Western Rukum 1 (constituency)

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

Western Rukum 1
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Western Rukum 1 in Karnali Province
Assembly segments Western Rukum 1(A) (red) and Western Rukum 1(B) (blue) within Western Rukum District
ProvinceKarnali Province
DistrictWestern Rukum District
Electorate84,032
Current constituency
Created2017
Number of members3
Member of
Parliament
Janardan Sharma,
Maoist Centre
Karnali
MPA
1(A)
Mahendra K.C.,
Maoist Centre
Karnali
MPA
1(B)
Rajkumar Sharma,
Maoist Centre

Incorporated areas

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Western Rukum 1 incorporates the entirety of Western Rukum District.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment

  • Western Rukum 1(A)
  • Western Rukum 1(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2017 Jarnardan Sharma CPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre)

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Janardan SharmaCPN (Maoist Centre)39,54969.03
Nandaram DevkotaCPN (UML)12,96122.62
Tara K.C.Independent3,5676.23
Others1,2182.13
Total57,295100.00
Majority26,588
CPN (Maoist Centre) hold
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Janardan SharmaCPN (Maoist Centre)34,40266.27
Gopalji Jang ShahNepali Congress15,65930.16
Others1,8543.57
Total51,915100.00
Valid votes51,91593.57
Invalid/blank votes3,5706.43
Total votes55,485100.00
Registered voters/turnout84,03266.03
Majority18,743
CPN (Maoist Centre) gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

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. ^ "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. ^ a b "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 Provincial Assembly member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).
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