Kathmandu 1 (constituency)

Kathmandu 1
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Kathmandu 1 in Bagmati Province
Assembly segment Kathmandu 1(A) (red) and Kathmandu 1(B) (blue) within Kathmandu District
ProvinceBagmati Province
DistrictKathmandu District
Electorate42,430
Current constituency
Created2017
PartyRastriya Swatantra Party
Member of ParliamentRanju Darshana

Kathmandu 1 is one of 10 parliamentary constituencies of Kathmandu District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Incorporated areas

Kathmandu 1 parliamentary constituency consist area of ward number 10, 11, 29 and 31 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

Election Incorporated areas
1991
1994
1999
2008
2013
2017
2022
2026

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segment

  • Kathmandu 1(A) - ward no. 11,29
  • Kathmandu 1(B)- ward no. 10,31

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1991 Madan Bhandari CPN (UML)
1994 by-election Bidya Devi Bhandari
1994 Man Mohan Adhikari
1997 by-election Narayan Prasad Dhakal
1999 Pradeep Nepal
2008 Prakash Man Singh Nepali Congress
2013
2017
2022
2026 Ranju Darshana Rastriya Swatantra Party

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2026 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Ranju DarshanaRastriya Swatantra Party15,45553.14+37.41
Prabal Thapa ChhetriNepali Congress6,36421.88–5.42
Rabindra MishraRastriya Prajatantra Party3,97213.66–13.16
Mohan Raj RegmiCPN (UML)1,6185.56–7.94
Mang Lal ShresthaUjyaalo Nepal Party4661.60New
Others1,2074.15−12.51
Total29,082100.00
Majority9,091
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain
Source: [2]

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Prakash Man SinghNepali Congress7,14327.30–12.21
Rabindra MishraRastriya Prajatantra Party7,01826.82New
Pukar BamRastriya Swatantra Party4,11515.73New
Kiran PaudelCPN (UML)3,53213.50New
Ramesh KharelNepal Sushasan Party3,12411.94New
Others1,2344.72–46.77
Total26,166100.00
Majority125
Nepali Congress hold
Source: [3]

2022 provincial elections

Election in the 2010s

CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Prakash Man SinghNepali Congress10,93639.51–12.9
Rabindra MishraBibeksheel Sajha Party10,11836.55New
Anil Kumar SharmaCPN (Maoist Centre)5,33619.28+5.21
Others1,2914.66–28.86
Total27,681100.00
Valid votes27,68198.22
Invalid/blank votes5031.78
Total votes28,184100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,43066.42
Majority8181.48–17.69
Nepali Congress hold
Source: [4]
CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Prakash Man SinghNepali Congress15,13852.41+5.19
Renu DahalUCPN (Maoist)4,06414.07–1.88
Bharat Mani JangamRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal3,73212.92+9.48
Bidhya NeupaneCPN (UML)3,50112.12–10.27
Others2,4498.48
Total28,884100.00
Valid votes28,88496.36
Invalid/blank votes1,0923.64
Total votes29,976100.00
Registered voters/turnout39,16476.54
Majority11,07419.17+6.75
Nepali Congress hold
Source: [6][7][8]

Election in the 2000s

CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Prakash Man SinghNepali Congress14,31847.22+45.45
Pradeep NepalCPN (UML)6,78922.39–20.68
Ram Man ShresthaCPN (Maoist)4,83615.95New
Gobinda LamichhaneRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal1,0423.44New
Others3,33611.00–44.17
Total30,321100.00
Valid votes30,321100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.00
Total votes30,321100.00
Registered voters/turnout51,17159.25
Majority7,52912.42
Nepali Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[9]

Election in the 1990s

CandidatePartyVotes%
Pradeep NepalCPN (UML)17,60143.07
Lokesh DhakalIndependent15,21937.24
Bam Dev GautamCPN (Marxist–Leninist)6,08914.90
Krishna Prasad BhattaraiNepali Congress7221.77
Others1,2373.03
Total40,868100.00
Valid votes40,86898.33
Invalid/blank votes6951.67
Total votes41,563100.00
Registered voters/turnout68,95260.28
Majority2,3822.92
CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[10][11]

1997 by-election

CandidateParty
Narayan Prasad DhakalCPN (UML)
Lokesh DhakalNepali Congress
Total
CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[12]
CandidatePartyVotes%
Man Mohan AdhikariCPN (UML)25,67254.86
Haribol BhattaraiNepali Congress13,68429.24
Nawaraj SinkhadaRastriya Prajatantra Party5,93612.68
Others1,5053.22
Total46,797100.00
CPN (UML) hold
Source: Source: Election Commission[10]

1994 by-election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bidya Devi BhandariCPN (UML)43,31946.47
Krishna Prasad BhattaraiNepali Congress41,49044.51
Jog Mehar ShresthaRastriya Prajatantra Party7,5338.08
N/ANepal Sadbhawana Party3760.40
N/ACPN (United)2540.27
N/ANepal Workers Peasants Party1900.20
N/APrajatantrik Lok Dal630.07
Total93,225100.00
Valid votes93,22597.77
Invalid/blank votes2,1242.23
Total votes95,349100.00
Registered voters/turnout136,65569.77
CPN (UML) hold
Source: [13]
CandidatePartyVotes%
Madan BhandariCPN (UML)27,37250.70
Krishna Prasad BhattaraiNepali Congress26,62149.30
Total53,993100.00
CPN (UML) gain
Source: [14]

See also

References

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