| Dhankuta 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
| Dhankuta 1 in Koshi Province | |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| District | Dhankuta District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Member of Parliament | Rajendra Kumar Rai, UML |
| Koshi MPA 1(A) | Niran Rai, UML |
| Koshi MPA 1(B) | Indra Mani Parajuli, UML |
Dhankuta 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Dhankuta District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017. [1]
Dhankuta 1 incorporates the entirety of Dhankuta District.
It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Rakam Chemjong | CPN (UML) | |
| March 1998 | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| 1999 | Durga Linkha | CPN (UML) | |
| 2008 | Hem Raj Bhandari | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | Maoist Centre | ||
| 2013 | Tika Ram Chemjong Limbu | CPN (UML) | |
| 2017 | Rajendra Kumar Rai | ||
| May 2018 | NCP | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (UML) | ||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajendra Kumar Rai | CPN (UML) | 18,132 | 30.62 | |
| Dinesh Rai | Nepali Congress | 14,257 | 24.08 | |
| San Bahadur Tamang | SSP | 11,932 | 20.15 | |
| Dinesh Bhandari | RSP | 9,944 | 16.80 | |
| Dharma Prasad Paudel | NCP | 1,665 | 2.81 | |
| Lakpa Tamang | Ind | 1,181 | 1.99 | |
| Bibhatsu Thapa | RPP | 703 | 1.19 | |
| Others | 1,394 | 2.35 | ||
| Total | 59,208 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajendra Kumar Rai | CPN (UML) | 30,101 | 45.11 | |
| Sunil Bahadur Thapa | Nepali Congress | 28,704 | 43.02 | |
| Hemraj Bhandari | Independent | 5,926 | 8.88 | |
| Kumar Bahadur Thapa | RPP | 1,059 | 1.59 | |
| Others | 937 | 1.40 | ||
| Total | 66,727 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,397 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajendra Kumar Rai | CPN (UML) | 37,333 | 56.09 | |
| Sunil Bahadur Thapa | RPP (Democratic) | 26,874 | 40.37 | |
| Subhan Singh Rai | URPP (Nationalist) | 1,390 | 2.09 | |
| Others | 967 | 1.45 | ||
| Total | 66,564 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 66,564 | 94.71 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,716 | 5.29 | ||
| Total votes | 70,280 | 100.00 | ||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [3] | ||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tika Ram Chemjong Limbu | CPN (UML) | 10,953 | 35.23 | |
| Ajit Narayan Singh Thapa | Nepali Congress | 7,448 | 23.96 | |
| Hem Raj Bhandari | UCPN (Maoist) | 4,797 | 15.43 | |
| Rakam Chemjong | FSP-N | 4,594 | 14.78 | |
| Dharma Dhoj Rai | RPP | 2,048 | 6.59 | |
| Others | 1,250 | 4.02 | ||
| Total | 31,090 | 100.00 | ||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [5] [6] [7] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hem Raj Bhandari | CPN (Maoist) | 17,202 | 47.06 | |
| Rakam Chemjong | CPN (UML) | 11,174 | 30.57 | |
| Manohar Narayan Shrestha | Nepali Congress | 6,129 | 16.77 | |
| Others | 2,049 | 5.61 | ||
| Total | 36,554 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 36,554 | 96.35 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,386 | 3.65 | ||
| Total votes | 37,940 | 100.00 | ||
| CPN (Maoist) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [8] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durga Linkha | CPN (UML) | 15,512 | 43.67 | |
| Hari Kumar Rai | Nepali Congress | 11,207 | 31.55 | |
| Rakam Chemjong | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 4,685 | 13.19 | |
| Santosh Kumar Phago | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,880 | 8.11 | |
| Others | 1,233 | 3.47 | ||
| Total | 35,517 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 35,517 | 97.99 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 727 | 2.01 | ||
| Total votes | 36,244 | 100.00 | ||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [9] [10] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rakam Chemjong | CPN (UML) | 12,574 | 40.35 | |
| Mohan Pokharel | RPP | 9,737 | 31.25 | |
| Hari Kumar Rai | Nepali Congress | 8,209 | 26.34 | |
| Bhim Bahadur Limbu | Janamukti | 643 | 2.06 | |
| Total | 31,163 | 100.00 | ||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [9] [11] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rakam Chemjong | CPN (UML) | 17,610 | 69.06 | |
| Janak Singh Limbu | Nepali Congress | 7,890 | 30.94 | |
| Total | 25,500 | 100.00 | ||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: [12] | ||||
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