Ilam 1 (constituency)

Ilam 1
Parliamentary constituency
Ilam 1 in Koshi Province
ProvinceKoshi Province
DistrictIlam District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Member of ParliamentMahesh Basnet
Koshi MPA 1(A)Khinu Langwa Limbu (US)
Koshi MPA 1(B)Shamsher Rai (NC)

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

Incorporated areas

Ilam 1 incorporates Sandakpur Rural Municipality, Maijogmai Rural Municipality, Rong Rural Municipality, Suryodaya Municipality, wards 10, 13 and 14 of Ilam Municipality and wards 1–5, 9 and, 10 of Mai Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Koshi Provincial Assembly segment

  • Ilam 1(A)
  • Ilam 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Jhala Nath Khanal CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Benup Raj Prasai Nepali Congress
2008 Jhala Nath Khanal CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
August 2021 CPN (Unified Socialist)
2022 Mahesh Basnet CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Mahesh BasnetCPN (UML)25,75345.17
Jhalanath KhanalCPN (Unified Socialist)23,08940.49
Budhha Lal MecheMongol National Organisation2,4424.28
Toyanath Sharma SapkotaRastriya Prajatantra Party1,5992.80
Kamal Kumar RaiPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal1,3132.30
Bikram PandeyIndependent1,1842.08
Others1,6382.87
Total57,018100.00
Majority2,664
CPN (UML) gain
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Jhala Nath Khanal 36,805
Nepali Congress Bhupendra Kattel 19,638
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Subas Rai 2,059
Mongol National Organisation Surya Kumar Gurung 1,710
Others 1,902
Invalid votes 2,365
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Jhala Nath Khanal 17,342
Nepali Congress Himalaya Karmacharya 15,527
Federal Socialist Party, Nepal Devendra Kumar Rai 4,529
UCPN (Maoist) Yuba Kumar Paudel 4,420
Others 2,423
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Jhala Nath Khanal 17,655
Nepali Congress Benup Raj Prasai 13,774
CPN (Maoist) Surya Prakash Bala 10,917
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Lila Devi Shrestha 2,167
Others 2,040
Invalid votes 2,086
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Benup Raj Prasai 18,608
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Jhala Nath Khanal 18,502
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ganesh Rasik Rai 1,919
Others 1,715
Invalid Votes 758
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Jhala Nath Khanal 14,383
Nepali Congress Toya Nath Bhattarai 14,173
Independent Gopal Gurung 1,611
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chandra Kant Bhat Rai 1,428
Rastriya Janamukti Party Chanra Bahadur Thulung 1,030
Others 508
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Jhala Nath Khanal 25,540
Nepali Congress Toya Nath Bhattarai 19,270
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.