editIt encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
- Banke 1(A)
- Banke 1(B)
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Syed Mairaj Ahmed Shah | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | |
| March 1997 | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | ||
| 1999 | Gyanu K.C. | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Tilak Pariyar | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Dev Raj Bhar | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2017 | Maheshwar Jang Gahatraj | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2022 | Surya Prasad Dhakal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
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Election results
editElection in the 2020s
edit2022 general election
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surya Prasad Dhakal | CPN (UML) | 25,026 | 35.34 | |
| Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 19,632 | 27.72 | |
| Suresh Kumar Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 11,465 | 16.19 | |
| Aananda Babu Kafle | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 10,071 | 14.22 | |
| Ram Kumar Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 2,693 | 3.80 | |
| Others | 1,924 | 2.72 | ||
| Total | 70,811 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 5,394 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Maheshwar Jang Gahatraj | 31,173 | |
| Nepali Congress | Madhav Ram Khatri | 28,217 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Lal Bahadur Shah | 4,588 | |
| Others | 2,265 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,592 | ||
| Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Raj Bhar | 13,972 | |
| Nepali Congress | Narayan Prasad Sharma Sigdel | 12,429 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Maheshwar Jang Gahatraj | 7,992 | |
| Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Fula Ram Tharu | 4,321 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | 3,919 | |
| Others | 4,095 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Tilak Pariyar | 16,087 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Raj Bhar | 9,360 | |
| Nepali Congress | Gajendra Bahadur Hamal | 8,485 | |
| Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Fula Ram Tharu | 4,616 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | 2,848 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Padam Bahadur Malla | 1,601 | |
| Others | 2,218 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,038 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[4] | |||
Election in the 1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Gyanu K.C. | 15,137 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | 14,179 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | 7,524 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chet Bahadur Thapa | 5,494 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Raj Pant | 1,984 | |
| Independent | Thakur Singh Tharu | 1,028 | |
| Others | 807 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,590 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | 15,276 | |
| Nepali Congress | Sanat Kumar Regmi | 11,8124 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kali Bahadur Dhital | 8,451 | |
| Independent | Yuvaraj Sharma | 1,076 | |
| Others | 2,286 | ||
| Result | RPP gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Syed Mairaj Ahmed Shah | 14,604 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 7,222 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: [1] | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
- ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.