Kanchanpur 1 (constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in Nepal

Kanchanpur 1

Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives

Kanchanpur 1 in Sudurpashchim Province
Protected areas in green

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

Province| Sudurpashchim Province
District| Kanchanpur District
Electorate| 88,059
Current constituency
Created| 1991
MP| Bina Magar (NCP)
Sudurpashchim
MPA 1(A)| Tara Lama Tamang (NCP)
Sudurpashchim
MPA 1(B)| Kulbir Chaudhary (NCP)

Kanchanpur 1 one of three parliamentary constituencies of Kanchanpur 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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Kanchanpur 1 incorporates Beldani Rural Municipality, Belauri Municipality, Punarbas Municipality and Laljhadi Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

* Kanchanpur 1(A)
* Kanchanpur 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

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### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

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Election  | Member  | Party

|
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| 1991 | Basu Dev Bhatta  | Nepali Congress
| 1994 | Ram Kumar Gyawali  | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| 1999 | Narayan Prakash Saud  | Nepali Congress
| 2008 | Puran Rana Tharu | CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist)
| 2013 | Diwan SIngh Bista  | Nepali Congress
| 2017 | Bina Magar | CPN (Maoist Centre)
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre)
| 2022 | Tara Lama Tamang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

### Provincial Assembly

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#### 1(A)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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|

| 2017 | Tara Lama Tamang  | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| August 2021 | CPN (Unified Socialist)

#### 1(B)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Kulbir Chaudhary  | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| August 2021

## 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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|
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| Tara Lama Tamang| CPN (UML)| 24,943| 41.47
| Bina Magar| CPN (Maoist Centre)| 19,400| 32.26
| Nanda Kumar Rana| Nagrik Unmukti Party| 8,685| 14.44
| Dilli Bahadur Shahi| Rastriya Prajatantra Party| 3,539| 5.88
| Dev Raj Joshi| Rastriya Swatantra Party| 1,909| 3.17
| Others| | 1,664| 2.77
Total| 60,140| 100.00
Majority| 5,543|
| CPN (UML) 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 (Maoist Centre) | Bina Magar | 38,467
| Nepali Congress | Diwan Singh Bista  | 19,219
| Others  | 2,577
Invalid votes  | 3,032
Result  | Maoist Centre gain
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) | Tara Lama Tamang  | 20,015
| Nepali Congress | Gopal Singh Gurung  | 9,290
| Others  | 949
Invalid votes  | 1,140
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

##### 1(B)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Kulbir Chaudhary  | 16,158
| Nepali Congress | Ram Lal Rana  | 10,223
| Independent | Rajendra Prasad Joshi  | 1,640
| Others  | 2,387
Invalid votes  | 1,462
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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|

| Nepali Congress | Diwan SIngh Bista  | 10,294
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lal Bahdur Bishwakarma  | 9,236
| UCPN (Maoist) | Bina Magar | 9,151
| Madeshi Janadhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik) | Puskal Chaudhary  | 1,399
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Raj Bahadur Chaudhary  | 1,342
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Nanda Lal Chataut  | 1,153
| Others  | 3,473
Result  | Congress 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) | Puran Rana Tharu | 14,765
| Nepali Congress | Amar Singh Rana  | 11,781
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Kumar Gyawali  | 7,834
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Lokendra Prasad Lamsal  | 3,758
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Nanda Lal Chataut  | 1,429
| Others  |  | 1,982
Invalid votes  | 1,592
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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| Nepali Congress | Narayan Prakash Saud  | 13,101
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Kumar Gyawali  | 9,219
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Autar Rana  | 6,397
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Mewa Ram Chaudhary  | 5,178
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Babu Ram Adhikari  | 2,378
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Labru Rana Tharu  | 1,457
| Nepal Dalit Sharmeek Morcha  | Khadak Bahadur B.K.  | 1,334
| Others  | 331
Invalid votes  | 1,561
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) | Ram Kumar Gyawali  | 11,425
| Nepali Congress | Amar Singh Tharu  | 9,254
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Nanda Lal Chataut  | 5,140
| Independent | Ganesh Bahadur Thapa  | 1,402
| Others  | 463
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 | Basu Dev Bhatta  | 15,367
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |  | 10,301
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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* Constituency map of Kanchanpur

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