Western Rukum 1 (constituency)

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

Western Rukum 1
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Western Rukum 1 in Karnali Province
Assembly segments Western Rukum 1(A) (red) and Western Rukum 1(B) (blue) within Western Rukum District
Province	Karnali Province
District	Western Rukum District
Electorate	84,032
Current constituency
Created	2017
Number of members	3
Member of Parliament	Janardan Sharma, Maoist Centre
Karnali MPA 1(A)	Mahendra K.C., Maoist Centre
Karnali MPA 1(B)	Rajkumar Sharma, Maoist Centre

Incorporated areas

Western Rukum 1 incorporates the entirety of Western Rukum District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment

• Western Rukum 1(A)
• Western Rukum 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	2017	Jarnardan Sharma	CPN (Maoist Centre)
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (Maoist Centre)

Provincial Assembly

1(A) Election Member Party 2017 Rato Kami CPN (Maoist Centre) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre) 2022 Mahendra K.C.

1(B) Election Member Party 2017 Gopal Sharma CPN (Maoist Centre) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre) 2022 Rajkumar Sharma

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Janardan Sharma	CPN (Maoist Centre)	39,549	69.03
	Nandaram Devkota	CPN (UML)	12,961	22.62
	Tara K.C.	Independent	3,567	6.23
	Others		1,218	2.13
Total			57,295	100.00
Majority			26,588
	CPN (Maoist Centre) hold
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Mahendra K.C. CPN (Maoist Centre) 19,033 67.67 Narayan Kumar Shah CPN (UML) 8,081 28.73 Binod Kumar Shah Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,011 3.59 Total 28,125 100.00 Majority 10,952 CPN (Maoist Centre) hold Source: [2]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Rajkumar Sharma CPN (Maoist Centre) 20,160 68.70 Karna Bahadur Gharti Magar CPN (UML) 8,078 27.53 Nirjal K.C. Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,107 3.77 Total 29,345 100.00 Majority 12,082 CPN (Maoist Centre) hold Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Janardan Sharma	CPN (Maoist Centre)	34,402	66.27
	Gopalji Jang Shah	Nepali Congress	15,659	30.16
	Others		1,854	3.57
Total			51,915	100.00
Valid votes			51,915	93.57
Invalid/blank votes			3,570	6.43
Total votes			55,485	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			84,032	66.03
Majority			18,743
	CPN (Maoist Centre) gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

2017 provincial election

1(A) Candidate Party Votes % Rato Kami CPN (Maoist Centre) 16,810 65.01 Krishna Bahadur Rokaya Nepali Congress 8,577 33.17 Dammar Bista Naya Shakti Party 339 1.31 Tule Khatri Rastriya Janamorcha 133 0.51 Total 25,859 100.00 Valid votes 25,859 95.16 Invalid/blank votes 1,315 4.84 Total votes 27,174 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 41,655 65.24 Majority 8,233 CPN (Maoist Centre) gain Source: Election Commission[4]

1(B) Candidate Party Votes % Gopal Sharma CPN (Maoist Centre) 18,587 68.28 Khadak Bahadur Dangi Nepali Congress 8,127 29.85 Prem Kumar Acharya Naya Shakti Party 509 1.87 Total 27,223 100.00 Valid votes 27,223 96.28 Invalid/blank votes 1,051 3.72 Total votes 28,274 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 42,377 66.72 Majority 10,460 CPN (Maoist Centre) gain Source: Election Commission[4]

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal