Bardiya 1 (constituency)
| Bardiya 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
 Bardiya 1 in Lumbini Province | |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Bardiya District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| Member of Parliament | Sanjay Kumar Gautam |
Bardiya 1 one of two parliamentary constituencies of Bardiya District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Incorporated areas
Bardiya 1 incorporates Bansgadhi Municipality, Bedhaiyatal Rural Municipality, Gulariya Municipality and wards 4–11of Barbardiya Municipality.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
- Bardiya 1(A)
- Bardiya 1(B)
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Bam Dev Gautam | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| March 1998 | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| 1999 | Kashi Paudel | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Sarala Regmi | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Bam Dev Gautam | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2014 by-election | Shyam Prasad Dhakal | ||
| 2017 | Sanjay Kumar Gautam | Nepali Congress | |
1(A)
| 1(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjay Kumar Gautam | Nepali Congress | 30,611 | 31.24 | |
| Laxman Raj Gyawali | CPN (UML) | 26,155 | 26.69 | |
| Thakur Singh Tharu | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 23,993 | 24.49 | |
| Prabesh Bhusal | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 11,004 | 11.23 | |
| Sohrab Pathan | Janamat Party | 2,355 | 2.40 | |
| Surya Bahadur Singh | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,266 | 2.31 | |
| Resham Bahadur Khatri | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 1,000 | 1.02 | |
| Others | 597 | 0.61 | ||
| Total | 97,981 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 4,456 | |||
| Nepali Congress hold | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Sanjay Kumar Gautam | 44,829 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bam Dev Gautam | 44,076 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Nar Bahadur Bohora | 2,372 | |
| Others | 2,228 | ||
| Invalid votes | 5,948 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
1(A)
| 1(B)
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2014 by-elections
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shyam Prasad Dhakal | CPN (UML) | 16,696 | 40.02 | |
| Sode Bista | Nepali Congress | 11,355 | 27.22 | |
| Bhuwan Kumar Tharu | UCPN (Maoist) | 11,031 | 26.44 | |
| Govinda Prasad Tharu | MJFN (D) | 1,596 | 3.83 | |
| Bhim Bahadur Chand | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,041 | 2.50 | |
| Total | 41,719 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 41,719 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 41,719 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 58,443 | 71.38 | ||
| Majority | 5,341 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bam Dev Gautam | 18,347 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Bhuwan Kumar Tharu | 11,628 | |
| Nepali Congress | Bhuwaneshwar Chaudhary | 8,598 | |
| Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Thakur Singh Tharu | 1,174 | |
| Others | 3,595 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[4] | |||
Election in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Sarala Regmi | 17,955 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bam Dev Gautam | 13,773 | |
| Nepali Congress | Malati Sodari | 6,831 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Govinda Prasad Tharu | 2,324 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Nar Bahadur Bohora | 1,815 | |
| Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Thakur Singh Tharu | 1,340 | |
| Others | 1,154 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,163 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
Election in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Kashi Paudel | 17,219 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bam Dev Gautam | 13,247 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Gobinda Prasad Koirala | 10,885 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Gaurav Chand | 1,646 | |
| Others | 2,774 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,490 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6][7] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bam Dev Gautam | 16,933 | |
| Nepali Congress | Phul Ram Tharu | 10,949 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Thakur Singh Tharu | 5,757 | |
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bam Dev Gautam | 16,486 | |
| Nepali Congress | 11,712 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: [1] | |||
See also
References
- ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
- ^ "Observation Newsletter #8-9" (in Nepali). Nepal: Nepal Election Observation Committee. June 2014.
- ^ "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.