Taplejung 1 (constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in Nepal

Taplejung 1

Parliamentary constituency

Taplejung 1 in Province No. 1

Province| Province No. 1
District| Taplejung District
Current constituency
Created| 1991
Party| Nepal Communist Party
Member of Parliament| Yogesh Bhattarai
Member of the Provincial Assembly| Til Kumar Menyangbo Limbu, CPN (UML)
Member of the Provincial Assembly| Khagen Singh Hangam, (NC)

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

## Incorporated areas[edit]

Taplejung 1 incorporates the entirety of Taplejung District.

## Assembly segments[edit]

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

* Taplejung 1(A)
* Taplejung 1(B)

## Members of Parliament[edit]

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly[edit]

Election  | Member  | Party

|
|

| 1991 | Kul Prasad Upreti | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| 1994 | Mani Lama | Nepali Congress
| 1999 | Til Kumar Meyangbo Limbu | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| 2008 | Surya Man Gurung | Nepali Congress
| 2013 | Bhupendra Thebe  | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017 | Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

### Provincial Assembly[edit]

#### 1(A)[edit]

| Election  | Member  | Party

|
|

| 2017 | Bal Bahadur Samsohang  | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

#### 1(B)[edit]

| Election  | Member  | Party

|
|

| 2017 | Tanka Bahadur Angbuhang  | CPN (Maoist Centre)
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre)

## Election results[edit]

### Election in the 2020s[edit]

#### 2022 general election[edit]

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

|
|
|

| Yogesh Bhattarai| CPN (UML)| 21,943| 47.30
| Khel Prasad Budhachhetri| CPN (Maoist Centre)| 21,735| 46.85
| Others| | 2,713| 5.85
Total| 46,391| 100.00
Majority| 208|
| CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

#### 2022 provincial election[edit]

##### 1(A)[edit]

| Candidate| Party| Votes| %

|
|
|

| Til Bahadur Myangbo| CPN (UML)| 12,772| 49.94
| Khem Bahadur Banem| CPN (Unified Socialist)| 8,733| 34.15
| Bhupendra Mabe| Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch| 1,256| 4.91
| Chandra Bahadur Thapa| Rastriya Prajatantra Party| 837| 3.27
| Mina Kumari Gurung| Independent| 833| 3.26
| Yugaraj Gurung| People's Socialist Party| 722| 2.82
| Others| 423| 1.65
Total| 25,576| 100.00
Majority| 4,039|
| CPN (UML)
Source: [2]

##### 1(B)[edit]

| Candidate| Party| Votes| %

|
|
|

| Khagen Singh Hangam| Nepali Congress| 10,496| 49.90
| Gopal Thopra| CPN (UML)| 9,248| 43.96
| Others| 1,292| 6.14
Total| 21,036| 100.00
Majority| 1,248|
| Nepali Congress
Source: [2]

### Election in the 2010s[edit]

#### 2017 general election[edit]

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

|
|
|

| Yogesh Bhattarai| CPN (UML)| 29,479| 59.74
| Keshav Prasad Dahal| Nepali Congress| 16,888| 34.22
| Bishnu Kumar Limbu| Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch| 1,591| 3.22
| Others| | 1,387| 2.81
Total| 49,345| 100.00
Valid votes| 49,345| 95.49
Invalid/blank votes| 2,333| 4.51
Total votes| 51,678| 100.00
Majority| 12,591|
| CPN (UML) hold
Source: [3]

#### 2017 provincial elections[edit]

##### 1(A)[edit]

| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bal Bahadur Samsohang  | 15,417
| Nepali Congress | Lila Devi Bokhim  | 10,974
| Others  | 1,462
Invalid votes  | 1,064
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

##### 1(B)[edit]

| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | Tanka Angbahang Limbu  | 12,198
| Nepali Congress | Dipendra Kumar Sendang  | 7,587
| Others  | 1,455
Invalid votes  | 1,706
Result  | Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election[edit]

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

|
|
|

| Bhupendra Thebe| CPN (UML)| 7,434| 32.02
| Lila Devi Bokhim Limbu| Nepali Congress| 7,295| 31.42
| Sanchapal Maden| UCPN (Maoist)| 6,279| 27.04
| Amir Maden| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal| 1,004| 4.32
| Others| | 1,208| 5.20
Total| 23,220| 100.00
Valid votes| 23,220| 96.38
Invalid/blank votes| 873| 3.62
Total votes| 24,093| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 32,950| 73.12
Majority| 139|
| CPN (UML) gain
Source: [4][5][6]

### Election in the 2000s[edit]

#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election[edit]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| Nepali Congress | Surya Man Gurung | 8,719
| CPN (Maoist) | Surendra Kumar Karki | 8,407
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Til Kumar Manyangbe  | 7,960
| Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Kritiman Maden  | 3,248
| Others  |  | 561
Invalid votes  | 1,150
Result  | Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[7]

### Election in the 1990s[edit]

#### 1999 legislative elections[edit]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Til Kumar Meyangbo Limbu | 13,636
| Nepali Congress | Surya Man Gurung | 13,472
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Padam Bahadur Yengden  | 1,786
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kedar Nath Dahal  | 1,502
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Kul Prasad Uprety  | 1,289
| Independent | Ram Bahadur Thebe  | 427
Invalid Votes  | 606
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[8][9]

#### 1994 legislative elections[edit]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| Nepali Congress | Mani Lama | 10,742
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kaji Man Samsohang  | 9,822
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bijay Prakash Teve  | 4,877
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Nar Bahdur Maden  | 2,405
Result  | Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

#### 1991 legislative elections[edit]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kul Prasad Upreti | 12,703
| Nepali Congress | Mani Lama  | 8,757
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

## See also[edit]

* List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal

## References[edit]

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. ^ "Download FPTP Results(XML)". 2017-05-20. Archived from the original on 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
5. ^ "पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने निर्वाचनमा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र अनुसार सदर मत र बदर मत". archive.ph. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
6. ^ "निर्वाचन क्षेत्र अनुसार मतदाता संख्या" (PDF). 2014-04-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
7. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
8. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
9. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

## External links[edit]

* Constituency map of Taplejung

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