Kathmandu 1 (constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in Nepal

Kathmandu 1

Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives

Kathmandu 1 in Bagmati Province

Assembly segment Kathmandu 1(A) (red) and Kathmandu 1(B) (blue) within Kathmandu District

Province| Bagmati Province
District| Kathmandu District
Electorate| 42,430
Current constituency
Created| 2017
Party| Nepali Congress
Member of Parliament| Prakash Man Singh

Kathmandu 1 is one of 10 parliamentary constituencies of Kathmandu 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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Kathmandu 1 parliamentary constituency consist area of ward number 10, 11, 29 and 31 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segment

* Kathmandu 1(A) - ward no. 11,29
* Kathmandu 1(B)- ward no. 10,31

## Members of Parliament

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### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

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Election | Member | Party

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| 1991 | Madan Bhandari | CPN (UML)
1994 by-election  | Bidya Devi Bhandari
1994 | Man Mohan Adhikari
1997 by-election  | Narayan Prasad Dhakal
1999 | Pradip Nepal
| 2008 | Prakash Man Singh | Nepali Congress

### Provincial Assembly

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#### 1(A)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Dipendra Shrestha  | Nepali Congress

#### 1(B)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Ganesh Prasad Dulal  | CPN (UML)
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 | CPN (UML)
| 2022 | Suraj Chandra Lamichhane  | Nepali Congress

## 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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| Prakash Man Singh| Nepali Congress| 7,143| 27.30| –12.21
| Rabindra Mishra| Rastriya Prajatantra Party| 7,018| 26.82| New
| Pukar Bam| Rastriya Swatantra Party| 4,115| 15.73| New
| Kiran Paudel| CPN (UML)| 3,532| 13.50| New
| Ramesh Kharel| Nepal Sushasan Party| 3,124| 11.94| New
| Others| | 1,234| 4.72| –46.77
Total| 26,166| 100.00| –
Majority| 125|
| Nepali Congress hold
Source: [2]

#### 2022 provincial elections

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##### Kathmandu 1(A)

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| Candidate| Party| Votes| %| +/–

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| Dipendra Shreshtha| Nepali Congress| 6,300| 41.72|
| Nabin Shahi| Rastriya Prajatantra Party| 3,504| 23.21|
| Ram Prasad Amagai| CPN (UML)| 2,297| 15.21|
| Samrat Sapokota| Nepal Sushashan Party| 2,113| 13.99| New
| Others| | 886| 5.87|
Total| 15,100| 100.00| –
Majority| 2,796|
| Nepali Congress hold
Source: [2]

##### Kathmandu 1(B)

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| Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Suraj Chandra Lamichhane| Nepali Congress| 4,510| 40.74
| Ganesh Prasad Dulal| CPN (UML)| 2,753| 24.87
| Yagya Bahadur Shah| Rastriya Prajatantra Party| 1,855| 16.76
| Anjana Shahi| Nepal Sushashan Party| 990| 8.94
| Others| | 962| 8.69
Total| 11,070| 100.00
Majority| 1,757|
| Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

### Election in the 2010s

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#### 2017 general election

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %| +/–

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| Prakash Man Singh| Nepali Congress| 10,936| 39.51| –12.9
| Rabindra Mishra| Bibeksheel Sajha Party| 10,118| 36.55| New
| Anil Kumar Sharma| CPN (Maoist Centre)| 5,336| 19.28| +5.21
| Others| | 1,291| 4.66| –28.86
Total| 27,681| 100.00| –
Valid votes| 27,681| 98.22|
Invalid/blank votes| 503| 1.78|
Total votes| 28,184| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 42,430| 66.42|
Majority| 818| 1.48| –17.69
| Nepali Congress hold
Source: [3]

#### 2017 provincial elections

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##### Kathmandu 1(A)

