Dolpa 1 (constituency)

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

Dolpa 1
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Dolpa 1 in Karnali Province
Assembly segments Dolpa 1(A) (red) and Dolpa 1(B) (blue) within Dolpa District. Protected areas in green
ProvinceKarnali Province
DistrictDolpa District
Electorate18,989
Current constituency
Created1991
Number of members3
Member of
Parliament		Dhan Bahadur Buda,
Unified Socialist
Karnali
MPA 1(A)		Sher Bahadur Budha,
Maoist Centre
Karnali
MPA 1(B)		Bir Bahadur Shahi,
Maoist Centre

Incorporated areas

Dolpa 1 incorporates the entirety of Dolpa District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment

  • Dolpa 1(A)
  • Dolpa 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly
Election Member Party
1991 Kyabu Budha Nepali Congress
1994 Moti Prasad Pahadi Independent
1999 Nar Bahadur Budhathoki CPN (UML)
2008 Ram Bahadur Bohara CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Dhan Bahadur Budha CPN (UML)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (UML)
August 2021 CPN (Unified Socialist)

Provincial Assembly


Election results

2022 general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Dhan Bahadur BudaCPN (Unified Socialist)11,29264.45
Ganesh Bahaudur ShahiCPN (UML)5,50531.42
Others7244.13
Total17,521100.00
Majority5,787
CPN (Unified Socialist) hold
Source: Election Commission[2]

2022 provincial election

2017 general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Dhan Bahadur BudhaCPN (UML)11,76177.13
Aanga Kumar BudhaNepali Congress3,16720.77
Harka Bahadur ThakullaCPN (Marxist–Leninist)2991.96
Arjun Bahadur ShahiRastriya Janamukti Party220.14
Total15,249100.00
Valid votes15,24996.45
Invalid/blank votes5613.55
Total votes15,810100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,98983.26
Majority8,594
CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[3]

2017 provincial election

2013 Constituent Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Dhan Bahadur BudaCPN (UML)6,98751.09
Satya PahadiUCPN (Maoist)2,77420.28
Angad Kumar BudhaIndependent1,50110.98
Suresh Bahadur ShahiNepali Congress9747.12
Others1,44010.53
Total13,676100.00
Valid votes13,67696.94
Invalid/blank votes4313.06
Total votes14,107100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,86094.93
Majority4,213
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6][7]

2008 Constituent Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Ram Bahadur BoharaCPN (Maoist)9,72358.06
Karna Bahadur BudhaRastriya Prajatantra Party3,42720.46
Om Bahadur BudhaCPN (UML)1,97811.81
Dil Bahadur BistaNepali Congress1,4408.60
Others1781.06
Total16,746100.00
Valid votes16,74695.57
Invalid/blank votes7764.43
Total votes17,522100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,93279.89
Majority6,296
CPN (Maoist) gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

1999 general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Nar Bahadur BudhathokiCPN (UML)8,37157.82
Karna Bahadur BudhaIndependent4,56731.54
Laxmi Narayan NeupaneNepali Congress9156.32
Others6254.32
Total14,478100.00
Valid votes14,47897.78
Invalid/blank votes3292.22
Total votes14,807100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,65979.36
Majority3,804
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

1994 general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Moti Prasad PahadiIndependent6,42446.07
Karna Bahadur BudhaRastriya Prajatantra Party6,12343.91
Others1,39710.02
Total13,944100.00
Majority301
Independent gain
Source: Election Commission[9][11]

1991 general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kyabu BudhaNepali Congress7,46262.10
-Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)4,55537.90
Total12,017100.00
Majority2,907
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [12]

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. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 House of Representatives member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).
  4. "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 Provincial Assembly member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).
  5. "Download FPTP Results(XML)". Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. "पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने निर्वाचनमा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र अनुसार सदर मत र बदर मत" [Valid and Invalid votes for First Past the Post voting by Constituency]. Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. "निर्वाचन क्षेत्र अनुसार मतदाता संख्या" [Electorate by constituency] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. "Constituent Assembly Election 2064 List of Winning Candidates". Election Commission of Nepal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  9. "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates (Comparative)". Election Commission of Nepal. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  10. "Election Results' 99". Nepal Research. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. "Auswertung der Wahlergebnisse vom 15. November 1994" [Evaluation of the results of the 15 November 1994 election] (PDF). Nepal Research (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  12. "Election 1991 Constituency Results" (PDF). Nepal Research (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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