Sankhuwasabha 1 (constituency)

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

Sankhuwasabha 1
Parliamentary constituency
Sankhuwasabha 1 in Province No. 1
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictSankhuwasabha District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepali Congress
Member of ParliamentDeepak Khadka
Member of the Provincial AssemblyPurna Prasad Rai, CPN (MC)
Member of the Provincial AssemblyTulsi Prasad Neupane, CPN (UML)

Incorporated areas

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Sankhuwasabha 1 incorporates the entirety of Sankhuwasabha District.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Sankhuwasabha 1(A)
  • Sankhuwasabha 1(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1991 Parshuram Megi Gurung CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994 Dedh Raj Khadka
1999 Tanka Prasad Rai Nepali Congress
2008 Purna Prasad Rai CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Tara Man Gurung Nepali Congress
2017 Rajendra Prasad Gautam CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022 Deepak Khadka Nepali Congress

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Deepak KhadkaNepali Congress32,16151.39
Rajendra Prasad GautamCPN (UML)26,72142.70
Bhakta Narayan ShresthaRastriya Swatantra Party1,1361.82
Others2,5674.10
Total62,585100.00
Majority5,440
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rajendra Prasad Gautam 32,769
Nepali Congress Deepak Khadka 31,639
Others 1,559
Invalid votes 3,256
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Tara Man Gurung 9,415
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Hem Raj Ghimire 8,946
UCPN (Maoist) Indra Hang Rai 4,438
Federal Socialist Party, Nepal Narad Kumar Rai 1,520
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Roshan Rokka 1,315
Others 1,679
Result Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Purna Prasad Rai 12,948
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Kuwan Sen Rai 9,148
Nepali Congress Tanka Prasad Rai 7,106
Others 2,053
Invalid votes 1,627
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Tanka Prasad Rai 11,685
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ded Raj Khadka 10,983
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Durga Kiran Rai 2,968
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Kedar Nath Rai 2,669
Others 1,452
Invalid Votes 754
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Dedh Raj Khadka 12,354
Nepali Congress Shiva Kumar Gauli 8,339
Rastriya Janamukti Party Mani Dhan Rai 2,377
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Kedar Nath Rai 1,878
Independent Uttar Kumar Gurung 478
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Parshuram Megi Gurung 15,060
Nepali Congress Padma Nath Regmi 7,484
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

See also

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References

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