Jhapa 1 (constituency)
parliamentary constituency in Koshi Province, Nepal
Jhapa 1 (Nepali: झापा १) is one of five parliamentary constituencies of Jhapa District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Jhapa 1 | |
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Parliamentary constituency | |
Province | Koshi Province |
District | Jhapa District |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1991 |
Party | Nepali Congress |
Member of Parliament | Bishwa Prakash Sharma |
Koshi Province MPA 1(A) | Gopal Tamang (NC) |
Koshi Province MPA 1(B) | Sabina Bajagain (RPP) |
Incorporated areas
changeJhapa 1 incorporates Mechinagar Municipality, ward 9 and 10 of Bhadrapur Municipality and wards 4–7 of Buddhashanti Rural Municipality.
Assembly segments
changeIt encompasses the following Koshi Provincial Assembly segment
- Jhapa 1(A)
- Jhapa 1(B)
Members of Parliament
changeParliament/Constituent Assembly
changeProvincial Assembly
change1(A)
changeElection | Member | Party | |
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2017 | Shri Prasad Mainali | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | |
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
2022 | Gopal Tamang | Nepali Congress |
1(B)
changeElection | Member | Party | |
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2017 | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | ||
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
2022 | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
Election results
changeElection in the 2020s
change2022 general election
changeCandidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Bishwa Prakash Sharma | Nepali Congress | 39,624 | 51.41 | |
Agni Prasad Kharel | CPN (UML) | 25,349 | 32.89 | |
Omnath Bhandari | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 8,564 | 11.11 | |
Santosh Tamang | Mongol National Organisation | 1,577 | 2.05 | |
Others | 1,957 | 2.54 | ||
Total | 77,071 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 14,275 | |||
Nepali Congress gain | ||||
Source: [2] |
2022 provincial election
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1(A)change
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1(B)change
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Election in the 2010s
change2017 legislative elections
changeParty | Candidate | Votes | |
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CPN (Maoist Centre) | Surendra Kumar Karki | 36,173 | |
Nepali Congress | BIshwa Prakash Sharma | 33,310 | |
Mongol National Organisation | Santosh Tamang | 1,389 | |
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Bhakta Bahadur Limbu | 1,044 | |
Others | 483 | ||
Invalid votes | 2,667 | ||
Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
Source: Election Commission |
2017 Koshi Provincial Assembly election
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1(A)change
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1(B)change
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
changeParty | Candidate | Votes | |
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CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rabin Koirala | 17,229 | |
Nepali Congress | Bishwa Prakash Sharma | 16,540 | |
UCPN (Maoist) | Bodh Raj Dahal | 6,858 | |
Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Dhan Prasad Gurung | 1,979 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Ashok Subba | 1,463 | |
Others | 2,351 | ||
Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
Source: NepalNews[3] |
Election in the 2000s
change2008 Constituent Assembly election
changeParty | Candidate | Votes | |
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CPN (Maoist) | Dharma Prasad Ghimire | 15,276 | |
Nepali Congress | Narendra Bikram Nemwang | 14,283 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Naresh Kharel | 14,028 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Badri Prasad Upreti | 1,638 | |
Others | 3,414 | ||
Invalid votes | 2,792 | ||
Result | Maoist gain | ||
Source: Election Commission[4] |
Election in the 1990s
change1999 legislative elections
changeParty | Candidate | Votes | |
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Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Sitaula | 17,561 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Narayan Rajbanshi | 15,300 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | 5,625 | |
Rastriya Janamukti Party | Gyan Bahadur Imbung | 2,708 | |
Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Surya Narayan Ganesh | 2,272 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Dhyan Bahadur Rai | 2,168 | |
Independent | Jagat Bahadur Shrestha | 1,417 | |
Others | 515 | ||
Invalid Votes | 1,249 | ||
Result | Congress gain | ||
Source: Election Commission[5][6] |
1994 legislative elections
changeParty | Candidate | Votes | |
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CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pushpa Raj Pokharel | 15,652 | |
Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Sitaula | 14,511 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Devi Raman Bhattarai | 5,390 | |
Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Jivan Singh Rajbanshi | 3,869 | |
Rastriya Janamukti Party | Ram Prasad Chauiwainwa | 2,776 | |
Independent | Jhatan Singh Rajbanshi | 176 | |
Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
Source: [1] |
1994 by-election
changeParty | Candidate | |
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Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Sitaula | |
Result | Congress gain | |
Source: Election Commission[7] |
1991 legislative elections
changeParty | Candidate | Votes | |
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CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Drona Prasad Acharya | 13,721 | |
Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Sitaula | 9,827 | |
Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
Source: [2] |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "बिभिन्न जिल्लाका निर्वाचन क्षेत्रबाट प्रतिनिधि सभाका सदस्यमा निर्वाचित हुनु भएको". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Archived from the original on 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2020-12-11.