Kavrepalanchok 1 (constituency)

Kavrepalanchok 1
Parliamentary constituency
Kavrepalanchok 1 in Bagmati Province
ProvinceBagamati
DistrictKavrepalanchok District
Population161,530[1]
Electorate161,100
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1991
Seats1
Party  RSP
Member of ParliamentMadhu Kumar Chaulagain
Local levels
Member of the Provincial Assembly 1(A)Ratna Prasad Dhakal,   NCP
Member of the Provincial Assembly 1(B)Tirtha Bahadur Lama,  Congress

Kavrepalanchok 1 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Kavrepalanchok District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[2]

Incorporated areas

Kavrepalanchok 1 parliamentary constituency incorporates Khanikhola Rural Municipality, Mahabharat Rural Municipality, Roshi Rural Municipality, Temal Rural Municipality, Chaurideurali Rural Municipality, Namobuddha Municipality, wards 8–12 of Dhulikhel Municipality and wards 4–10 of Panauti Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment

  • Kavrepalanchok 1(A)
  • Kavrepalanchok 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1991 Kaman Singh Lama Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal
1994 Shiva Bahadur Deuja CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008 Surya Man Dong Tamang CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Tirtha Bahadur Lama Nepali Congress
2017 Ganga Bahadur Tamang CPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre)
2022 Surya Man Dong Tamang
November 2025 Nepali Communist Party
2026 Madhu Kumar Chaulagain Rastriya Swatantra Party

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2026 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Madhu Kumar ChaulagainRastriya Swatantra Party29,61834.39
Gunaraj MoktanNepali Congress19,16622.25
Dina Nath GautamNepali Communist Party14,18416.47
Ami TamangCPN (UML)13,81416.04
Yogendra LamaUjyaalo Nepal Party7,4038.60
Nabaraj SatyalRastriya Prajatantra Party6990.81
Dhiraj LamaShram Sanskriti Party2870.33
Rajesh Kumar ShresthaIndependent1690.20
Kamal Bahadur Lama (Tamang)Mongol National Organisation1560.18
Kanchha TamangNepal Communist Party (Maoist)1490.17
Ratna LamaSainyukta Nagarik Party1140.13
Jeevan LamaIndependent940.11
Man Bahadur TamangJanata Samjbadi Party-Nepal710.08
Gyanendra Kumar ShresthaPragatisheel Loktantrik Party560.07
Raju TamangNepal Workers Peasants Party520.06
Binod LamaSamabeshi Samajbadi Party500.06
Bharat TamangNational Republic Nepal Party350.04
Yubraj ChaulagainIndependent70.01
Total86,124100.00
Valid votes86,12494.54
Invalid/blank votes4,9775.46
Total votes91,101100.00
Registered voters/turnout161,10056.55
Majority10,452
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain
Source: [3][4]

Total Voters: 1,61,100 · Votes Cast: 91,101 (56.55%) · Valid Votes: 86,124 (94.54%) · Invalid Votes: 4,977 (5.46%)

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Surya Man Dong TamangCPN (Maoist Centre)34,51243.66
Resham Bahadur LamaCPN (UML)30,54838.65
Basu Narayan ShresthaRastriya Swatantra Party8,69711.00
Purna Bahadur BiswakarmaRastriya Prajatantra Party1,8532.34
Ganesh Kumar KapaliCPN (Marxist–Leninist)1,1271.43
Kamal Bahadur Lama (Tamang)Mongol National Organisation3570.45
Dhan Bahadur TamangJanata Samajwadi Party Nepal3500.44
Purna Singh TamangNepal Workers and Peasants Party940.12
Prakash LamaDemocratic Socialist Party, Nepal460.06
Prashant KC (Timalsina)Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Socialist)1010.13
Govindraj GiriRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal850.11
Jogman LamaCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified)2780.35
Jeet Bahadur MoktanIndependent1840.23
Madhav Prasad KandelIndependent330.04
Rukmini ShresthaIndependent4830.61
Gyanendra Kumar TamangIndependent2390.30
Rajan GhorasainiIndependent590.07
Total79,046100.00
Valid votes79,04695.21
Invalid/blank votes3,9774.79
Total votes83,023100.00
Majority3,964
CPN (Maoist Centre) hold
Source: [5]

Total Voters: 1,61,065 · Votes Cast: 83,023 (51.55%) · Valid Votes: 86,124 (95.21%) · Invalid Votes: 3,977 (4.79%)

Election in the 2010s

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist Centre) Ganga Bahadur Tamang 43,631
Nepali Congress Tirtha Bahadur Lama 39,605
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Dan Bahadur Thapa 3,133
Nepali Janata Dal Bhupendra Dhungana 955
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Bhusan Kumar Shrestha 784
Deshbhakta Janaganatantrik Morcha Nepal Khemraj Neupane 430
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Dhana Bahadur Tamang 291
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Bhim Bahadur Rumba 134
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Krishna Bahadur Tamang 134
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal Tilak Bahadur Lama 108
Nepali Congress (B.P.) Mohan Bahadur Rayamajhi 44
Nepal Federal Socialist Party Raj Kumar Sah 34
Nepa Rastriya Party Suntala Kaji Shrestha 33
Liberal Democratic Party Shanta Tamang 14
Independent Norbu Lama (Tamang) 13
Invalid votes 4,228[6]
Result Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

Votes Cast: 93,571 (72.96%) Valid Votes: 89,343 (95.48%) Invalid Votes: 4,228 (4.52%)

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Tirtha Bahadur Lama 12,270
UCPN (Maoist) Surya Man Dong Tamang 9,763
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Sangram Jit Lama 9,125
Others 1,507
Result Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[7]

Election in the 2000s

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Surya Man Dong Tamang 27,471
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Sangram Jit Lama 8,407
Nepali Congress Madhu Prasad Acharya 7,212
Janamorcha Nepal Kaman Singh Lama 3,140
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Wang Ju Lama Tamang 1,596
Others 1,908
Invalid votes 2,066
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

Election in the 1990s

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shiva Bahadur Deuja 17,015
Nepali Congress Harsha Jit Lama 14,197
Rastriya Prajantantra Party (Chand) Satya Man Lama 9,184
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal Kaman Singh Lama 3,611
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Palsang Lama 1,580
Nepali Janta Party Rastriya Sambriddhibad Hasta Bahadur Tamang 412
Rastriya Janamukti Party Gyamjo Lama 172
Janamukti Party Nepal Dup Wangel Lama 167
Independent Nav Raj Rana 61
Invalid Votes 2,216
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shiva Bahadur Deuja 13,146
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Satya Man Lama 9,419
Nepali Congress Harsha Jit Lama 8,658
Independent Man Lama 3,597
Independent Chamar Singh Lama 2,342
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal Lal Nanda Tamang 2,298
Rastriya Janamukti Party Gyamjo Lama 192
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party Krishna B. Thapa 108
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9]
Party Candidate Votes
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal Kaman Singh Lama 15,472
Nepali Congress Dhan Jit Lama 6,535
Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) G. Pr. Upadhyaya
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Prem Lama
Janata Dal (Samajbadi Prajatantrik) Dev Kumar Thakuri
Independent Dev Raj Lama
Result SJMN gain
Source: [1]

See also

References

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