Morang 1 (constituency)

Morang 1
Parliamentary constituency
Morang 1 in Province No. 1
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictMorang District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepali Congress
Member of ParliamentDig Bahadur Limbu
Member of the Provincial AssemblyUmakanta Gautam, Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
Member of the Provincial AssemblyKhadka Bahadur Basnet, Communist Party of Nepal (UML)

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

Incorporated areas

Morang 1 incorporates Urlabari Municipality, Miklajung Rural Municipality, Kerabari Rural Municipality and Letang Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Morang 1(A)
  • Morang 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Girija Prasad Koirala Nepali Congress
1999 by-election Amod Prasad Upadhyaya
2013 Rishikesh Pokharel CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017 Ghanashyam Khatiwada
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

2022 Dig Bahadur Limbu Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Dig Bahadur LimbuNepali Congress27,29738.62
Ghanashyam KhatiwadaCPN (UML)26,86738.01
Kamal Bahadur ShresthaRastriya Swatantra Party8,06311.41
Hom Nath GautamRastriya Prajatantra Party4,6676.60
Suraj LimbuMongol National Organisation2,2183.14
Others1,5642.21
Total70,676100.00
Majority430
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ghanashyam Khatiwada 37,524
Nepali Congress Dig Bahadur Limbu 31,436
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Ashok Chemjong 1,152
Others 1,315
Invalid votes 3,277
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rishikesh Pokharel 14,000
Nepali Congress Amod Prasad Upadhyaya 10,940
UCPN (Maoist) Ganesh Prasad Upreti 6,501
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Binod Kumar SIngh Gangai 3,359
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Mohammad Mehtab Alam 2,048
Sadbhavana Party Abdul Raheem Miya 1,295
Others 2,832
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Amod Prasad Upadhyaya 11,105
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ganga Devi Dangi 8,799
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Tulu Ram Rajbanshi 7,710
CPN (Maoist) Shanta Maya Rai 6,945
Sadbhavana Party Abdul Raheem Miya 6,165
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Tulsi Prasad Siwakoti 1,422
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ratna Rai 1,036
Others 2,515
Invalid votes 3,475
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 by-elections

Party Candidate
Nepali Congress Amod Prasad Upadhyaya
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Girija Prasad Koirala 22,165
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bharat Mohan Adhikari 15,648
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Badri Prasad Mandal 9,849
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Lain Bahadur Khadka 1,594
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Dhruba Narayan Shrestha 1,552
Others 338
Invalid Votes 1,184
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[6][7]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Girija Prasad Koirala 21,013
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Tulu Ram Rajbanshi 12,987
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Bisheshwar Rajbanshi 6,650
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Bhim Devi Oli 1,997
Others 1,492
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[6]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Girija Prasad Koirala 16,403
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Laba Pradhan 11,314
Result Congress gain
Source: [1]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "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. ^ "निर्वाचन आयोगको सूचना". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  6. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  7. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.