Dhankuta 1 (constituency)

Dhankuta 1
Parliamentary constituency
Dhankuta 1 in Province No. 1
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictDhankuta District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepal Communist Party
Member of ParliamentRajendra Kumar Rai
Member of the Provincial AssemblyNiran Rai, CPN (UML)
Member of the Provincial AssemblyIndra Mani Parajuli, CPN (UML)

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

Incorporated areas

Dhankuta 1 incorporates the entirety of Dhankuta District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Dhankuta 1(A)
  • Dhankuta 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Rakam Chemjong CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
March 1998 CPN (Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Durga Linkha CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008 Hem Raj Bhandari CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Tika Ram Chemjong Limbu CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017 Rajendra Kumar Rai
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rajendra Kumar RaiCPN (UML)30,10145.11
Sunil Bahadur ThapaNepali Congress28,70443.02
Hemraj BhandariIndependent5,9268.88
Kumar Bahadur ThapaRastriya Prajatantra Party1,0591.59
Others9371.40
Total66,727100.00
Majority1,397
CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rajendra Kumar Rai 37,333
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) Sunil Bahadur Thapa 26,874
Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist) Subhan Singh Rai 1,390
Others 967
Invalid votes 3,716
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Tika Ram Chemjong Limbu 10,953
Nepali Congress Ajit Narayan Singh Thapa 7,448
UCPN (Maoist) Hem Raj Bhandari 4,797
Federal Socialist Party, Nepal Rakam Chemjong 4,594
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Dharma Dhoj Rai 2,048
Others 1,250
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Hem Raj Bhandari 17,202
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rakam Chemjong 11,174
Nepali Congress Manohar Narayan Shrestha 6,129
Others 2,049
Invalid votes 1,386
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Durga Linkha 15,512
Nepali Congress Hari Kumar Rai 11,207
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Rakam Chemjong 4,685
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Santosh Kumar Phago 2,880
Others 1,233
Invalid Votes 727
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rakam Chemjong 12,574
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Mohan Pokharel 9,737
Nepali Congress Hari Kumar Rai 8,209
Rastriya Janamukti Party Bhim Bahadur Limbu 643
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rakam Chemjong 17,610
Nepali Congress Janak Singh Limbu 7,890
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

See also

References

  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.