Bajhang 1 (constituency)
Bajhang 1 | |
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Parliamentary Constituency for the House of Representatives | |
Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
District | Bajhang District |
Electorate | 104,275 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1991 |
MP | Bhairab Bahadur Singh (NCP) |
Sudurpashchim MPA 1(A) | Arjun Bahadur Thapa (NCP) |
Sudurpashchim MPA 1(B) | Devaki Malla (NCP) |
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[]
Bajhang 1 incorporates the entirety of Bajhang District.
Assembly segments[]
It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment
- Bajhang 1(A)
- Bajhang 1(B)
Members of Parliament[]
Parliament/Constituent Assembly[]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1991 | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | Nepali Congress | |
1994 | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
1999 | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | Nepali Congress | |
2008 | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
2013 | Man Prasad Khatri | ||
2017 | Bhairav Bahadur Singh | ||
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party |
Provincial Assembly[]
1(A)[]
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1(B)[]
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Election results[]
Election in the 2010s[]
2017 legislative elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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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 |
2017 Nepalese provincial elections[]
1(A)[]
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1(B)[]
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2013 Constituent Assembly election[]
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[2] |
Election in the 2000s[]
2008 Constituent Assembly election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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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[3] |
Election in the 1990s[]
1999 legislative elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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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[4][5] |
1994 legislative elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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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[4][1] |
1991 legislative elections[]
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[]
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.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Parliamentary constituencies of Nepal
- 1991 establishments in Nepal
- Bajhang District
- Constituencies established in 1991