Bajhang 1 (constituency)
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| Bajhang 1 | |
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| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
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 Assembly segments Bajhang 1(A) (red) and Bajhang 1(B) (blue) within Bajhang District Protected areas in green | |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| District | Bajhang District |
| Electorate | 104,275 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Member of Parliament | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi, Unified Socialist |
| Sudurpashchim MPA 1(A) | Prithvi Bahadur Singh, Congress |
| Sudurpashchim MPA 1(B) | Bhim Bahadur Bhandari, Maoist Centre |
Bajhang 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Bajhang District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Incorporated areas
[edit]Bajhang 1 incorporates the entirety of Bajhang District.
Assembly segments
[edit]It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment
- Bajhang 1(A)
- Bajhang 1(B)
Members of Parliament
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1(A)[edit]
1(B)[edit]
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Election results
[edit]Election in the 2020s
[edit]2024 by-election For Bajhang 1 (A)
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daman Bahadur Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 11,613 | 39.09 | |
| Abhisek Bahadur Singha | Nepali Congress | 11,346 | 38.20 | |
| Janak Bahadur Buda | CPN (Maoist Center) | 3,831 | 12.90 | |
| Others | 2,915 | 9.81 | ||
| Total | 29,705 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 267 | |||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Total Voters: 61748; Votes Cast:30337; Valid Votes: 29705; Invalid Votes: 632
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 28,413 | 48.48 | |
| Ain Bahadur Magar | CPN (UML) | 27,412 | 46.77 | |
| Biswo Prakash Jethara | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,208 | 2.06 | |
| Others | 1,580 | 2.70 | ||
| Total | 58,613 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,001 | |||
| CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
1(A)[edit]
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1(B)[edit]
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Election in the 2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhairav Bahadur Singh | 34,602 | |
| Nepali Congress | Prithvi Bahadur Singh | 26,910 | |
| Others | 1,820 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
1(A)[edit]
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1(B)[edit]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Man Prasad Khatri | 11,530 | |
| Nepali Congress | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | 10,708 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Dev Raj Regmi | 7,353 | |
| Others | 1,930 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: NepalNews[4] | |||
Election in the 2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | 13,955 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Dev Raj Regmi | 12,148 | |
| Nepali Congress | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | 10,092 | |
| Others | 2,248 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,124 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
Election in the 1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | 14,209 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Arjun Bahadur Thapa | 13,827 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Keshav Raj Joshi | 1,988 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Gagan Jang Bahadur Singh | 1,885 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Kummendra Rokaya | 183 | |
| Invalid votes | 601 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6][7] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | 12,603 | |
| Nepali Congress | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | 6,640 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Gagan Jang Bahadur Singh | 2,906 | |
| Independent | Satya Ram Bhandari | 2,607 | |
| Independent | Prem Bahadur Khati | 729 | |
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6][1] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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| Nepali Congress | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | 9,646 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 8,882 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: [2] | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "उपनिर्वाचन नतिजा, २०८१". Election Commission of Nepal.
- ^ 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.