Kanchanpur 1 (constituency)

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

Kanchanpur 1
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Kanchanpur 1 in Sudurpashchim Province
Protected areas in green
Assembly segments Kanchanpur 1(A) (red) and Kanchanpur 1(B) (blue) within Kanchanpur District
Protected areas in green
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
DistrictKanchanpur District
Electorate88,059
Current constituency
Created1991
MPBina Magar (NCP)
Sudurpashchim
MPA
1(A)
Tara Lama Tamang (NCP)
Sudurpashchim
MPA
1(B)
Kulbir Chaudhary (NCP)

Incorporated areas

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Kanchanpur 1 incorporates Beldani Rural Municipality, Belauri Municipality, Punarbas Municipality and Laljhadi Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

  • Kanchanpur 1(A)
  • Kanchanpur 1(B)

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1991Basu Dev BhattaNepali Congress
1994Ram Kumar GyawaliCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1999Narayan Prakash SaudNepali Congress
2008Puran Rana TharuCPN (Maoist)
January 2009UCPN (Maoist)
2013Diwan SIngh BistaNepali Congress
2017Bina MagarCPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Maoist Centre)
2022Tara Lama TamangCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Tara Lama TamangCPN (UML)24,94341.47
Bina MagarCPN (Maoist Centre)19,40032.26
Nanda Kumar RanaNagrik Unmukti Party8,68514.44
Dilli Bahadur ShahiRastriya Prajatantra Party3,5395.88
Dev Raj JoshiRastriya Swatantra Party1,9093.17
Others1,6642.77
Total60,140100.00
Majority5,543
CPN (UML) gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist Centre)Bina Magar38,467
Nepali CongressDiwan Singh Bista19,219
Others2,577
Invalid votes3,032
ResultMaoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressDiwan SIngh Bista10,294
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Lal Bahdur Bishwakarma9,236
UCPN (Maoist)Bina Magar9,151
Madeshi Janadhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik)Puskal Chaudhary1,399
Rastriya JanamorchaRaj Bahadur Chaudhary1,342
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyNanda Lal Chataut1,153
Others3,473
ResultCongress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist)Puran Rana Tharu14,765
Nepali CongressAmar Singh Rana11,781
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ram Kumar Gyawali7,834
Rastriya JanamorchaLokendra Prasad Lamsal3,758
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyNanda Lal Chataut1,429
Others1,982
Invalid votes1,592
ResultMaoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressNarayan Prakash Saud13,101
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ram Kumar Gyawali9,219
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyRam Autar Rana6,397
Rastriya JanamorchaMewa Ram Chaudhary5,178
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Babu Ram Adhikari2,378
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)Labru Rana Tharu1,457
Nepal Dalit Sharmeek MorchaKhadak Bahadur B.K.1,334
Others331
Invalid votes1,561
ResultCongress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ram Kumar Gyawali11,425
Nepali CongressAmar Singh Tharu9,254
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyNanda Lal Chataut5,140
IndependentGanesh Bahadur Thapa1,402
Others463
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][1]
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressBasu Dev Bhatta15,367
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)10,301
ResultCongress gain
Source: [2]

See also

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References

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  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.
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