Okhaldhunga 1 (constituency)

Okhaldhunga 1
Parliamentary constituency
Okhaldhunga 1 in Koshi Province
ProvinceKoshi Province
DistrictOkhaldhunga District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepali Congress
Member of ParliamentRam Hari Khatiwada
Koshi MPA 1(A)Pradeep Kumar Sunuwar (NC)
Koshi MPA 1(B)Baburam Gautam (MC)

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

Incorporated areas

Okhaldhunga 1 incorporates the entirety of Okhaldhunga District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Okhaldhunga 1(A)
  • Okhaldhunga 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Bal Raj Karki Nepali Congress
1994 Chandra Kanta Dahal
1999 Hom Nath Dahal
2008 Keshav Rai CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Yagya Raj Sunuwar CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
2022 Ram Hari Khatiwada Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ram Hari KhatiwadaNepali Congress33,55653.62
Yagya Raj SunuwarCPN (UML)26,73842.72
Others2,2913.66
Total62,585100.00
Majority6,818
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Yagya Raj Sunuwar 32,580
Nepali Congress Ram Hari Khatiwada 27,327
Others 1,781
Invalid votes 4,095
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Yagya Raj Sunuwar 12,943
Nepali Congress Bal Krishna Dahal 9,943
UCPN (Maoist) Keshav Rai 2,963
Others 1,869
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Keshav Rai 11,635
Nepali Congress Bal Krishna Dahal 9,054
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Yagya Raj Sunuwar 8,920
Others 1,921
Invalid votes 1,488
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Hom Nath Dahal 16,111
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Chabbi Lal Karki 10,282
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Champak Sunuwar 3,188
Independent Ambir Babu Gurung 2,446
Others 554
Invalid Votes 815
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Chandra Kanta Dahal 8,691
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Prem Narayan Premi 7,587
Independent Gopal Rai 5,708
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Bhola Man Singh 4,017
Others 905
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bal Raj Karki 19,228
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Peshal Kumar Khatiwada 6,056
Result Congress 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. ^ "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.