Bajura 1 (constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in Nepal

Bajura 1

Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives

Bajura 1 in Sudurpashchim Province
Protected areas in green

Assembly segments Bajura 1(A) (red) and Bajura 1(B) (blue) within Bajura District
Protected areas in green

Province| Sudurpashchim Province
District| Bajura District
Electorate| 69,834
Current constituency
Created| 1991
MP| Badri Prasad Pandey (Congress)
Sudurpashchim
MPA 1(A)| Bal Dev Regmi (NCP)
Sudurpashchim
MPA 1(B)| Prakash Bahadur Shah (NCP)

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

## Incorporated areas

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Bajura 1 incorporates the entirety of Bajura District.

## Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

* Bajura 1(A)
* Bajura 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

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### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

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Election  | Member  | Party

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| 1991 | Dev Raj Joshi | Nepali Congress
| 1994 | Hikmat Bahadur Shahi  | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| March 1998 | CPN (Marxist–Leninist)
| 1999 | Janak Raj Giri | Nepali Congress
2008 | Dev Raj Joshi
| 2013 | Karna Bahadur Thapa | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017 | Lal Bahadur Thapa
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| 2022 | Badri Prasad Pandey | Nepali Congress

### Provincial Assembly

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#### 1(A)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Bal Dev Regmi  | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party

#### 1(B)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Prakash Bahadur Shah  | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party

## Election results

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### Election in the 2020s

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#### 2022 general election

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Badri Prasad Pandey| Nepali Congress| 31,786| 54.31
| Karna Bahadur Thapa| CPN (UML)| 26,349| 45.02
| Others| | 394| 0.67
Total| 58,529| 100.00
Majority| 5,437|
| Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

### Election in the 2010s

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#### 2017 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lal Bahadur Thapa | 28,065
| Nepali Congress | Kavi Raj Pandit  | 23,181
| Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Dilip Kumar Shahi  | 465
Result  | CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission

#### 2017 Nepalese provincial elections

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##### 1(A)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Bal Dev Regmi  | 9,840
| Nepali Congress | Janak Raj Giri  | 8,301
| Others  | 239
Invalid votes  | 583
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

##### 1(B)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Prakash Bahadur Shah  | 18,186
| Nepali Congress | Padam Bahadur Shahi  | 14,977
| Others  | 207
Invalid votes  | 908
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Karna Bahadur Thapa | 22,458
| Nepali Congress | Man Bahadur Rawal  | 18,125
| UCPN (Maoist) | Sahadev Bojati  | 5,613
| Others  | 1,395
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

### Election in the 2000s

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#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Dev Raj Joshi | 19,271
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Karna Bahadur Thapa | 18,469
| CPN (Maoist) | Min Bahadur Bista  | 13,155
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Jang Kumar Giri  | 1,386
| Others  |  | 2,248
Invalid votes  | 1,489
Result  | Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[4]

### Election in the 1990s

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#### 1999 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Janak Raj Giri | 23,129
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Karna Bahadur Thapa | 11,063
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Hikmat Bahadur Shahi  | 9,110
| Others  | 1,366
Invalid votes  | 1,100
Result  | Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

#### 1994 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hikmat Bahadur Shahi  | 21,013
| Nepali Congress | Dev Raj Joshi | 19,503
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bijaya Bahadur Shah  | 1,211
| Others  | 675
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][1]

#### 1991 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Dev Raj Joshi | 17,066
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |  | 12,483
Result  | Congress gain
Source: [2]

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal

## References

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1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
2. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
3. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
4. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
5. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
6. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

## External links

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