Bhojpur 1 (constituency) explained

Bhojpur 1
Nativename:भोजपुर १
Type:Parliamentary
Parl Name:House of Representatives
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Province No. 1
Region Label:District
Region:Bhojpur District
Population:182,459
Electorate:106,534
Year:1991
Elects Howmany:1
Seats:1
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Sudan Kirati
(Maoist Centre)
Blank1 Name:Member of the Provincial Assembly
Blank1 Info:Rajendra Kumar Rai, CPN (US)
Blank2 Name:Member of the Provincial Assembly
Blank2 Info:Sher Dhan Rai, NCP (UML)

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

Incorporated areas

Bhojpur 1 incorporates the entirety of Bhojpur District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Narendra BasnetCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994Hem Raj Rai
1999Ghanendra Basnet
2008Padam Bahadur RaiCPN (Maoist)
January 2009UCPN (Maoist)
2013Kripasur SherpaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017Sudan KiratiCPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Maoist Centre)

1(A)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Rajendra Kumar RaiCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
August 2021CPN (Unified Socialist)

1(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Sher Dhan RaiCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
April 2021CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

1(B)

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist Centre)Sudan Kirati34,394
Nepali CongressUmesh Jang Rayamajhi21,696
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Anil Basnet2,601
Others1,733
Invalid votes5,475
ResultMaoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission
1(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rajendra Kumar Rai19,297
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalAjambar Rai Kangmang11,541
Others1,749
Invalid votes2,351
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
1(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Sher Dhan Rai20,334
Nepali CongressGovinda Bahadur Karki7,105
Others1,106
Invalid votes2,434
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Kripasur Sherpa11,450
Nepali CongressDharma Raj Rai8,970
Federal Socialist Party, NepalAjambar Rai Kangmang4,066
UCPN (Maoist)Khem Raj Nepali3,567
Others2,277
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist)Padam Bahadur Rai15,796
Nepali CongressGyanendra Bahadur Karki13,582
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Jayant Rai7,515
Others2,241
Invalid votes2,537
ResultMaoist gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ghanendra Basnet15,443
Nepali CongressGyanendra Bahadur Karki14,605
IndependentMukunda Bahadur Basnet5,586
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Narendra Basnet4,048
Janamukti Party NepalJagan Bahadur Rai1,615
Others1,133
Invalid Votes1,058
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Hem Raj Rai15,974
Nepali CongressGyanendra Bahadur Karki15,948
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyBabu Ram Basnet3,496
Others1,654
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Narendra Basnet13,279
Nepali CongressLaxmi Rai7,642
ResultCPN (UML) 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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