Humla 1 (constituency)

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

Humla 1
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Humla 1 in Karnali Province
Assembly segments Humla 1(A) (red) and Humla 1(B) (blue) within Humla District
Province	Karnali Province
District	Humla District
Electorate	27,435
Current constituency
Created	1991
Number of members	3
Member of Parliament	Tsering Damdul Lama, Maoist Centre
Karnali MPA 1(A)	Rana Singh Pariyar, Maoist Centre
Karnali MPA 1(B)	Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, Congress

Incorporated areas

Humla 1 incorporates the entirety of Humla District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment

• Humla 1(A)
• Humla 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Chakka Bahadur Lama	Samyukta Janamorcha
	1994	Chakra Bahadur Shahi	Nepali Congress
	1999	Gorakh Bahadur Bogati	CPN (UML)
	2008	Karn Jit Budhathoki	CPN (Maoist)
	January 2009		UCPN (Maoist)
	2013	Jeevan Bahadur Shahi	Nepali Congress
	2017	Chakka Bahadur Lama	Independent
	2022	Tsering Damdul Lama	CPN (Maoist Centre)

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Dal Rawal CPN (UML) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (UML) 2022 Rana Singh Pariyar CPN (Maoist Centre)

1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Jeevan Bahadur Shahi Nepali Congress

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tsering Damdul Lama	CPN (Maoist Centre)	14,371	59.23
	Dal Rawal	CPN (UML)	9,516	39.22
	Others		378	1.56
Total			24,265	100.00
Majority			4,855
	CPN (Maoist Centre) gain
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Rana Singh Pariyar CPN (Maoist Centre) 6,481 45.93 Mangal Bahadur Shahi Independent 4,630 32.81 Dal Phadora CPN (UML) 2,098 14.87 Hasta Bahadur Shahi CPN (Unified Socialist) 785 5.56 Others 117 0.83 Total 14,111 100.00 Majority 1,851 CPN (Maoist Centre) gain Source: [2]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Jeevan Bahadur Shahi Nepali Congress 7,056 69.21 Chakka Bahadur Lama CPN (UML) 2,979 29.22 Others 160 1.57 Total 10,195 100.00 Majority 4,077 Nepali Congress hold Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Chakka Bahadur Lama	Independent	8,491	40.76
	Mangal Bahadur Shahi	Nepali Congress	8,444	40.53
	Tsimi Dorje Lama	CPN (Maoist Centre)	2,856	13.71
	Others		1,042	5.00
Total			20,833	100.00
Valid votes			20,833	94.80
Invalid/blank votes			1,142	5.20
Total votes			21,975	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			27,435	80.10
Majority			47
	Independent gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

2017 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Dal Rawal CPN (UML) 7,158 58.98 Than Bahadur Rokaya Nepali Congress 4,811 39.64 Dharma Raj Aidi Naya Shakti Party 167 1.38 Total 12,136 100.00 Valid votes 12,136 96.82 Invalid/blank votes 399 3.18 Total votes 12,535 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 156,322 8.02 Majority 2,347 CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission[4]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Jeevan Bahadur Shahi Nepali Congress 4,519 48.98 Bijay Bhandari CPN (Maoist Centre) 3,995 43.30 Prem Bahadur Shahi Naya Shakti Party 712 7.72 Total 9,226 100.00 Valid votes 9,226 97.78 Invalid/blank votes 209 2.22 Total votes 9,435 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 11,813 79.87 Majority 524 Nepali Congress gain Source: Election Commission[4]

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jeevan Bahadur Shahi	Nepali Congress	8,332	39.14
	Dal Rawal	CPN (UML)	4,939	23.20
	Chakka Bahadur Lama	UCPN (Maoist)	3,475	16.32
	Others		4,541	21.33
Total			21,287	100.00
Valid votes			21,287	98.41
Invalid/blank votes			343	1.59
Total votes			21,630	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			22,116	97.80
Majority			3,393
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6][7]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Karn Jit Budhathoki	CPN (Maoist)	13,318	56.77
	Jeevan Bahadur Shahi	Nepali Congress	5,196	22.15
	Gorakh Bahadur Bogati	CPN (UML)	3,290	14.02
	Others		1,655	7.05
Total			23,459	100.00
Valid votes			23,459	74.76
Invalid/blank votes			7,922	25.24
Total votes			31,381	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			30,089	104.29
Majority			528
	CPN (Maoist) gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

Election in the 1990s

1999 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gorakh Bahadur Bogati	CPN (UML)	11,879	52.78
	Chakra Bahadur Shahi	Independent	7,662	34.04
	Others		2,965	13.17
Total			22,506	100.00
Valid votes			22,506	98.12
Invalid/blank votes			432	1.88
Total votes			22,938	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			28,375	80.84
Majority			4,217
	Nepali Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

1994 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Chakra Bahadur Shahi	Nepali Congress	7,887	53.27
	Ang Bahadur Lama	Independent	6,920	46.73
Total			14,807	100.00
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[9][11]

1991 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Chakka Bahadur Lama	Samyukta Janamorcha	4,695	50.04
	Chakra Bahadur Shahi	Nepali Congress	4,687	49.96
Total			9,382	100.00
	Samyukta Janamorcha gain
Source: [12]

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal