Western Rukum 1 | |
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Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
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 |
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 incorporates the entirety of Western Rukum District.
It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment
Election | Member | Party | |
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2017 | Jarnardan Sharma | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
1(A)
| 1(B)
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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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] |
1(A)
| 1(B)
|
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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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] |
1(A)
| 1(B)
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