Dhankuta 1 (constituency)
| Dhankuta 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
 Dhankuta 1 in Province No. 1 | |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Dhankuta District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Nepal Communist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Rajendra Kumar Rai |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Niran Rai, CPN (UML) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Indra Mani Parajuli, CPN (UML) |
Dhankuta 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Dhankuta District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Incorporated areas
Dhankuta 1 incorporates the entirety of Dhankuta District.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
- Dhankuta 1(A)
- Dhankuta 1(B)
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Rakam Chemjong | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| March 1998 | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| 1999 | Durga Linkha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2008 | Hem Raj Bhandari | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Tika Ram Chemjong Limbu | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2017 | Rajendra Kumar Rai | ||
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
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| 1(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajendra Kumar Rai | CPN (UML) | 30,101 | 45.11 | |
| Sunil Bahadur Thapa | Nepali Congress | 28,704 | 43.02 | |
| Hemraj Bhandari | Independent | 5,926 | 8.88 | |
| Kumar Bahadur Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,059 | 1.59 | |
| Others | 937 | 1.40 | ||
| Total | 66,727 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,397 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
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Election in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rajendra Kumar Rai | 37,333 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | Sunil Bahadur Thapa | 26,874 | |
| Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist) | Subhan Singh Rai | 1,390 | |
| Others | 967 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,716 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
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| 1(B)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tika Ram Chemjong Limbu | 10,953 | |
| Nepali Congress | Ajit Narayan Singh Thapa | 7,448 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Hem Raj Bhandari | 4,797 | |
| Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Rakam Chemjong | 4,594 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dharma Dhoj Rai | 2,048 | |
| Others | 1,250 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Hem Raj Bhandari | 17,202 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rakam Chemjong | 11,174 | |
| Nepali Congress | Manohar Narayan Shrestha | 6,129 | |
| Others | 2,049 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,386 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[4] | |||
Election in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Durga Linkha | 15,512 | |
| Nepali Congress | Hari Kumar Rai | 11,207 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Rakam Chemjong | 4,685 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Santosh Kumar Phago | 2,880 | |
| Others | 1,233 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 727 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rakam Chemjong | 12,574 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Mohan Pokharel | 9,737 | |
| Nepali Congress | Hari Kumar Rai | 8,209 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Bhim Bahadur Limbu | 643 | |
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rakam Chemjong | 17,610 | |
| Nepali Congress | Janak Singh Limbu | 7,890 | |
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: [1] | |||
See also
References
- ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "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.