Surkhet 1 (constituency)

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

Surkhet 1
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Surkhet 1 in Karnali Province
Assembly segments Surkhet 1(A) (red) and Surkhet 1(B) (blue) within Surkhet District
Province	Karnali Province
District	Surkhet District
Electorate	101,637
Current constituency
Created	1991
Number of members	3
Member of Parliament	Purna Bahadur Khadka, Congress
Karnali MPA 1(A)	Khadga Bahadur Pokharel, Congress
Karnali MPA 1(B)	Kirshna Bahadur G.C., Maoist Centre

Incorporated areas

Surkhet 1 incorporates Gurbhakot Municipality, Bheriganga Municipality, Simta Rural Municipality, Chingad Rural Municipality, Lekbeshi Municipality and wards 15 and 16 of Birendranagar Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment

• Surkhet 1(A)
• Surkhet 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Purna Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress
	2008	Kamala Sharma	CPN (UML)
	2013	Purna Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress
	2017	Dhurba Kumar Shahi	CPN (UML)
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (UML)
	2022	Purna Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Thammar Bahadur Bista CPN (Maoist Centre) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre) 2022 Khadga Bahadur Pokharel Nepali Congress

1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Khadak Bahadur Khatri CPN (UML) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (UML) 2022 Krishna Bahadur G.C. CPN (Maoist Centre)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Purna Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	42,607	56.35
	Dhurba Kumar Shahi	CPN (UML)	30,988	40.98
	Others		2,020	2.67
Total			75,615	100.00
Majority			11,619
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

1(A)

Candidate Party Votes % Khadga Bahadur Pokharel Nepali Congress 18,264 53.88 Thammar Bahadur Bista CPN (UML) 15,237 44.95 Others 397 1.17 Total 33,898 100.00 Majority 3,027 Nepali Congress gain Source: [2]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Krishna Bahadur G.C. CPN (Maoist Centre) 21,734 51.79 Dandi Prasad Sharma CPN (UML) 17,538 41.79 Man Bahadur Kharal Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,483 3.53 Others 1,208 2.88 Total 41,963 100.00 Majority 4,196 CPN (Maoist Centre) gain Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Dhurba Kumar Shahi	CPN (UML)	36,759	51.66
	Purna Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	33,377	46.91
	Others		1,017	1.43
Total			71,153	100.00
Valid votes			71,153	97.81
Invalid/blank votes			1,594	2.19
Total votes			72,747	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			101,637	71.58
Majority			3,382
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

2022 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Thammar Bahadur Bista CPN (Maoist Centre) 15,352 49.36 Tek Bahadur Singh Thakuri Nepali Congress 15,132 48.65 Others 618 1.99 Total 31,102 100.00 Valid votes 31,102 97.99 Invalid/blank votes 639 2.01 Total votes 31,741 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 44,347 71.57 Majority 220 CPN (Maoist Centre) gain Source: Election Commission[4]

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Purna Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	17,301	45.60
	Kamala Sharma	CPN (UML)	15,398	40.58
	Thammar Bahadur Bista	UCPN (Maoist)	3,780	9.96
	Others		1,463	3.86
Total			37,942	100.00
Valid votes			37,942	97.74
Invalid/blank votes			878	2.26
Total votes			38,820	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			47,938	80.98
Majority			1,903
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6][7]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kamala Sharma	CPN (UML)	18,804	43.21
	Lal Bahadur Ghale	Nepali Congress	12,335	28.35
	Khadga Bahadur Gharti	CPN (Maoist)	10,878	25.00
	Others		1,499	3.44
Total			43,516	100.00
Valid votes			43,516	97.61
Invalid/blank votes			1,065	2.39
Total votes			44,581	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			67,913	65.64
Majority			6,469
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

Election in the 1990s

1999 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Purna Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	16,980	47.16
	Rishi Prasad Sharma	CPN (UML)	16,594	46.09
	Man Bahadur Khatri	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	1,523	4.23
	Others		909	2.52
Total			36,006	100.00
Valid votes			36,006	98.31
Invalid/blank votes			620	1.69
Total votes			36,626	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			49,879	73.43
Majority			386
	Nepali Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

1994 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Purna Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	13,771	45.25
	Rishi Prasad Sharma	CPN (UML)	12,654	41.58
	Chandra Bahadur Budha Magar	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	3,213	10.56
	Others		796	2.62
Total			30,434	100.00
Majority			1,117
	Nepali Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[9][11]

1991 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Purna Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	21,637	51.95
	-	CPN (UML)	20,016	48.05
Total			41,653	100.00
Majority			1,621
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: [12]

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal