Darchula 1 (constituency)
Darchula 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Darchula District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Darchula 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Constituency for the House of Representatives | |
 | |
 Assembly segments Darchula 1(A) (red) and Darchula 1(B) (blue) within Darchula District | |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| District | Darchula District |
| Electorate | 78,513 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| MP | Ganesh Singh Thagunna (NCP) |
| Sudurpashchim MPA 1(A) | Gelbu Singh Bohora (NCP) |
| Sudurpashchim MPA 1(B) | Man Bahadur Dhami (NCP) |
Incorporated areas
Darchula 1 incorporates the entirety of Darchula District.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment
- Darchula 1(A)
- Darchula 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Dilendra Prasad Badu | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Prem Singh Dhami | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 1999 | Dilendra Prasad Badu | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Laxman Dutta Joshi | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Ganesh Singh Thagunna | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Provincial Assembly
1(A)
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1(B)
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Election results
2017 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ganesh Singh Thagunna | 28,998 | |
| Nepali Congress | Bikram Singh Dhami | 22,233 | |
| Others | 969 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,347 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
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1(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ganesh Singh Thagunna | 20,470 | |
| Nepali Congress | Dilendra Prasad Badu | 19,236 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Lalit Singh Thagunna | 9,017 | |
| Others | 2,239 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[2] | |||
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Laxman Dutta Joshi | 25,404 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ganesh Singh Thagunna | 12,813 | |
| Nepali Congress | Dilendra Prasad Badu | 12,599 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bhawan Singh Kunwar | 2,001 | |
| Others | 805 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,329 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[3] | |||
1999 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Dilendra Prasad Badu | 22,379 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bir Bahadur Thagunna | 16,656 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Pratap Ram Lauhar | 3,232 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Kirti Chand Thakur | 2,920 | |
| Others | 654 | ||
| Invalid votes | 528 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[4][5] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prem Singh Dhami | 15,708 | |
| Nepali Congress | Dilendra Prasad Badu | 11,611 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Indra Bahadur Bam | 5,747 | |
| Independent | Akbar Bahadur Singh | 2,308 | |
| Independent | Kirti Chandra Thakur | 2,179 | |
| Others | 164 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[4] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Dilendra Prasad Badu | 9,678 | |
| CPN (Democratic) | 3,641 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: | |||
References
- "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- "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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