Bhaktapur 1 (constituency)

Bhaktapur 1
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Bhaktapur 1 in Bagmati Province
Assembly segments Bhaktapur 1(A) (red) and Bhaktapur 1(B) (blue) within Bhaktapur District
ProvinceBagmati Province
DistrictBhaktapur District
Electorate94,164
Current constituency
Created1991
MPPrem Suwal (NMKP)
Bagmati MPA 1(A)Krishna Lal Bhadel (NC)
Bagmati MPA 1(B)Surendra Raj Gosai (NMKP)

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

Incorporated areas

Bhaktapur 2 parliamentary constituency consists of Bhaktapur Municipality and Changunarayan Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segments:

  • Bhaktapur 1(A)
  • Bhaktapur 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Narayan Man Bijukchhe Nepal Workers Peasants Party
2017 Prem Suwal
2022

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Prem SuwalNepal Workers Peasants Party42,76159.63
Navaraj GelalCPN (UML)11,96816.69
Bharat Bahadur Khadka KhadkaRastriya Prajatantra Party9,30312.97
Sunil GotheCPN (Maoist Centre)5,2837.37
Others2,3943.34
Total71,709100.00
Majority30,793
Nepal Workers Peasants Party hold
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2019 by-elections

1(A)
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Krishna Lal Bhadel 13,449
Nepal Communist Party Devi Prasad Dhakal 11,206
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Niraj Lawaju 5,829
Others 1,108
Result Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Prem Suwal 33,076
Nepali Congress Babu Raja Joshi 17,818
CPN (Maoist Centre) Milan Suwal 15,374
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Dipesh Neupane 2,330
Others 1,867
Result NWP hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Narayan Man Bijukchhe 20,446
Nepali Congress Krishna Lal Bhadel 12,826
UCPN (Maoist) Sanu Suwal 6,296
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ranju Napit 5,668
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rabindra Pratap Shah 4,458
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Madhav Khatri 2,643
Result NWPP hold
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Narayan Man Bijukchhe 19,972
CPN (Maoist) Debendra Shrestha 11,548
Nepali Congress Mahesh Shrestha 8,281
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Krishna Sundar Dhyo 7,327
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Surendra Pratap Shah 3,215
Others 2,592
Result NWPP hold
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Narayan Man Bijukchhe 16,533
Nepali Congress Ganesh Man Chakradhar 10,030
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Sarswati Bati 8,096
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Surendra Pratap Shah 3,895
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Yabati Karki 1,992
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Ram Sharan Dhimal 1,238
Others 844
Invalid Votes 771
Result NWPP hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Narayan Man Bijukchhe 16,770
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Surendra Pratap Shah 9,438
Nepali Congress Radhe Shyam Jonche 8,137
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Narayan Bhakta Wati 5,689
Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal Kanchi Maharjan 412
Result NWPP hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Narayan Man Bijukchhe 20,163
Nepali Congress Raghesh Man Jonche 13,732
Result NWPP gain
Source: [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  3. ^ a b "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.