| Surkhet 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
| Surkhet 1 in Karnali Province | |
| Assembly segments Surkhet 1(A) (red) and Surkhet 1(B) (blue) within Surkhet District | |
| Province | Karnali Province |
| District | Surkhet District |
| Electorate | 101,637 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Member of Parliament | Purna Bahadur Khadka, Congress |
| Karnali MPA 1(A) | Khadga Bahadur Pokharel, Congress |
| Karnali MPA 1(B) | Kirshna Bahadur G.C., Maoist Centre |
Surkhet 1 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Surkhet District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017. [1]
Surkhet 1 incorporates Gurbhakot Municipality, Bheriganga Municipality, Simta Rural Municipality, Chingad Rural Municipality, Lekbeshi Municipality and wards 15 and 16 of Birendranagar Municipality.
It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Kamala Sharma | CPN (UML) | |
| 2013 | Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Dhurba Kumar Shahi | CPN (UML) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (UML) | ||
| 2022 | Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | |
1(A)
| 1(B)
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 42,607 | 56.35 | |
| Dhurba Kumar Shahi | CPN (UML) | 30,988 | 40.98 | |
| Others | 2,020 | 2.67 | ||
| Total | 75,615 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 11,619 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
| 1(B)
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhurba Kumar Shahi | CPN (UML) | 36,759 | 51.66 | |
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 33,377 | 46.91 | |
| Others | 1,017 | 1.43 | ||
| Total | 71,153 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 71,153 | 97.81 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,594 | 2.19 | ||
| Total votes | 72,747 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 101,637 | 71.58 | ||
| Majority | 3,382 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [3] | ||||
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| 1(B)
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 17,301 | 45.60 | |
| Kamala Sharma | CPN (UML) | 15,398 | 40.58 | |
| Thammar Bahadur Bista | UCPN (Maoist) | 3,780 | 9.96 | |
| Others | 1,463 | 3.86 | ||
| Total | 37,942 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 37,942 | 97.74 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 878 | 2.26 | ||
| Total votes | 38,820 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 47,938 | 80.98 | ||
| Majority | 1,903 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [5] [6] [7] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Sharma | CPN (UML) | 18,804 | 43.21 | |
| Lal Bahadur Ghale | Nepali Congress | 12,335 | 28.35 | |
| Khadga Bahadur Gharti | CPN (Maoist) | 10,878 | 25.00 | |
| Others | 1,499 | 3.44 | ||
| Total | 43,516 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 43,516 | 97.61 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,065 | 2.39 | ||
| Total votes | 44,581 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 67,913 | 65.64 | ||
| Majority | 6,469 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [8] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 16,980 | 47.16 | |
| Rishi Prasad Sharma | CPN (UML) | 16,594 | 46.09 | |
| Man Bahadur Khatri | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,523 | 4.23 | |
| Others | 909 | 2.52 | ||
| Total | 36,006 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 36,006 | 98.31 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 620 | 1.69 | ||
| Total votes | 36,626 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 49,879 | 73.43 | ||
| Majority | 386 | |||
| Nepali Congress hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [9] [10] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 13,771 | 45.25 | |
| Rishi Prasad Sharma | CPN (UML) | 12,654 | 41.58 | |
| Chandra Bahadur Budha Magar | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,213 | 10.56 | |
| Others | 796 | 2.62 | ||
| Total | 30,434 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,117 | |||
| Nepali Congress hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission [9] [11] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 21,637 | 51.95 | |
| - | CPN (UML) | 20,016 | 48.05 | |
| Total | 41,653 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,621 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [12] | ||||
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