Achham 1 (constituency)

Achham 1
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Achham 1 in Sudurpashchim Province
Protected areas in green
Assembly segments Achham 1(A) (red) and Achham 1(B) (blue) within Achham District
Protected areas in green
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
DistrictAchham District
Electorate68,593
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyCPN (Unified Socialist)
MPSher Bahadur Kunwor
Sudurpashchim
MPA 1(A)		Megh Raj Khadka
Sudurpashchim
MPA 1(B)		Jhapat Bahadur Saud

Achham 1 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Achham District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Incorporated areas

Achham 1 incorporates Sanphebagar Municipality, Mellekh Rural Municipality, Chaurpati Rural Municipality, Bannigadhi Jayagadh Rural Municipality and Ramaroshan Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

  • Achham 1(A)
  • Achham 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Bal Bahadur Kunwar Nepali Congress
1994 Bhim Bahadur Rawal CPN (UML)
1999 Gobinda Bahadur Shah Nepali Congress
2008 Sher Bahadur Kunwor CPN (UML)
2013 Bhim Bahadur Rawal CPN (UML)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (UML)
2022 Sher Bahadur Kunwor Unified Socialist

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sher Bahadur KunworCPN (Unified Socialist)19,53449.56
Jhapat Bahadur BoharaCPN (UML)15,04538.17
Rajan KunwarIndependent4,39211.14
Others4441.13
Total39,415100.00
Majority4,489
CPN (Unified Socialist) gain
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

1(A)

Election in the 2010s

2017 general elections

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bhim Bahadur RawalCPN (UML)24,89358.46
Bharat Kumar SwarNepali Congress17,68941.54
Total42,582100.00
Valid votes42,58297.04
Invalid/blank votes1,2982.96
Total votes43,880100.00
Majority7,204
CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[3]

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bhim Bahadur RawalCPN (UML)17,72541.77
Megh Raj KhadkaNepali Congress12,96830.56
Deepak Bahadur SaudUCPN (Maoist)10,96725.85
Others7731.82
Total42,433100.00
Valid votes42,43350.00
Invalid/blank votes42,43350.00
Total votes84,866100.00
Registered voters/turnout56,574150.01
Majority4,757
CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6][7]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sher Bahadur KunworCPN (UML)21,63140.83
Jhapat Bahadur SaudCPN (Maoist)16,46831.09
Gobinda Bahadur ShahNepali Congress13,45425.40
Others1,4232.69
Total52,976100.00
Valid votes52,97695.67
Invalid/blank votes2,4004.33
Total votes55,376100.00
Registered voters/turnout97,14957.00
Majority5,163
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

Election in the 1990s

1999 general elections

CandidatePartyVotes%
Gobinda Bahadur ShahNepali Congress27,69050.31
Bhim Bahadur RawalCPN (UML)23,45742.62
Jaya Bahadur SaudRastriya Prajatantra Party1,8393.34
Gokul Prasad KhanalCPN (Marxist–Leninist)1,7683.21
Others2870.52
Total55,041100.00
Valid votes55,04197.84
Invalid/blank votes1,2152.16
Total votes56,256100.00
Registered voters/turnout84,66666.44
Majority4,233
Nepali Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

1994 general elections

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bhim Bahadur RawalCPN (UML)18,06043.03
Gobinda Bahadur ShahNepali Congress13,05931.12
Bal Bahadur KunwarIndependent7,65718.24
Janak Bahadur ShahRastriya Prajatantra Party2,8656.83
Takta SunarIndependent3290.78
Total41,970100.00
Majority5,001
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9][11]

1991 general elections

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bal Bahadur KunwarNepali Congress11,85561.59
Bhim KadayatCPN (UML)7,39238.41
Total19,247100.00
Majority4,463
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [12]

See also

References

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