Rupandehi 1 (constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in Lumbini Province, Nepal

Rupandehi 1

Parliamentary constituency

Rupandehi 1 in Lumbini Province

Province| Lumbini Province
District| Rupandehi District
Current constituency
Created| 1991
Party| Nepal Communist Party
Member of Parliament| Chhabi Lal Bishwakarma

Rupandehi 1 one of three parliamentary constituencies of Rupandehi 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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Rupandehi 1 incorporates Devdaha Municipality, Rohini Rural Municipality, wards 1 and 3–5 of Omsatiya Rural Municipality and wards 7–12 and 15–16 of Tilottama Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment

* Rupandehi 1(A)
* Rupandehi 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

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### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

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Election  | Member  | Party

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|

| 1991 | Duryodhan Singh  | Nepali Congress
| 2008 | Ghan Shyam Yadav Ahir | CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist)
| 2013 | Abdul Razak Gaddi  | Nepali Congress
| 2017 | Chhabi Lal Bishwakarma | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

### Provincial Assembly

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#### 1(A)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Krishna Prasad Neupane  | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party

#### 1(B)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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|

| 2017 | Dadhiram Neupane  | 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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|
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| Chhabilal Bishwakarma| CPN (UML)| 24,882| 27.58
| Ghanashyam Bhusal| Independent| 21,318| 23.63
| Naresh Bahadur Pachhai Chhetri| Rastriya Swatantra Party| 14,145| 15.68
| Dhaniram Chaudhary| Nagrik Unmukti Party| 13,962| 15.47
| Kailash Gurung| Janamat Party| 5,169| 5.73
| Tikaram Jaisi Chapagain| Independent| 3,489| 3.87
| Matrika Prasad Yadav| Independent| 1,713| 1.90
| Dal Bahadur Thapa| Rastriya Janamukti Party| 1,397| 1.55
| Bishal Baskota| Hamro Nepali Party| 1,097| 1.22
| Shiva Bahadur Gurung| Mongol National Organisation| 1,072| 1.19
| Others| | 1,983| 2.20
Total| 90,227| 100.00
Majority| 3,564|
| CPN (UML) hold
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) | Chhabi Lal Bishwakarma | 34,752
| Nepali Congress | Abdul Razak Gaddi  | 26,885
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Bidya Prasad Yadav  | 12,764
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Jham Bahadur Gurung  | 3,548
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Chandrabhan Tiwari  | 2,374
| Others  | 2,351
Invalid votes  | 4,241
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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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Prasad Neupane  | 19,520
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | Tahir Ali Bhat  | 13,141
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Nawanit Kumar Mishra  | 4,652
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Bijay Bahadur Singh  | 1,936
| Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Devendra Nath Pandey  | 1,419
| Others  | 1,861
Invalid votes  | 1,462
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

##### 1(B)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Dadhiram Neupane  | 13,094
| Nepali Congress | Hari Neupane  | 11,108
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Manjit Kumar Yadav  | 7,233
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Aash Bahadur Gurung  | 3,068
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Mahendra Gupta  | 2,670
| Independent | Krishna Prasad Paudel  | 1,703
| Others  | 2,125
Invalid votes  | 1,632
Result  | Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Abdul Razak Gaddi  | 14,400
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chhabi Lal Bishwakarma | 14,196
| UCPN (Maoist) | Devendra Nath Panday  | 7,444
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Sita Ram Chhetri  | 1,555
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Dal Bahadur Thapa  | 1,310
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Bidaya Prasad Yadav  | 1,102
| Dalit Janajati Party | Shiva Kumar Dhobi Dhawal  | 1,067
| Others  | 3,426
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) | Ghan Shyam Yadav Ahir | 12,624
| Nepali Congress | Abdul Razak Gaddi  | 11,003
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Babu Ram Chaudhary  | 10,630
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Deepak Bohara | 7,536
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Sanotsh Kumar Panday  | 2,064
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Madhu K.C. G.C.  | 1,632
| Others  |  | 3,089
Invalid votes  | 2,744
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 | Duryodhan Singh  | 13,092
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Deepak Bohara | 12,771
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghan Shyam Yadav Ahir | 11,439
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Laxman Rana  | 1,840
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Baburam Chaudhary  | 1,353
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dil Bahadur Basnet  | 1,074
| Others  | 2,676
Invalid votes  | 688
Result  | Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

#### 1994 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Duryodhan Singh  | 12,819
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Gham Shyam Bhusal  | 11,243
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Deepak Bohara | 9,149
| Nepal Sadbhavana Party | Satya Jeevan Prasad  | 1,303
| Others  | 1,559
Result  | Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

#### 1991 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Duryodhan Singh  | 9,925
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |  | 9,418
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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