Achham 1 (constituency)

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

Achham 1
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Achham 1 in Sudurpashchim Province Protected areas in green
Assembly segments Achham 1(A) (red) and Achham 1(B) (blue) within Achham District Protected areas in green
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Achham District
Electorate	68,593
Current constituency
Created	1991
Party	CPN (Unified Socialist)
MP	Sher Bahadur Kunwor
Sudurpashchim MPA 1(A)	Megh Raj Khadka
Sudurpashchim MPA 1(B)	Jhapat Bahadur Saud

Incorporated areas

Achham 1 incorporates Sanphebagar Municipality, Mellekh Rural Municipality, Chaurpati Rural Municipality, Bannigadhi Jayagadh Rural Municipality and Ramaroshan Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

• Achham 1(A)
• Achham 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1991	Bal Bahadur Kunwar		Nepali Congress
1994	Bhim Bahadur Rawal		CPN (UML)
1999	Gobinda Bahadur Shah		Nepali Congress
2008	Sher Bahadur Kunwor		CPN (UML)
2013	Bhim Bahadur Rawal		CPN (UML)
May 2018			Nepal Communist Party
March 2021			CPN (UML)
2022	Sher Bahadur Kunwor		Unified Socialist

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Harka Bahadur Kunwar CPN (UML) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (UML) 2022 Megh Raj Khadka Nepali Congress

1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Jhapat Bahadur Bohora Maoist Centre May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 Maoist Centre 2022 Jhapat Bahadur Saud Maoist Centre

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sher Bahadur Kunwor	CPN (Unified Socialist)	19,534	49.56
	Jhapat Bahadur Bohara	CPN (UML)	15,045	38.17
	Rajan Kunwar	Independent	4,392	11.14
	Others		444	1.13
Total			39,415	100.00
Majority			4,489
	CPN (Unified Socialist) gain
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

1(A)

Candidate Party Votes % Megh Raj Khadka Nepali Congress 12,337 65.50 Dev Bahadur Kunwar CPN (UML) 6,497 34.50 Total 18,834 100.00 Nepali Congress gain Source: [2]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Jhapat Bahadur Saud CPN (Maoist Centre) 12,115 57.32 Krishna Prasad Jaishi CPN (UML) 9,019 42.68 Total 21,134 100.00 CPN (Maoist Centre) hold Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 general elections

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bhim Bahadur Rawal	CPN (UML)	24,893	58.46
	Bharat Kumar Swar	Nepali Congress	17,689	41.54
Total			42,582	100.00
Valid votes			42,582	97.04
Invalid/blank votes			1,298	2.96
Total votes			43,880	100.00
Majority			7,204
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[3]

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Harka Bahadur Kunwar CPN (UML) 10,710 53.53 Megh Raj Khadka Nepali Congress 9,298 46.47 Total 20,008 100.00 Valid votes 20,008 97.74 Invalid/blank votes 463 2.26 Total votes 20,471 100.00 Majority 1,412 CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission[4]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Jhapat Bahadur Bohora CPN (Maoist Centre) 13,937 62.05 Tek Bahadur Saud Nepali Congress 8,340 37.13 Krishna Bahadur Khatri Patriotic People's Republican Front, Nepal 185 0.82 Total 22,462 100.00 Valid votes 22,462 96.58 Invalid/blank votes 796 3.42 Total votes 23,258 100.00 Majority 5,597 CPN (Maoist Centre) gain Source: Election Commission[4]

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bhim Bahadur Rawal	CPN (UML)	17,725	41.77
	Megh Raj Khadka	Nepali Congress	12,968	30.56
	Deepak Bahadur Saud	UCPN (Maoist)	10,967	25.85
	Others		773	1.82
Total			42,433	100.00
Valid votes			42,433	50.00
Invalid/blank votes			42,433	50.00
Total votes			84,866	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			56,574	150.01
Majority			4,757
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6][7]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sher Bahadur Kunwor	CPN (UML)	21,631	40.83
	Jhapat Bahadur Saud	CPN (Maoist)	16,468	31.09
	Gobinda Bahadur Shah	Nepali Congress	13,454	25.40
	Others		1,423	2.69
Total			52,976	100.00
Valid votes			52,976	95.67
Invalid/blank votes			2,400	4.33
Total votes			55,376	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			97,149	57.00
Majority			5,163
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

Election in the 1990s

1999 general elections

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gobinda Bahadur Shah	Nepali Congress	27,690	50.31
	Bhim Bahadur Rawal	CPN (UML)	23,457	42.62
	Jaya Bahadur Saud	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	1,839	3.34
	Gokul Prasad Khanal	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	1,768	3.21
	Others		287	0.52
Total			55,041	100.00
Valid votes			55,041	97.84
Invalid/blank votes			1,215	2.16
Total votes			56,256	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			84,666	66.44
Majority			4,233
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

1994 general elections

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bhim Bahadur Rawal	CPN (UML)	18,060	43.03
	Gobinda Bahadur Shah	Nepali Congress	13,059	31.12
	Bal Bahadur Kunwar	Independent	7,657	18.24
	Janak Bahadur Shah	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	2,865	6.83
	Takta Sunar	Independent	329	0.78
Total			41,970	100.00
Majority			5,001
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9][11]

1991 general elections

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bal Bahadur Kunwar	Nepali Congress	11,855	61.59
	Bhim Kadayat	CPN (UML)	7,392	38.41
Total			19,247	100.00
Majority			4,463
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: [12]

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal