Dolpa 1 (constituency)

Dolpa 1
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Dolpa 1 in Karnali Province
Assembly segments Dolpa 1(A) (red) and Dolpa 1(B) (blue) within Dolpa District. Protected areas in green
ProvinceKarnali Province
DistrictDolpa District
Electorate18,989
Current constituency
Created1991
Number of members3
Member of
Parliament		Dhan Bahadur Buda,
Unified Socialist
Karnali
MPA 1(A)		Sher Bahadur Budha,
Maoist Centre
Karnali
MPA 1(B)		Bir Bahadur Shahi,
Maoist Centre

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

Incorporated areas

Dolpa 1 incorporates the entirety of Dolpa District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment

  • Dolpa 1(A)
  • Dolpa 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Kyabu Budha Nepali Congress
1994 Moti Prasad Pahadi Independent
1999 Nar Bahadur Budhathoki CPN (UML)
2008 Ram Bahadur Bohara CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Dhan Bahadur Budha CPN (UML)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (UML)
August 2021 CPN (Unified Socialist)

Provincial Assembly


Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Dhan Bahadur BudaCPN (Unified Socialist)11,29264.45
Ganesh Bahaudur ShahiCPN (UML)5,50531.42
Others7244.13
Total17,521100.00
Majority5,787
CPN (Unified Socialist) hold
Source: Election Commission[2]

2022 provincial election

Election in the 2010s

2017 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Dhan Bahadur BudhaCPN (UML)11,76177.13
Aanga Kumar BudhaNepali Congress3,16720.77
Harka Bahadur ThakullaCPN (Marxist–Leninist)2991.96
Arjun Bahadur ShahiRastriya Janamukti Party220.14
Total15,249100.00
Valid votes15,24996.45
Invalid/blank votes5613.55
Total votes15,810100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,98983.26
Majority8,594
CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[3]

2017 provincial election

2013 Constituent Assembly election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Dhan Bahadur BudaCPN (UML)6,98751.09
Satya PahadiUCPN (Maoist)2,77420.28
Angad Kumar BudhaIndependent1,50110.98
Suresh Bahadur ShahiNepali Congress9747.12
Others1,44010.53
Total13,676100.00
Valid votes13,67696.94
Invalid/blank votes4313.06
Total votes14,107100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,86094.93
Majority4,213
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6][7]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ram Bahadur BoharaCPN (Maoist)9,72358.06
Karna Bahadur BudhaRastriya Prajatantra Party3,42720.46
Om Bahadur BudhaCPN (UML)1,97811.81
Dil Bahadur BistaNepali Congress1,4408.60
Others1781.06
Total16,746100.00
Valid votes16,74695.57
Invalid/blank votes7764.43
Total votes17,522100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,93279.89
Majority6,296
CPN (Maoist) gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

Election in the 1990s

1999 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Nar Bahadur BudhathokiCPN (UML)8,37157.82
Karna Bahadur BudhaIndependent4,56731.54
Laxmi Narayan NeupaneNepali Congress9156.32
Others6254.32
Total14,478100.00
Valid votes14,47897.78
Invalid/blank votes3292.22
Total votes14,807100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,65979.36
Majority3,804
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

1994 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Moti Prasad PahadiIndependent6,42446.07
Karna Bahadur BudhaRastriya Prajatantra Party6,12343.91
Others1,39710.02
Total13,944100.00
Majority301
Independent gain
Source: Election Commission[9][11]

1991 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kyabu BudhaNepali Congress7,46262.10
-Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)4,55537.90
Total12,017100.00
Majority2,907
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [12]

See also

References

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