Kapilvastu 1 (constituency)
Kapilvastu 1 | |
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Parliamentary constituency | |
![]() Kapilvastu 1 in Lumbini Province | |
Province | Lumbini Province |
District | Kapilvastu District |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1991 |
Party | Nepal Communist Party |
Member of Parliament | Chakrapani Khanal |
Kapilvastu 1 one of three parliamentary constituencies of Kapilvastu District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Incorporated areas
[edit]Kapilvastu 1 incorporates Suddhodhan Rural Municipality, Mayadevi Rural Municipality, Banganga Municipality and wards 8–11 of Kapilvastu Municipality.
Assembly segments
[edit]It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
- Kapilvastu 1(A)
- Kapilvastu 1(B)
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
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1991 | Kamlesh Kumar Sharma | Nepali Congress | |
1999 | Dan Bahadur Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
2008 | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress | |
2013 | Bal Ram Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
2017 | Chakrapani Khanal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
2022 | Balram Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
1(A)[edit]
| 1(B)[edit]
|
Election results
[edit]Election in the 2020s
[edit]2022 general election
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Balram Adhikari | CPN (UML) | 34,675 | 40.06 | |
Chakrapani Khanal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 18,983 | 21.93 | |
Narendra Prasad Chaudhary | Janamat Party | 8,396 | 9.70 | |
Ram Milan Tharu | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 6,075 | 7.02 | |
Dhruba Bahadur Rayamajhi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,341 | 5.02 | |
Sanju Singh Bista | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,376 | 3.90 | |
Devendra Kumar Sharma | Hamro Nepali Party | 2,508 | 2.90 | |
Tapesari Kahara | Bahujan Shakti Party | 2,248 | 2.60 | |
Lalit Gurung | Independent | 2,217 | 2.56 | |
Yuvaraj Sharma Acharya | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,093 | 1.26 | |
Others | 2,637 | 3.05 | ||
Total | 86,549 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 15,692 | |||
CPN (UML) gain | ||||
Source: [2] |
Election in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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CPN (Maoist Centre) | Chakrapani Khanal | 29,799 | |
Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 28,853 | |
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Abdul Rashid Khan | 11,812 | |
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | 4,689 | |
Janasamjbadi Party Nepal | Chet Narayan Upadhayay Panthi | 2,346 | |
Others | 3,488 | ||
Invalid votes | 4,474 | ||
Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
Source: Election Commission |
1(A)[edit]
| 1(B)[edit]
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bal Ram Adhikari | 16,547 | |
Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 13,526 | |
UCPN (Maoist) | Chakrapani Khanal | 5,850 | |
Tharuhat Terai Party Nepal | Jwahar Lal Chaudhary | 4,719 | |
Others | 2,944 | ||
Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
Source: NepalNews[3] |
Election in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 12,997 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bal Ram Adhikari | 12,802 | |
CPN (Maoist) | Chandra Bahadur Chand | 11,730 | |
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Jit Bahadur Chaudhary | 3,912 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Raj Aryal | 1,200 | |
Rastriya Janamorcha | Girdhari Lal Neupane | 1,002 | |
Others | 3,301 | ||
Invalid votes | 2,129 | ||
Result | Congress gain | ||
Source: Election Commission[4] |
Election in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dan Bahadur Chaudhary | 14,494 | |
Nepali Congress | Kamalesh Kumar Sharma | 13,534 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dr. Guru Prasad Rajauriya | 9,227 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Megh Raj Gyawali | 3,588 | |
Others | 2,676 | ||
Invalid votes | 1,175 | ||
Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
Source: Election Commission[5][6] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nepali Congress | Kamlesh Kumar Sharma | 11,558 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tika Ram Aryal | 7,370 | |
Independent | 6,585 | ||
Nepal Sadbhavana Party | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | 6,490 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Savaro Prasad Chaudhary | 3,076 | |
Others | 873 | ||
Result | Congress hold | ||
Source: Election Commission[5] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nepali Congress | Kamlesh Kumar Sharma | 13,329 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 5,591 | ||
Result | Congress gain | ||
Source: [1] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
- ^ "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.