Dolakha 1 (constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in Nepal

Dolakha 1

Parliamentary constituency

Dolakha 1 in Bagmati Province

Province| Bagmati Province
District| Dolakha District
Current constituency
Created| 1991
Party| Nepal Communist Party
Member of Parliament| Parbat Gurung

Dolakha 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Dolakha 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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Dolakha 1 incorporates the entirety of Dolakha District.

## Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment

* Dolakha 1(A)
* Dolakha 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

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### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

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Election  | Member  | Party

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| 1991 | Indra Bahadur Khadka  | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| 1994 | Bhim Bahadur Tamang | Nepali Congress
| 1999 | Pashupati Chaulagain  | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| 2008 | Devi Khadka  | CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist)
| 2013 | Parbat Gurung | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| 2022 | Ganga Karki | CPN (Maoist Centre)

### Provincial Assembly

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#### 1(A)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Bishal Khadka  | CPN (Maoist Centre)
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party

#### 1(B)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Pashupati Chaulagain  | 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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| Ganga Karki| CPN (Maoist Centre)| 36,820| 45.44
| Baal Krishna Shivakoti| CPN (UML)| 36,505| 45.06
| Jagadish Kharel| Rastriya Swatantra Party| 3,801| 4.69
| Bijay Khadka| Rastriya Prajatantra Party| 1,561| 1.93
| Others| | 2,336| 2.88
Total| 81,023| 100.00
Majority| 315|
| CPN (Maoist Centre)
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) | Parbat Gurung | 55,457
| Nepali Congress | Rudra Bahadur Khadka  | 24,813
| Others  | 2,168
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 (Maoist Centre) | Bishal Khadka  | 28,350
| Nepali Congress | Barma Lama  | 12,956
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Shiva Prasad Shivakoti  | 1,285
| Others  | 783
Invalid votes  | 1,860
Result  | Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

##### 1(B)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pashupati Chaulagain  | 23,058
| Nepali Congress | Keshav Raj Chaulagain  | 10,880
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Lal Kumar K.C.  | 3,404
| Mongol National Organisation | Sang Thulan Sherpa  | 1,045
| Others  | 654
Invalid votes  | 2,848
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) | Parbat Gurung | 16,281
| Nepali Congress | Jip Chhirring Lama  | 12,298
| UCPN (Maoist) | Bishal Khadka  | 9,078
| Others  | 2,209
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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| CPN (Maoist) | Devi Khadka  | 22,182
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pashupati Chaulagain  | 12,805
| Nepali Congress | Bhim Bahadur Tama  | 12,702
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Baikuntha Prasad Bhandari  | 1,520
| Others  |  | 1,732
Result  | Maoist gain
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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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pashupati Chaulagain  | 20,243
| Nepali Congress | Bhim Bahadur Tamang | 15,093
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Mahendra Bahadur Karki  | 5,059
| Others  | 448
Invalid Votes  | 905
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

#### 1994 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Bhim Bahadur Tamang | 16,673
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ananda Pokharel  | 15,790
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Prasad Upreti  | 4,720
| Independent | Bal Bahadur K.C. | 640
Result  | Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

#### 1991 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Indra Bahadur Khadka  | 18,376
| Nepali Congress | Bhim Bahadur Tamang | 11,606
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

## 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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* Constituency map of Dolakha

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