Panchthar 1 (constituency)

Panchthar 1
Parliamentary constituency
Pancthar 1 in Province No. 1
Province	Province No. 1
District	Panchthar District
Current constituency
Created	1991
Party	Nepal Communist Party
Member of Parliament	Basanta Kumar Nemwang
Member of the Provincial Assembly	Ganesh Kumar Kumbang, CPN (US)
Member of the Provincial Assembly	Indra Bahadur Angbo, CPN (US)

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

Incorporated areas

Panchthar 1 incorporates the entirety of Panchthar District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

• Panchthar 1(A)
• Panchthar 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Basanta Kumar Nemwang	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	1994	Dipak Prakash Baskota	Nepali Congress
	1999	Basanta Kumar Nemwang	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	2008	Purna Kumar Sharma	Nepali Congress
	2013	Ganesh Kumar Kambang	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	2017	Basanta Kumar Nemwang
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Ganesh Kumar Kambang CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) August 2021 CPN (Unified Socialist)

1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Indra Bahadur Angbo CPN (Maoist Centre) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Basanta Kumar Nemwang	CPN (UML)	32,135	45.39
	Bishma Raj Aangdembe	Nepali Congress	32,089	45.33
	Kamal Bahadur Chemjong	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	1,578	2.23
	Prem Raj Lawati	People's Socialist Party, Nepal	1,274	1.80
	Jas Bahadur Yonghang	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	1,011	1.43
	Others		2,704	3.82
Total			70,791	100.00
Majority			46
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Kamal Prasad Jabegu CPN (Unified Socialist) 16,849 43.62 Raj Kumar Bhandari CPN (UML) 16,215 41.98 Sagar Kerung Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 1,636 4.24 Omnath Bajgain Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,325 3.43 Machindra Prasad Begha People's Socialist Party 942 2.44 Others 1,659 4.30 Total 38,626 100.00 Majority 634 CPN (Unified Socialist) Source: [2]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Indra Bahadur Angbo CPN (Maoist Centre) 15,685 47.32 Aindra Sundar Nembang CPN (UML) 12,609 38.04 Sagun Sundar Lawati Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,768 5.33 Abiraj Angdembe People's Socialist Party 1,175 3.54 Dipendra Chemjong Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 1,126 3.40 Others 786 2.37 Total 33,149 100.00 Majority 3,076 CPN (Maoist Centre) Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Basanta Kumar Nemwang	CPN (UML)	38,641	53.53
	Bishma Raj Aangdembe	Nepali Congress	28,025	38.83
	Prem Raj Lawati	Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal	1,994	2.76
	Sagar Kerung	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	1,593	2.21
	Others		1,929	2.67
Total			72,182	100.00
Valid votes			72,182	92.64
Invalid/blank votes			5,731	7.36
Total votes			77,913	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			125,219	62.22
Majority			10,616
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: [3]

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

1(A) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ganesh Kumar Kambang 21,010 Nepali Congress Narendra Kumar Kerung 16,078 Others 2,320 Invalid votes 2,173 Result CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission

1(B) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Maoist Centre) Indra Bahadur Angbo 16,908 Nepali Congress Surendra Kumar Dahal 12,117 Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Yabiraj Angdembo 2,040 Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Dipendra Chemjong 1,157 Others 1,455 Invalid votes 2,479 Result Maoist Centre gain Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Ganesh Kumar Kambang	13,082
	Nepali Congress	Narendra Kumar Kerung	11,518
	UCPN (Maoist)	Aindra Kumar Kerung	3,092
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal	Sajung Shundar Lawati	1,589
	Federal Socialist Party, Nepal	Rajendra Kumar Jawegu	1,445
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Prem Raj Thamsuhang	1,103
	Federal Limbuwan State Council	Surendra Prakash Jawegu	1,044
	Others		1,539
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[4]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Purna Kumar Sharma	12,920
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Ganesh Kumar Kambang	12,913
	CPN (Maoist)	Shri Prasad Jawegu	10,708
	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	Mitra Lingden	2,911
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Man Bahadur Jawegu	1,670
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Yahang Bir Kerung	1,113
	Others		561
Invalid votes			2,465
Result		Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Basanta Kumar Nemwang	17,680
	Nepali Congress	Dipak Prakash Baskota	15,191
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)	Bam Bahadur Yongya	7,882
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Man Bahdur Jabegu	1,933
	Others		1,836
Invalid Votes			762
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[6][7]

1994 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Dipak Prakash Baskota	13,949
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Basanta Kumar Nemwang	12,989
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Padma Sundar Lawati	11,487
	Rastriya Janamukti Party	Lakshmi Prakash Tumwapo	920
Result		Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[6]

1991 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Basanta Kumar Nemwang	13,457
	Nepali Congress	Dipak Prakash Baskota	3,180
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal

References

1. "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
2. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
3. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal.
4. "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
5. "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
6. "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
7. "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

External links

• Constituency map of Panchthar