Bhojpur 1 (constituency)

Bhojpur 1
भोजपुर १
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Bhojpur 1 in Province No. 1
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictBhojpur District
Population182,459
Electorate106,534
Current constituency
Created1991
Seats1
Member of ParliamentSudan Kirati
(Maoist Centre)
Member of the Provincial AssemblyRajendra Kumar Rai, CPN (US)
Member of the Provincial AssemblySher Dhan Rai, NCP (UML)

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

Incorporated areas

Bhojpur 1 incorporates the entirety of Bhojpur District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Bhojpur 1(A)
  • Bhojpur 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Narendra Basnet CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994 Hem Raj Rai
1999 Ghanendra Basnet
2008 Padam Bahadur Rai CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Kripasur Sherpa CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017 Sudan Kirati CPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre)

Provincial Assembly


Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sudan KiratiCPN (Maoist Centre)28,59148.72
Sher Dhan RaiCPN (UML)26,20244.65
Suresh BasnetNepalka Lagi Nepali Party1,0871.85
Others2,8054.78
Total58,685100.00
Majority2,389
CPN (Maoist Centre) hold
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist Centre) Sudan Kirati 34,394
Nepali Congress Umesh Jang Rayamajhi 21,696
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Anil Basnet 2,601
Others 1,733
Invalid votes 5,475
Result Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Kripasur Sherpa 11,450
Nepali Congress Dharma Raj Rai 8,970
Federal Socialist Party, Nepal Ajambar Rai Kangmang 4,066
UCPN (Maoist) Khem Raj Nepali 3,567
Others 2,277
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Padam Bahadur Rai 15,796
Nepali Congress Gyanendra Bahadur Karki 13,582
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Jayant Rai 7,515
Others 2,241
Invalid votes 2,537
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ghanendra Basnet 15,443
Nepali Congress Gyanendra Bahadur Karki 14,605
Independent Mukunda Bahadur Basnet 5,586
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Narendra Basnet 4,048
Janamukti Party Nepal Jagan Bahadur Rai 1,615
Others 1,133
Invalid Votes 1,058
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Hem Raj Rai 15,974
Nepali Congress Gyanendra Bahadur Karki 15,948
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Babu Ram Basnet 3,496
Others 1,654
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Narendra Basnet 13,279
Nepali Congress Laxmi Rai 7,642
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

See also

References

  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. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  5. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  6. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.