Morang 1 (constituency)

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Morang 1
Parliamentary constituency
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Morang 1 in Province No. 1
Province Province No. 1
District Morang District
Current constituency
Created1991
Party Nepali Congress
Member of Parliament Dig Bahadur Limbu
Member of the Provincial Assembly Umakanta Gautam, Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
Member of the Provincial Assembly Khadka Bahadur Basnet, Communist Party of Nepal (UML)

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

Contents

Incorporated areas

Morang 1 incorporates Urlabari Municipality, Miklajung Rural Municipality, Kerabari Rural Municipality and Letang Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

ElectionMemberParty
1991 Girija Prasad Koirala Nepali Congress
1999 by-election Amod Prasad Upadhyaya
2013 Rishikesh Pokharel CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017 Ghanashyam Khatiwada
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

2022 Dig Bahadur Limbu Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Dig Bahadur Limbu Nepali Congress 27,29738.62
Ghanashyam Khatiwada CPN (UML) 26,86738.01
Kamal Bahadur Shrestha Rastriya Swatantra Party 8,06311.41
Hom Nath Gautam Rastriya Prajatantra Party 4,6676.60
Suraj Limbu Mongol National Organisation 2,2183.14
Others1,5642.21
Total70,676100.00
Majority430
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ghanashyam Khatiwada 37,524
Nepali Congress Dig Bahadur Limbu31,436
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Ashok Chemjong1,152
Others1,315
Invalid votes3,277
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rishikesh Pokharel14,000
Nepali Congress Amod Prasad Upadhyaya 10,940
UCPN (Maoist) Ganesh Prasad Upreti 6,501
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Binod Kumar SIngh Gangai3,359
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Mohammad Mehtab Alam2,048
Sadbhavana Party Abdul Raheem Miya1,295
Others2,832
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews [3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali Congress Amod Prasad Upadhyaya 11,105
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ganga Devi Dangi8,799
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Tulu Ram Rajbanshi 7,710
CPN (Maoist) Shanta Maya Rai6,945
Sadbhavana Party Abdul Raheem Miya6,165
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Tulsi Prasad Siwakoti1,422
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ratna Rai1,036
Others2,515
Invalid votes3,475
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission [4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 by-elections

CandidatePartyVotes%
Amod Prasad Upadhyaya Nepali Congress 26,50153.38
Ram Kumar Rai CPN (UML) 12,60125.38
Bisheshwor Rajbanshi Nepal Sadbhawana Party 6,88113.86
Hasan Imam CPN (ML) 1,9113.85
Jayanath Prasad Chaudhary Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1,2162.45
Prashannalal Singh Independent 2830.57
Dukhailal Singh Independent 1770.36
Niresh Kumar Mandal Independent 790.16
Total49,649100.00
Valid votes49,64997.83
Invalid/blank votes1,1012.17
Total votes50,750100.00
Majority13,900
Nepali Congress hold
Source: [5]

1999 legislative elections

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali Congress Girija Prasad Koirala 22,165
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bharat Mohan Adhikari 15,648
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Badri Prasad Mandal9,849
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Lain Bahadur Khadka1,594
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Dhruba Narayan Shrestha1,552
Others338
Invalid Votes1,184
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission [6] [7]

1994 legislative elections

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali Congress Girija Prasad Koirala 21,013
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Tulu Ram Rajbanshi 12,987
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Bisheshwar Rajbanshi6,650
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Bhim Devi Oli1,997
Others1,492
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission [6]

1991 legislative elections

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali Congress Girija Prasad Koirala 16,403
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Laba Pradhan11,314
ResultCongress gain
Source:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies" . Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ↑ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  3. ↑ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. ↑ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  5. ↑ "उपनिर्वाचनका घोषित दुवै परिणाम कांग्रेसको पक्षमा झापा– ६ मा डा. कोइराला मोरङ–१ मा उपाध्याय विजयी". Nepal News. Archived from the original on 2001-07-07. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  6. 1 2 "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  7. ↑ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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