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| Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Dipendra Shreshtha| Nepali Congress| 6,231| 38.79
| Bishnu Kumari Bhusal| CPN (UML)| 4,619| 28.76
| Samikshya Baskota| Bibeksheel Sajha Party| 4,343| 27.04
| Others| | 870| 5.42
Total| 16,063| 100.00
Valid votes| 16,063| 98.32
Invalid/blank votes| 274| 1.68
Total votes| 16,337| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 24,757| 65.99
Majority| 1,612| 5.02
| Nepali Congress gain
Source: [4]

##### Kathmandu 1(B)

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| Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Ganesh Prasad Dulal| CPN (UML)| 4,242| 36.37
| Suraj Chandra Lamichhane| Nepali Congress| 4,223| 36.21
| Purushottam Prasad Dhungel| Bibeksheel Sajha Party| 2,725| 23.37
| Others| | 472| 4.05
Total| 11,662| 100.00
Valid votes| 11,662| 98.25
Invalid/blank votes| 208| 1.75
Total votes| 11,870| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 17,673| 67.16
Majority| 19| 0.08
| CPN (UML) gain
Source: [4]

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %| +/–

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| Prakash Man Singh| Nepali Congress| 15,138| 52.41| +5.19
| Renu Dahal| UCPN (Maoist)| 4,064| 14.07| –1.88
| Bharat Mani Jangam| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal| 3,732| 12.92| +9.48
| Bidhya Neupane| CPN (UML)| 3,501| 12.12| –10.27
| Others| | 2,449| 8.48|
Total| 28,884| 100.00| –
Valid votes| 28,884| 96.36|
Invalid/blank votes| 1,092| 3.64|
Total votes| 29,976| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 39,164| 76.54|
Majority| 11,074| 19.17| +6.75
| Nepali Congress hold
Source: [5][6][7]

### Election in the 2000s

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#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %| +/–

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| Prakash Man Singh| Nepali Congress| 14,318| 47.22| +45.45
| Pradeep Nepal| CPN (UML)| 6,789| 22.39| –20.68
| Ram Man Shrestha| CPN (Maoist)| 4,836| 15.95| New
| Gobinda Lamichhane| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal| 1,042| 3.44| New
| Others| | 3,336| 11.00| –44.17
Total| 30,321| 100.00| –
Valid votes| 30,321| 100.00|
Invalid/blank votes| 0| 0.00|
Total votes| 30,321| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 51,171| 59.25|
Majority| 7,529| 12.42
| Nepali Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

### Election in the 1990s

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#### 1999 legislative election

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Pradeep Nepal| CPN (UML)| 17,601| 43.07
| Lokesh Dhakal| Independent| 15,219| 37.24
| Bam Dev Gautam| CPN (Marxist–Leninist)| 6,089| 14.90
| Krishna Prasad Bhattarai| Nepali Congress| 722| 1.77
| Others| | 1,237| 3.03
Total| 40,868| 100.00
Valid votes| 40,868| 98.33
Invalid/blank votes| 695| 1.67
Total votes| 41,563| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 68,952| 60.28
Majority| 2,382| 2.92
| CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

#### 1997 by-election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Narayan Prasad Dhakal  |
Result  | CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[11]

#### 1994 legislative election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Man Mohan Adhikari | 25,672
| Nepali Congress | Hari Bol Bhattarai  | 13,684
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Nawa Raj Sinkhada  | 5,936
| Others  | 1,505
Result  | CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[9]

#### 1994 by-election

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Party  | Candidate

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| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Bidya Devi Bhandari
| Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
Result  | CPN (UML) hold

#### 1991 legislative election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes[12]

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| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Madan Bhandari | 27,372
| Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai | 26,621
Result  | CPN (UML) gain

## 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. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal.
4. ^ a b "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal.
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8. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
9. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
10. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
11. ^ "प्रतिनिधिसभाको सदस्य निर्वाचित भएको". Department of Printing | Rajpatra. 1997-02-28. Archived from the original on 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
12. ^ "COMMUNIST WINS IN NEPAL". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2020-11-18.

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