Bajhang 1 (constituency) explained

Bajhang 1
Type:Parliamentary
Parl Name:House of Representatives
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Sudurpashchim Province
Region Label:District
Region:Bajhang District
Electorate:104,275
Year:1991
Elects Howmany:3
Members Label:Member of
Parliament
Blank1 Name:Sudurpashchim
MPA 1(A)
Blank2 Name:Sudurpashchim
MPA 1(B)

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

Incorporated areas

Bajhang 1 incorporates the entirety of Bajhang District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Arjun Jang Bahadur SinghNepali Congress
1994Bhanu Bhakta JoshiCPN (UML)
1999Arjun Jang Bahadur SinghNepali Congress
2008Bhanu Bhakta JoshiCPN (UML)
2013Man Prasad Khatri
2017Bhairab Bahadur Singh
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (UML)
2022Bhanu Bhakta JoshiCPN (Unified Socialist)

1(A)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Arjun Bahadur ThapaCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (UML)
2022Prithvi Bahadur SinghNepali Congress
2024 by-electionDaman Bahadur BhandariCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

1(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Devaki Malla (Thapa)CPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Maoist Centre)
2022Bhim Bahadur Bhandari

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2024 by-election For Bajhang 1 (A)

Total Voters: 61748; Votes Cast:30337; Valid Votes: 29705; Invalid Votes: 632

1(B)

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bhairav Bahadur Singh34,602
Nepali CongressPrithvi Bahadur Singh26,910
Others1,820
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission
1(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)Arjun Bahadur Thapa17,868
Nepali CongressChandra Devi Joshi13,197
Others899
Invalid votes1,181
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
1(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist Centre)Devaki Malla (Thapa)16,743
Nepali CongressNaresh Bahadur Singh14,242
Others851
Invalid votes2,036
ResultMaoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Man Prasad Khatri11,530
Nepali CongressArjun Jang Bahadur Singh10,708
UCPN (Maoist)Dev Raj Regmi7,353
Others1,930
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bhanu Bhakta Joshi13,955
CPN (Maoist)Dev Raj Regmi12,148
Nepali CongressArjun Jang Bahadur Singh10,092
Others2,248
Invalid votes1,124
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressArjun Jang Bahadur Singh14,209
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Arjun Bahadur Thapa13,827
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Keshav Raj Joshi1,988
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyGagan Jang Bahadur Singh1,885
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)Kummendra Rokaya183
Invalid votes601
ResultCongress gain
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bhanu Bhakta Joshi12,603
Nepali CongressArjun Jang Bahadur Singh6,640
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyGagan Jang Bahadur Singh2,906
IndependentSatya Ram Bhandari2,607
IndependentPrem Bahadur Khati729
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commissionhttp://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1994_constituency_results_english.pdf
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressArjun Jang Bahadur Singh9,646
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)8,882
ResultCongress gain
Source: http://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1991_constituency_results_english.pdf

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies. en. 2018-04-25.
  2. Web site: 2015-03-25. Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens. 2020-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20150325225411/http://vote.nepalnews.com/election/pages/bhaktapur.php#top. 2015-03-25.
  3. Web site: 2009-10-03. Ca Election report. 2020-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20091003184536/http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php. 2009-10-03.
  4. Web site: 2008-01-24. Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates. 2020-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20080124110554/http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php. 2008-01-24.
  5. Web site: Election Results'99. 2020-11-15. nepalresearch.org.

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