Dhanusha 1 (constituency)

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

Dhanusha 1
Parliamentary constituency
Dhanusha 1 in Madhesh Province
ProvinceMadhesh
DistrictDhanusha District
Electorate126,003
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1991
Party  NCP
Member of ParliamentMatrika Prasad Yadav
Municipalities

Incorporated areas

Dhanusha 1 incorporates Ganeshman Charnath Municipality, Dhanushadham Municipality, Sabaila Municipality, wards 1, 3, 4 and 5 of Mithila Bihari Municipality, wards 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8 of Hansapur Municipality, ward 4 of Mithila Municipality and wards 8 and 9 of Chhirreshwarnath Municipality

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Madhesh Provincial Assembly segment

  • Dhanusha 1(A)
  • Dhanusha 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Shivadhari Yadav Nepali Congress
1994 Ram Chandra Jha CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Smriti Narayan Chaudhary Nepali Congress
2008 Ram Chandra Jha CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2013 Dinesh Prasad Parsaila Yadav Nepali Congress
2017 Matrika Prasad Yadav CPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
2022 Dipak Karki People's Socialist Party, Nepal
2026 Matrika Prasad Yadav Nepali Communist Party

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2026 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Matrika Prasad YadavNepali Communist Party10,43025.24
Ram Paltan SahNepali Congress9,50222.99
Ramchandra MandalCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)9,31522.54
Dipak KarkiJanata Samjbadi Party, Nepal4,14510.03
Manoj Malla ThakuriRastriya Prajatantra Party3,7299.02
Brahmadev MahtoJanamat Party2,4045.82
Mahesh Kumar YadavUjyaalo Nepal Party3670.89
Raj Narayan SahIndependent3200.77
Bihari Raya AmatNepal Communist Party (Maoist)2370.57
Kishori Sah KamalRastriya Swatantra Party00.00
Others8792.13
Total41,328100.00
Registered voters/turnout126,038–
Majority928
Nepali Communist Party gain
Source: [2][3]

Total Voters: 126,038 · Votes Cast: 78,463 (62.25%)

Votes cast for the Rastriya Swatantra Party (Bell symbol) were counted but not publicly disclosed after the party's candidate was disqualified prior to polling.[4][5][6]

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Dipak KarkiPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal27,43137.53
Matrika Prasad YadavCPN (Maoist Centre)21,48329.39
Kishori Sah KamalJanamat Party14,46719.79
Manoj Malla ThakuriRastriya Prajatantra Party8,27311.32
Others1,4441.98
Total73,098100.00
Majority5,948
People's Socialist Party, Nepal gain
Source: [7]

2022 Nepalese provincial elections

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist Centre) Matrika Prasad Yadav 26,418
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Deepak Karki 17,296
Nepali Congress Ananda Prasad Dhungana 15,679
Independent Manoj Malla Thakuri 3,492
Others 1,812
Invalid votes 4,471
Result Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Dinesh Prasad Parsaila Yadav 8,827
Independent Jog Kumar Barbariya Yadav 7,946
UCPN (Maoist) Ram Chandra Jha 5,310
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ratneshwor Goit Yadav 4,175
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Uma Shankar Argariya 3,137
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Arun Singh Mandal Dhanuk 1,327
Others 4,085
Result Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[8]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ram Chandra Jha 12,183
CPN (Maoist) Jog Kumar Barbariya Yadav 9,608
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Gajadhar Rohita Yadav 6,210
Nepali Congress Smriti Narayan Chaudhary 5,354
Others 4,733
Invalid votes 2,932
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Smriti Narayan Chaudhary 20,095
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ram Chandra Jha 18,352
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Ratneshwor Goit 7,228
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Guru Sharan Rohita 1,035
Others 1,377
Invalid Votes 1,457
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[10][11]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ram Chandra Jha 20,749
Nepali Congress Shiva Dhari Yadav 14,317
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Madan Giri 4,677
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Pradip Goit 1,637
Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal Asarphi Minbar 1,636
Others 647
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[10]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Shivadhari Yadav 16,616
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Yogendra Shah 16,371
Result Congress gain
Source: [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "NCP's Yadav elected HoR member from Dhanusha-1". The Rising Nepal.
  3. ^ "Matrika Yadav's journey from peace process to fourth term in Parliament". The Kathmandu Post.
  4. ^ "Election Commission scraps candidacy of RSP's Kishori Sah". Kathmandu Post.
  5. ^ "धनुषा–१ को अन्तिम मतपरिणाम सार्वजनिक नगर्न आयोगको निर्देशन". कान्तिपुर (in Nepali).
  6. ^ "किशोरी साहको रिटमा सर्वोच्चले दिएन अन्तरिम आदेश, मात्रिकाको सांसद पद कायम". अनलाइनखबर (in Nepali).
  7. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  8. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  9. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  10. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  11. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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