Mahottari 1 (constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in Madhesh Province, Nepal

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

Mahottari 1

Parliamentary constituency

Mahottari 1 in Province No. 2

Province| Province No. 2
District| Mahottari District
Current constituency
Created| 1991
Party| N/A
Member of Parliament| vacant

## Incorporated areas

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Mahottari 1 incorporates Bardibas Municipality, Gaushala Municipality and wards 3–5 and 9 of Bhangaha Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment

* Mahottari 1(A)
* Mahottari 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

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### Parliament or Constituent Assembly

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Election  | Member  | Party

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| 1991 | Mahendra Yadav  | Nepali Congress
| 2008  | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | Janamorcha Nepal
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist)
May 2016 | CPN (Maoist Centre)
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre)
| 2022 | Vacant  | N/A

### Provincial Assembly

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#### 1(A

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Sharada Devi Thapa  | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party

#### 1(B)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Bharat Prasad Sah | CPN (Maoist Centre)
| 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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| Laxmi Mahato Koiri| CPN (UML)| 23,402| 37.91
| Giriraj Mani Pokharel| CPN (Maoist Centre)| 22,372| 36.24
| Poshan Bahadur Thapa| Independent| 7,812| 12.65
| Raj Kishor Sah| Janamat Party| 3,598| 5.83
| Khem Kumari Bhurtel| Rastriya Swatantra Party| 2,064| 3.34
| Others| | 2,490| 4.03
Total| 61,738| 100.00
Majority| 1,030|
| 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) | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | 23,776
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Lajhmi Mahato  | 19,492
| Nepali Congress | Sita Ram Bhandari  | 9,475
| Others  | 1,051
Invalid votes  | 3,938
Result  | Maoist Centre 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) | Sharada Devi Thapa  | 10,282
| Nepali Congress | Prahalad Kumar Chhetri  | 9,031
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Suresh Baitha  | 6,482
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Raju Khadka  | 1,918
| Others  | 381
Invalid votes  | 1,438
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

##### 1(B)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | Bharat Prasad Sah | 10,093
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Binod Kumar Mahato  | 9,669
| Nepali Congress | Ram Shrestha Mahato  | 5,405
| Others  | 543
Invalid votes  | 1,278
Result  | Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| UCPN (Maoist) | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | 1,0895
| Nepali Congress | Chiranjibi Hamal  | 8,911
| Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party  | Sharat SIngh Bhandari | 7,049
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Durga Kumari Dahal  | 2,277
| Others  | 4,308
Result  | Maoist hold
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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| Janamorcha Nepal | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | 10,196
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Arun Kumar Singh  | 8,846
| Nepali Congress | Kamal Kumari Dhule  | 6,061
| Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Ram Krishna Mahato  | 5,633
| CPN (Maoist) | Tej Prasad Adhikari  | 1,394
| Others  |  | 5,603
Invalid votes  | 2,868
Result  | Janamorcha Nepal 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 | Mahendra Yadav  | 18,408
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Raj Kishor Sah  | 16,879
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chandreshwar Prasad Yadav  | 5,079
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Narayan Ray Tharu  | 3,770
| Independent | Shyam Kumar Koire  | 1,098
| Others  | 2,637
Invalid Votes  | 1,455
Result  | Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

#### 1994 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Mahendra Yadav  | 15,468
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sitanandan Raya  | 12,247
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chandreshwar Prasad Yadav  | 5,660
| Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Ram Narayan Bidari | 3,548
| CPN (United) | Sahadev Yadav  | 1,021
| Others  | 1,723
Result  | Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

#### 1991 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Mahendra Yadav  | 19,619
| CPN (Democratic) | Nilambar Acharya  | 5,137
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. ^ "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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