| Dolpa 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
| Dolpa 1 in Karnali Province | |
| Assembly segments Dolpa 1(A) (red) and Dolpa 1(B) (blue) within Dolpa District. Protected areas in green | |
| Province | Karnali Province |
| District | Dolpa District |
| Electorate | 18,989 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Member of Parliament | Dhan Bahadur Buda, Unified Socialist |
| Karnali MPA 1(A) | Sher Bahadur Budha, Maoist Centre |
| Karnali MPA 1(B) | Bir Bahadur Shahi, Maoist Centre |
Dolpa 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Dolpa District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017. [1]
Dolpa 1 incorporates the entirety of Dolpa District.
It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Kyabu Budha | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Moti Prasad Pahadi | Independent | |
| 1999 | Nar Bahadur Budhathoki | CPN (UML) | |
| 2008 | Ram Bahadur Bohara | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Dhan Bahadur Budha | CPN (UML) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (UML) | ||
| August 2021 | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
1(A)
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhan Bahadur Buda | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 11,292 | 64.45 | |
| Ganesh Bahaudur Shahi | CPN (UML) | 5,505 | 31.42 | |
| Others | 724 | 4.13 | ||
| Total | 17,521 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 5,787 | |||
| CPN (Unified Socialist) hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [2] | ||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhan Bahadur Budha | CPN (UML) | 11,761 | 77.13 | |
| Aanga Kumar Budha | Nepali Congress | 3,167 | 20.77 | |
| Harka Bahadur Thakulla | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 299 | 1.96 | |
| Arjun Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Janamukti Party | 22 | 0.14 | |
| Total | 15,249 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 15,249 | 96.45 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 561 | 3.55 | ||
| Total votes | 15,810 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,989 | 83.26 | ||
| Majority | 8,594 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [3] | ||||
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| 1(B)
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhan Bahadur Buda | CPN (UML) | 6,987 | 51.09 | |
| Satya Pahadi | UCPN (Maoist) | 2,774 | 20.28 | |
| Angad Kumar Budha | Independent | 1,501 | 10.98 | |
| Suresh Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress | 974 | 7.12 | |
| Others | 1,440 | 10.53 | ||
| Total | 13,676 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 13,676 | 96.94 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 431 | 3.06 | ||
| Total votes | 14,107 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 14,860 | 94.93 | ||
| Majority | 4,213 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [5] [6] [7] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ram Bahadur Bohara | CPN (Maoist) | 9,723 | 58.06 | |
| Karna Bahadur Budha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,427 | 20.46 | |
| Om Bahadur Budha | CPN (UML) | 1,978 | 11.81 | |
| Dil Bahadur Bista | Nepali Congress | 1,440 | 8.60 | |
| Others | 178 | 1.06 | ||
| Total | 16,746 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 16,746 | 95.57 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 776 | 4.43 | ||
| Total votes | 17,522 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 21,932 | 79.89 | ||
| Majority | 6,296 | |||
| CPN (Maoist) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [8] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nar Bahadur Budhathoki | CPN (UML) | 8,371 | 57.82 | |
| Karna Bahadur Budha | Independent | 4,567 | 31.54 | |
| Laxmi Narayan Neupane | Nepali Congress | 915 | 6.32 | |
| Others | 625 | 4.32 | ||
| Total | 14,478 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 14,478 | 97.78 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 329 | 2.22 | ||
| Total votes | 14,807 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,659 | 79.36 | ||
| Majority | 3,804 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [9] [10] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moti Prasad Pahadi | Independent | 6,424 | 46.07 | |
| Karna Bahadur Budha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 6,123 | 43.91 | |
| Others | 1,397 | 10.02 | ||
| Total | 13,944 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 301 | |||
| Independent gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [9] [11] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyabu Budha | Nepali Congress | 7,462 | 62.10 | |
| - | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | 4,555 | 37.90 | |
| Total | 12,017 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 2,907 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [12] | ||||
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