Kaski 1 (constituency)

Kaski 1

Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives

Kaski 1 in Gandaki Province

Assembly segments Kaski 1(A) and Kaski 1(B) within Kaski District

Province| Gandaki Province
District| Kaski District
Electorate| 96,084
Current constituency
Created| 1991
MP| Khagaraj Adhikari (NCP)
Gandaki
MPA 1(A)| Dipak Koirala (NCP)
Gandaki
MPA 1(B)| Man Bahadur Gurung (NCP)

Kaski 1 is one of three parliamentary constituencies of Kaski 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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Kaski 1 incorporates Rupa Rural Municipality, Madi Rural Municipality and wards 10, 12–14 and 27–32 of Pokhara Metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment

* Kaski 1(A)
* Kaski 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

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### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

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Election  | Member  | Party

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|

| 1991 | Tara Nath Ranabhat | Nepali Congress
| 1994 | Khag Raj Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| 1999 | Tara Nath Ranabhat | Nepali Congress
| 2008 | Dev Prasad Gurung | CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist)
2009 by-election  | Krishna Bahadur Gurung
| 2013 | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | Nepali Congress
| 2017 | Khag Raj Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| 2022 | Man Bahadur Gurung

### Provincial Assembly

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#### 1(A)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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|

| 2017 | Dipak Koirala  | CPN (Maoist Centre)
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party

#### 1(B)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Man Bahadur Gurung  | 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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| Man Bahadur Gurung| CPN (UML)| 25,708| 39.47
| Kishore Dutt Baral| Nepali Congress| 23,189| 35.60
| Raju Rai| Rastriya Swatantra Party| 10,941| 16.80
| Surta Bahadur Gurung| Rastriya Prajatantra Party| 3,008| 4.62
| Pramod Acharya| Hamro Nepali Party| 1,029| 1.58
| Others| | 1,262| 1.94
Total| 65,137| 100.00
Majority| 2,519|
| CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

#### 2022 provincial election

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##### 1(A)

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| Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Khagaraj Adhikari| CPN (UML)| 15,623| 44.00
| Dipak Koirala| CPN (Maoist Centre)| 11,627| 32.74
| Madan Bahadur K.C.| Hamro Nepali Party| 3,629| 10.22
| Baburam Thapa| Rastriya Prajatantra Party| 3,534| 9.95
| Others| 1,095| 3.08
Total| 35,508| 100.00
Majority| 3,996|
| CPN (UML)
Source: [2]

##### 1(B)

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| Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Bed Bahadur Gurung| CPN (UML)| 12,661| 41.40
| Dipak Gurung| Nepali Congress| 11,794| 38.57
| Mahendra Bahadur Karki| Rastriya Prajatantra Party| 3,656| 11.96
| Mahesh Shrestha| Hamro Nepali Party| 1,549| 5.07
| Others| 921| 3.01
Total| 30,581| 100.00
Majority| 867|
| CPN (UML)
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) | Khag Raj Adhikari | 39,242
| Nepali Congress | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | 25,826
| Others  | 2,418
Invalid votes  | 1,612
Result  | CPN (UML) 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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| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | Dipak Koirala  | 18,727
| Nepali Congress | Jiwan Pariyar | 15,081
| Others  | 2,462
Invalid votes  | 632
Result  | Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

##### 1(B)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Man Bahadur Gurung  | 17,249
| Nepali Congress | Krishna Bahadur K.C.  | 13,102
| Others  | 1,173
Invalid votes  | 661
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | 15,832
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Man Bahadur G.C.  | 15,560
| UCPN (Maoist) | Bishnu Paudel  | 6,475
| Others  | 2,807
Result  | Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

### Election in the 2000s

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#### 2009 by-elections

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Krishna Bahadur Gurung| UCPN (Maoist)| 12,257| 29.61
| Dipak Bahadur Gurung| Nepali Congress| 12,225| 29.54
| Shaligram Poudel| CPN (UML)| 11,118| 26.86
| Teknath Bhandari| CPN (Marxist–Leninist)| 1,210| 2.92
| Others| 4,580| 11.07
Total| 41,390| 100.00
Valid votes| 41,390| 100.00
Invalid/blank votes| 0| 0.00
Total votes| 41,390| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 92,528| 44.73
Majority| 32|
| UCPN (Maoist) hold
Source: Election Commission[4][5]

#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Maoist) | Dev Prasad Gurung | 17,409
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Adhikari | 14,886
| Nepali Congress | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | 14,293
| Others  |  | 1,667
Invalid votes  | 1,706
Result  | Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[6]

### Election in the 1990s

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#### 1999 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Tara Nath Ranabhat | 23,939
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Adhikari | 20,136
| Independent | Dal Bahadur Gurung  | 2,394
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Rabindra Prasad Adhikari | 1,752
| Others  | 756
Invalid Votes  | 710
Result  | Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[7][8]

#### 1994 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Adhikari | 19,965
| Nepali Congress | Tara Nath Ranabhat | 18,714
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Krishna Bahadur Gurung  | 11,236
| Others  | 572
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[7]

#### 1991 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Tara Nath Ranabhat | 20,416
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |  | 18,683
Result  | Congress 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ "उपनिर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरु संविधान सभा सदस्यमा निर्वाचित भएको नामावली". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
5. ^ Constituent Assembly By-election-2009 Observation Report (in Nepali). National Election Observation Committee (Nepal). 2009.
6. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
7. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
8. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

## External links

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