Sarlahi 1 (constituency)

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

Sarlahi 1
Parliamentary constituency
Sarlahi 1 in Madhesh Province
ProvinceMadhesh Province
DistrictSarlahi District
Electorate130,871
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyRastriya Swatantra Party
Member of ParliamentNitima Bhandari (Karki)
Local levels

Incorporated areas

Sarlahi 1 incorporates Lalbandi Municipality, Chandranagar Rural Municipality, wards 1–14 of Ishwarpur Municipality, wards 1,2 and 7 of Kabilasi Municipality, and wards 2–9 of Haripur Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Sarlahi 1(A)
  • Sarlahi 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1991 Bramha Narayan Chaudhary Nepali Congress
1994 Mahendra Raya Yadav CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008 Prakash Pakhrin
2013 Shambhu Lal Shrestha UCPN (Maoist)
April 2016 CPN (Maoist Centre)
2017 Pramod Sah Rastriya Janata Party Nepal
April 2020 People's Socialist Party, Nepal
2022 Ram Prakash Chaudhary Loktantrik Samajwadi Party
2026 Nitima Bhandari (Karki) Rastriya Swatantra Party

Election results

Election in the 2020s

CandidatePartyVotes%
Nitima Bhandari (Karki)Rastriya Swatantra Party44,18159.83
Shambhu Lal ShresthaNepali Congress7,87110.66
Manoj Kumar DevkotaCPN (UML)6,1018.26
Pramod SahNepali Communist Party5,4987.45
Ram Prakash ChaudharyJanata Samajbadi Party, Nepal3,9915.40
Chhatra Bahadur DumjanUjyaalo Nepal Party1,9132.59
Shrinjay MahatoJanamat Party8481.15
Raja Ram PaswanNepal Federal Socialist Party6240.85
Surya Narayan Raya YadavRastriya Prajatantra Party6010.81
Suman Hari AdhikariShram Sanskriti Party5800.79
Rewat Kumar AdhikariIndependent3590.49
Others1,2751.73
Total73,842100.00
Valid votes73,84293.23
Invalid/blank votes5,3656.77
Total votes79,207100.00
Registered voters/turnout130,87160.52
Majority36,310
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain
Source: [2][3][4]
CandidatePartyVotes%
Ram Prakash ChaudharyLoktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal24,83834.80
Man Bahadur KhadkaIndependent18,40425.79
Pramod SahPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal14,25519.97
Ram Biswas RaeJanamat Party4,0965.74
Ram Dular MahatoRastriya Swatantra Party3,2534.56
Rajendra Prasad MainaliRastriya Prajatantra Party2,2293.12
Dhwaj Man MuktanIndependent1,7222.41
Others2,5773.61
Total71,374100.00
Majority6,434
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal gain
Source: [5]

Election in the 2010s

Party Candidate Votes
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Pramod Sah 22,036
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Dhruba Prasad Gautam 21,465
Nepali Congress Shambhu Lal Shrestha 20,075
Others 1,636
Invalid votes 3,417
Result RJPN gain
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
UCPN (Maoist) Shambhu Lal Shrestha 9,476
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Jhala Nath Khanal 8,791
Terai Madhesh Sadbhavna Party Chandra Singh Kushwaha 4,588
Nepali Congress Sushila Karki 3,896
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Narayan Shrestha 2,729
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Gopal Panjiyar 2,050
Sadbhavana Party Rup Narayan Singh Danuwar 1,614
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Shiva Kumar Gurmachhane 1,399
Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party Jagat Narayan Shrestha 1,107
Others 2,466
Result Maoist gain
Source: NepalNews[6]

Election in the 2000s

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Prakash Pakhrin 12,726
CPN (Maoist) Lumadi Prasad Dhimal 10,337
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Ram Chandra Singh Kushwaha 7,223
Nepali Congress Sushila Karki 7,087
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Ram Dayal Chaudhary 2,523
Sadbhavana Party Ahmed Miya Mukeli 2,220
Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal Arjun Kumar Chaudhary 1,699
Others 3,473
Invalid votes 3,864
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[7]

Election in the 1990s

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Mahendra Raya Yadav 23,444
Nepali Congress Ramasis Sah Teli 19,126
Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal Pralhad Kumar Budhathoki 1,746
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Asarfi Chaudhary 1,653
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Indra Bahadur Khadka 1,450
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Tulsi Raj Ghimire 1,065
Others 1,856
Invalid Votes 1,795
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Mahendra Raya Yadav 23,758
Nepali Congress Bramha Narayan Chaudhary 13,553
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ammar Bahadur Thapa 3,393
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Anup Raya Yadav 1,875
Others 421
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[8]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bramha Narayan Chaudhary 12,296
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Kedar Neupane 6,784
Result Congress gain
Source: [1]

See also

References

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