Dhankuta 1 (constituency)

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Dhankuta 1
Parliamentary constituency
Dhankuta 1 in Koshi Province
ProvinceKoshi Province
DistrictDhankuta District
Current constituency
Created1991
Member of
Parliament		Rajendra Kumar Rai, UML
Koshi MPA
1(A)		Niran Rai, UML
Koshi MPA
1(B)		Indra Mani Parajuli, 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

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Dhankuta 1 incorporates the entirety of Dhankuta District.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Dhankuta 1(A)
  • Dhankuta 1(B)

Members of Parliament

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Parliament/Constituent Assembly

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Election Member Party
1991 Rakam Chemjong CPN (UML)
March 1998 CPN (Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Durga Linkha CPN (UML)
2008 Hem Raj Bhandari CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 Maoist Centre
2013 Tika Ram Chemjong Limbu CPN (UML)
2017 Rajendra Kumar Rai
May 2018 NCP
March 2021 CPN (UML)

Provincial Assembly

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Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Rajendra Kumar RaiCPN (UML)30,10145.11
Sunil Bahadur ThapaNepali Congress28,70443.02
Hemraj BhandariIndependent5,9268.88
Kumar Bahadur ThapaRPP1,0591.59
Others9371.40
Total66,727100.00
Majority1,397
CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

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Election in the 2010s

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2017 general elections

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Rajendra Kumar RaiCPN (UML)37,33356.09
Sunil Bahadur ThapaRPP (Democratic)26,87440.37
Subhan Singh RaiURPP (Nationalist)1,3902.09
Others9671.45
Total66,564100.00
Valid votes66,56494.71
Invalid/blank votes3,7165.29
Total votes70,280100.00
CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[3]

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

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2013 Constituent Assembly election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Tika Ram Chemjong LimbuCPN (UML)10,95335.23
Ajit Narayan Singh ThapaNepali Congress7,44823.96
Hem Raj BhandariUCPN (Maoist)4,79715.43
Rakam ChemjongFSP-N4,59414.78
Dharma Dhoj RaiRPP2,0486.59
Others1,2504.02
Total31,090100.00
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6][7]

Election in the 2000s

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2008 Constituent Assembly election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Hem Raj BhandariCPN (Maoist)17,20247.06
Rakam ChemjongCPN (UML)11,17430.57
Manohar Narayan ShresthaNepali Congress6,12916.77
Others2,0495.61
Total36,554100.00
Valid votes36,55496.35
Invalid/blank votes1,3863.65
Total votes37,940100.00
CPN (Maoist) gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

Election in the 1990s

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1999 legislative elections

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Durga LinkhaCPN (UML)15,51243.67
Hari Kumar RaiNepali Congress11,20731.55
Rakam ChemjongCPN (Marxist–Leninist)4,68513.19
Santosh Kumar PhagoRastriya Prajatantra Party2,8808.11
Others1,2333.47
Total35,517100.00
Valid votes35,51797.99
Invalid/blank votes7272.01
Total votes36,244100.00
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

1994 legislative elections

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Rakam ChemjongCPN (UML)12,57440.35
Mohan PokharelRPP9,73731.25
Hari Kumar RaiNepali Congress8,20926.34
Bhim Bahadur LimbuJanamukti6432.06
Total31,163100.00
CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[9][11]

1991 legislative elections

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Rakam ChemjongCPN (UML)17,61069.06
Janak Singh LimbuNepali Congress7,89030.94
Total25,500100.00
CPN (UML) gain
Source: [12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ a b c "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  3. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 House of Representatives member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).
  4. ^ a b "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 Provincial Assembly member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).
  5. ^ "Download FPTP Results(XML)". Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. ^ "पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने निर्वाचनमा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र अनुसार सदर मत र बदर मत" [Valid and Invalid votes for First Past the Post voting by Constituency]. Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. ^ "निर्वाचन क्षेत्र अनुसार मतदाता संख्या" [Electorate by constituency] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Constituent Assembly Election 2064 List of Winning Candidates". Election Commission of Nepal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates (Comparative)". Election Commission of Nepal. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Election Results' 99". Nepal Research. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Auswertung der Wahlergebnisse vom 15. November 1994" [Evaluation of the results of the 15 November 1994 election] (PDF). Nepal Research (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Election 1991 Constituency Results" (PDF). Nepal Research (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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