Kapilvastu 1 (constituency)

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

Kapilvastu 1
Parliamentary constituency
Kapilvastu 1 in Lumbini Province
ProvinceLumbini Province
DistrictKapilvastu District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepal Communist Party
Member of ParliamentChakrapani Khanal

Incorporated areas

Kapilvastu 1 incorporates Suddhodhan Rural Municipality, Mayadevi Rural Municipality, Banganga Municipality and wards 8–11 of Kapilvastu Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment

  • Kapilvastu 1(A)
  • Kapilvastu 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Kamlesh Kumar Sharma Nepali Congress
1999 Dan Bahadur Chaudhary CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008 Deep Kumar Upadhyaya Nepali Congress
2013 Bal Ram Adhikari CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017 Chakrapani Khanal CPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre)
2022 Balram Adhikari CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Provincial Assembly

Election results

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Balram AdhikariCPN (UML)34,67540.06
Chakrapani KhanalCPN (Maoist Centre)18,98321.93
Narendra Prasad ChaudharyJanamat Party8,3969.70
Ram Milan TharuNagrik Unmukti Party6,0757.02
Dhruba Bahadur RayamajhiRastriya Prajatantra Party4,3415.02
Sanju Singh BistaRastriya Swatantra Party3,3763.90
Devendra Kumar SharmaHamro Nepali Party2,5082.90
Tapesari KaharaBahujan Shakti Party2,2482.60
Lalit GurungIndependent2,2172.56
Yuvaraj Sharma AcharyaCPN (Marxist–Leninist)1,0931.26
Others2,6373.05
Total86,549100.00
Majority15,692
CPN (UML) gain
Source: [2]

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist Centre) Chakrapani Khanal 29,799
Nepali Congress Deep Kumar Upadhyaya 28,853
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Abdul Rashid Khan 11,812
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal Dan Bahadur Kurmi 4,689
Janasamjbadi Party Nepal Chet Narayan Upadhayay Panthi 2,346
Others 3,488
Invalid votes 4,474
Result Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bal Ram Adhikari 16,547
Nepali Congress Deep Kumar Upadhyaya 13,526
UCPN (Maoist) Chakrapani Khanal 5,850
Tharuhat Terai Party Nepal Jwahar Lal Chaudhary 4,719
Others 2,944
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Deep Kumar Upadhyaya 12,997
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bal Ram Adhikari 12,802
CPN (Maoist) Chandra Bahadur Chand 11,730
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Jit Bahadur Chaudhary 3,912
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Bishnu Raj Aryal 1,200
Rastriya Janamorcha Girdhari Lal Neupane 1,002
Others 3,301
Invalid votes 2,129
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Dan Bahadur Chaudhary 14,494
Nepali Congress Kamalesh Kumar Sharma 13,534
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Dr. Guru Prasad Rajauriya 9,227
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Megh Raj Gyawali 3,588
Others 2,676
Invalid votes 1,175
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Kamlesh Kumar Sharma 11,558
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Tika Ram Aryal 7,370
Independent 6,585
Nepal Sadbhavana Party Dan Bahadur Kurmi 6,490
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ram Savaro Prasad Chaudhary 3,076
Others 873
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Kamlesh Kumar Sharma 13,329
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 5,591
Result Congress gain
Source:

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. "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. "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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