Syangja 1 (constituency)

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

Syangja 1
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Syangja 1 in Gandaki Province
Assembly segments Syangja 1(A) and Syangja 1(B) within Syangja District
Province	Gandaki Province
District	Syangja District
Electorate	108,689
Current constituency
Created	1991
Party	Nepali Congress
MP	Raju Thapa
Gandaki MPA 1(A)	Deepak Thapa (NCP)
Gandaki MPA 1(B)	Min Prasad Gurung (NCP)

Incorporated areas

Syangja 1 incorporates Arjunchaupari Rural Municipality, Aandhikhola Rural Municipality, Phedikhola Rural Municipality, Putalibazar Municipality, Biruwa Rural Municipality, Harinas Rural Municipality, wards 1–4 of Bhirkot Municipality and, wards 3 and 4 of Waling Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment

• Syangja 1(A)
• Syangja 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Gopal Man Shrestha	Nepali Congress
	1994	Trilochan Sharma Dhakal	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	1999	Hit Kaji Gurung
	2013	Raju Thapa	Nepali Congress
	2017	Narayan Prasad Marasini	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	2022	Raju Thapa	Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Deepak Thapa CPN (Maoist Centre) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party

1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Min Prasad Gurung CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Raju Thapa	Nepali Congress	31,999	46.65
	Narayan Prasad Marasini	CPN (UML)	28,744	41.90
	Bodhraj Regmi	Rastriya Swatantra Party	6,065	8.84
	Others		1,786	2.60
Total			68,594	100.00
Majority			3,255
	Nepali Congress
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Sita Kumari Sundas CPN (UML) 14,690 45.67 Amrita Thapa CPN (Maoist Centre) 13,267 41.24 Surya Lal Shrestha Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,511 4.70 Makbul Miya Hamro Nepali Party 982 3.05 Tirath Gurung Mongol National Organisation 945 2.94 Others 773 2.40 Total 32,168 100.00 Majority 1,423 CPN (UML) Source: [2]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Sudhir Kumar Paudel CPN (UML) 17,441 47.17 Buddhi Bahadur Rana Nepali Congress 17,435 47.15 Shanti Kumari Hamal Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,574 4.26 Others 525 1.42 Total 36,975 100.00 Majority 6 CPN (UML) Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Narayan Prasad Marasini	39,226
	Nepali Congress	Raju Thapa	28,662
	Others		588
Invalid votes			1,729
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

1(A) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Maoist Centre) Deepak Thapa 17,392 Nepali Congress Kamal Prasad Pangeni 14,666 Others 733 Invalid votes 703 Result Maoist Centre gain Source: Election Commission

1(B) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Min Prasad Gurung 20,248 Nepali Congress Tulsi Giri 14,510 Others 1,080 Invalid votes 880 Result CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Raju Thapa	16,699
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Narayan Prasad Marasini	15,411
	UCPN (Maoist)	Shailendra Ghimire	4,710
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal	Chandra Bahadur Gurung	1,881
	Others		1,834
Result		Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Hit Kaji Gurung	18,101
	Nepali Congress	Kamal Prasad Pangeni	16,394
	CPN (Maoist)	Deepak Thapa	12,733
	CPN (United)	Thakur Prasad Sharma	1,283
	Others		1,734
Invalid votes			2,333
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Hit Kaji Gurung	22,733
	Nepali Congress	Jagar Bandhu Aryal	20,722
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Chandra Bahadur Gurung	4,848
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Amar Nath Sharma	1,165
	Others		503
Invalid Votes			927
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Trilochan Sharma Dhakal	20,969
	Nepali Congress	K.P. Rudra Man Gurung	18,974
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Jhum Bahadur Gurung	4,989
	Others		1,283
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Gopal Man Shrestha	17,266
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)		10,262
Result		Congress gain
Source:

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal