Gorkha 1 (constituency)
Gorkha 1 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Gorkha District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Gorkha 1 | |
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Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
![]() Gorkha 1 in Gandaki Province | |
![]() Assembly segments Gorkha 1(A) and Gorkha 1(B) within Gorkha District | |
Province | Gandaki Province |
District | Gorkha District |
Electorate | 98,622 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1991 |
Party | Nepali Congress |
MP | Rajendra Bajgain |
Gandaki MPA 1(A) | Lekha Bahadur Thapa Magar (NCP) |
Gandaki MPA 1(B) | Ram Sharan Basnet (NCP) |
Incorporated areas
Gorkha 1 incorporates Tshum Nubri Rural Municipality, Dharche Rural Municipality, Arughat Rural Municipality, Bhimsen Rural Municipality, Gandaki Rural Municipality, Shahid Lakhan Rural Municipality and wards 1–7 of Gorkha Municipality.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment
- Gorkha 1(A)
- Gorkha 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
Election | Member | Party | |
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1991 | Chiranjibi Wagle | Nepali Congress | |
2008 | Parbati Thapa Shrestha | CPN (Maoist) | |
January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
2013 | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai | ||
2017 | Hari Raj Adhikari | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
2022 | Rajendra Bajgai | Nepali Congress | |
Provincial Assembly
1(A)
|
1(B)
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Election results
2022 general election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rajendra Bajgai | Nepali Congress | 33,428 | 58.41 | |
Ram Sharan Basnet | CPN (UML) | 16,785 | 29.33 | |
Subarna Rokaha | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 4,892 | 8.55 | |
Others | 2,126 | 3.71 | ||
Total | 57,231 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 16,643 | |||
Nepali Congress gain | ||||
Source: [2] |
2022 provincial election
1(A)
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1(B)
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2017 legislative elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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CPN (Maoist Centre) | Hari Raj Adhikari | 29,860 | |
Nepali Congress | Chinkaji Shrestha | 26,643 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Narayan Babu Acharya | 1,639 | |
Others | 1,242 | ||
Invalid votes | 4,320 | ||
Result | Maoist Centre hold | ||
Source: Election Commission |
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
1(A)
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1(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
UCPN (Maoist) | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai | 22,824 | |
Nepali Congress | Kiran Babu Shrestha | 8,971 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Sharan Basnet | 4,944 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Narayan Babu Acharya | 1,557 | |
Others | 866 | ||
Result | Maoist hold | ||
Source: NepalNews[3] |
2008 Constituent Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
CPN (Maoist) | Parbati Thapa Shrestha | 40,606 | |
Nepali Congress | Chiranjibi Wagle | 9,142 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Baburam Thapa | 4,339 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rudra Raj Pandey | 1,436 | |
Others | 940 | ||
Invalid votes | 1,832 | ||
Result | Maoist gain | ||
Source: Election Commission[4] |
1999 legislative elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nepali Congress | Chiranjibi Wagle | 17,305 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Sharan Basnet | 13,438 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Narayan Malla | 5,641 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Surendra Bahadur Thapa | 2,580 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Rajeshwar Devkota | 1,733 | |
Rastriya Janamukti Party | Bhaikaji Rana | 1,128 | |
Others | 290 | ||
Invalid Votes | 1,478 | ||
Result | Congress hold | ||
Source: Election Commission[5][6] |
1994 legislative elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nepali Congress | Chiranjibi Wagle | 13,223 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Narayan Malla | 11,236 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rishi Ram Sharma | 4,426 | |
Independent | Chet Bahadur Rana | 1,820 | |
Others | 1,420 | ||
Result | Congress hold | ||
Source: Election Commission[5] |
1991 legislative elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nepali Congress | Chiranjibi Wagle | 15,496 | |
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | 12,986 | ||
Result | Congress gain | ||
Source: |
References
- "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
- "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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