Bajhang 1 (constituency)

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

Bajhang 1
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Bajhang 1 in Sudurpashchim Province Protected areas in green
Assembly segments Bajhang 1(A) (red) and Bajhang 1(B) (blue) within Bajhang District Protected areas in green
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Bajhang District
Electorate	104,275
Current constituency
Created	1991
Number of members	3
Member of Parliament	Bhanu Bhakta Joshi, Unified Socialist
Sudurpashchim MPA 1(A)	Prithvi Bahadur Singh, Congress
Sudurpashchim MPA 1(B)	Bhim Bahadur Bhandari, Maoist Centre

Incorporated areas

Bajhang 1 incorporates the entirety of Bajhang District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

• Bajhang 1(A)
• Bajhang 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh	Nepali Congress
	1994	Bhanu Bhakta Joshi	CPN (UML)
	1999	Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh	Nepali Congress
	2008	Bhanu Bhakta Joshi	CPN (UML)
	2013	Man Prasad Khatri
	2017	Bhairab Bahadur Singh
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (UML)
	2022	Bhanu Bhakta Joshi	CPN (Unified Socialist)

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Arjun Bahadur Thapa CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (UML) 2022 Prithvi Bahadur Singh Nepali Congress 2024 by-election Daman Bahadur Bhandari CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Devaki Malla (Thapa) CPN (Maoist Centre) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre) 2022 Bhim Bahadur Bhandari

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2024 by-election For Bajhang 1 (A)

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Daman Bahadur Bhandari	CPN (UML)	11,613	39.09
	Abhisek Bahadur Singha	Nepali Congress	11,346	38.20
	Janak Bahadur Buda	CPN (Maoist Center)	3,831	12.90
	Others		2,915	9.81
Total			29,705	100.00
Majority			267
Source: [2]

Total Voters: 61748; Votes Cast:30337; Valid Votes: 29705; Invalid Votes: 632

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bhanu Bhakta Joshi	CPN (Unified Socialist)	28,413	48.48
	Ain Bahadur Magar	CPN (UML)	27,412	46.77
	Biswo Prakash Jethara	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	1,208	2.06
	Others		1,580	2.70
Total			58,613	100.00
Majority			1,001
	CPN (Unified Socialist) gain
Source: [3]

2022 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Prithvi Bahadur Singh Nepali Congress 17,112 54.71 Aphilal Okheda CPN (UML) 13,336 42.64 Others 830 2.65 Total 31,278 100.00 Majority 3,776 Nepali Congress Source: [3]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Bhim Bahadur Bhandari CPN (Maoist Centre) 13,879 49.56 Lal Bahadur Rawal CPN (UML) 11,337 40.48 Birendra Bahadur Malla Rastriya Prajatantra Party 2,272 8.11 Others 515 1.84 Total 28,003 100.00 Majority 2,542 CPN (Maoist Centre) Source: [3]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Bhairav Bahadur Singh	34,602
	Nepali Congress	Prithvi Bahadur Singh	26,910
	Others		1,820
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

1(A) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Arjun Bahadur Thapa 17,868 Nepali Congress Chandra Devi Joshi 13,197 Others 899 Invalid votes 1,181 Result CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission

1(B) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Maoist Centre) Devaki Malla (Thapa) 16,743 Nepali Congress Naresh Bahadur Singh 14,242 Others 851 Invalid votes 2,036 Result Maoist Centre gain Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Man Prasad Khatri	11,530
	Nepali Congress	Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh	10,708
	UCPN (Maoist)	Dev Raj Regmi	7,353
	Others		1,930
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: NepalNews[4]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Bhanu Bhakta Joshi	13,955
	CPN (Maoist)	Dev Raj Regmi	12,148
	Nepali Congress	Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh	10,092
	Others		2,248
Invalid votes			1,124
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh	14,209
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Arjun Bahadur Thapa	13,827
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Keshav Raj Joshi	1,988
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Gagan Jang Bahadur Singh	1,885
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)	Kummendra Rokaya	183
Invalid votes			601
Result		Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[6][7]

1994 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Bhanu Bhakta Joshi	12,603
	Nepali Congress	Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh	6,640
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Gagan Jang Bahadur Singh	2,906
	Independent	Satya Ram Bhandari	2,607
	Independent	Prem Bahadur Khati	729
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[6]

1991 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh	9,646
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)		8,882
Result		Congress gain
Source:

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal