Baitadi 1
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| Baitadi 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
Assembly segments Baitadi 1(A) (red) and Baitadi 1(B) within Baitadi District | |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| District | Baitadi District |
| Electorate | 132,319 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Member of Parliament | Hari Mohan Bhandari, Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Sudurpashchim MPA 1(A) | Surendra Bahadur Pal, UML |
| Sudurpashchim MPA 1(B) | Shiva Raj Bhatta, Congress |
Baitadi 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Baitadi District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Baitadi 1 incorporates the entirety of Baitadi District.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment
- Baitadi 1(A)
- Baitadi 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Krishna Kumar Joshi | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Lokendra Bahadur Chand | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | |
| 1997 | Keshav Bahadur Chand | Nepali Congress | |
| 1999 | Narendra Bahadur Bum | ||
| 2008 | Narendra Bahadur Kunwor | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Damodar Bhandari | CPN (UML) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (UML) | ||
| 2022 | |||
| 2026 | Hari Mohan Bhandari | Rastriya Swatantra Party | |
Provincial Assembly
1(A)
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1(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2026 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hari Mohan Bhandari | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 22,134 | 32.68 | |
| Chatur Bahadur Chanda | Nepali Congress | 18,194 | 26.86 | |
| Damodar Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 17,091 | 25.23 | |
| Pramanand Bhatta | Nepali Communist Party | 6,965 | 10.28 | |
| Bhupen Bahadur Chanda | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,681 | 3.96 | |
| Ram Bahadur Kunwar | CPN (Maoist) | 299 | 0.44 | |
| Aan Singh Bhandari | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 94 | 0.14 | |
| Navaraj Koirala | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 94 | 0.14 | |
| Visan Singh Bohara | Aam Janata Party | 82 | 0.12 | |
| Gajendra Raj Pandey | Shram Sanskriti Party | 78 | 0.12 | |
| Jay Prakash Panta | Independent | 18 | 0.03 | |
| Total | 67,730 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 3,940 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain from CPN (UML) | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damodar Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 33,611 | 46.36 | |
| Narendra Bahadur Kunwor | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 32,080 | 44.25 | |
| Keshav Bahadur Chand | Independent | 2,509 | 3.46 | |
| Dev Bahadur Chand | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,759 | 2.43 | |
| Prakash Chandra Bhatta | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,423 | 1.96 | |
| Others | 1,116 | 1.54 | ||
| Total | 72,498 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,531 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
2022 provincial election
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1(B)
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Election in the 2010s
2017 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damodar Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 39,524 | 57.20 | |
| Nar Bahadur Chand | Nepali Congress | 28,291 | 40.95 | |
| Others | 1,277 | 1.85 | ||
| Total | 69,092 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 69,092 | 90.74 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,054 | 9.26 | ||
| Total votes | 76,146 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 132,319 | 57.55 | ||
| Majority | 11,233 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[4] | ||||
2017 Nepalese provincial election
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1(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damodar Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 11,672 | 30.36 | |
| Lok Raj Awasthi | Nepali Congress | 10,680 | 27.78 | |
| Narendra Bahadur Kunwor | UCPN (Maoist) | 9,306 | 24.20 | |
| Lokendra Bahadur Chand | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,975 | 12.94 | |
| Others | 1,816 | 4.72 | ||
| Total | 38,449 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 38,449 | 91.19 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,715 | 8.81 | ||
| Total votes | 42,164 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 58,496 | 72.08 | ||
| Majority | 992 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[6][7][8] | ||||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narendra Bahadur Kunwor | CPN (Maoist) | 27,130 | 60.15 | |
| Damodar Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 9,059 | 20.08 | |
| Narendra Bahadur Bam | Nepali Congress | 5,130 | 11.37 | |
| Ganesh Singh Bista | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,759 | 6.12 | |
| Other | 1,027 | 2.28 | ||
| Total | 45,105 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 45,105 | 94.28 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,739 | 5.72 | ||
| Total votes | 47,844 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 80,149 | 59.69 | ||
| Majority | 18,071 | |||
| CPN (Maoist) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[9] | ||||
Election in the 1990s
1999 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narendra Bahadur Bum | Nepali Congress | 11,313 | 36.45 | |
| Prithvi Raj Awasthi | CPN (UML) | 9,901 | 31.90 | |
| Lokendra Bahadur Chand | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | 7,517 | 24.22 | |
| Rajendra Bahadur Saud | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,195 | 3.85 | |
| Others | 1,110 | 3.58 | ||
| Total | 31,036 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 31,036 | 97.66 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 745 | 2.34 | ||
| Total votes | 31,781 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 63,442 | 50.09 | ||
| Majority | 1,412 | |||
| Nepali Congress hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[10][11] | ||||
1997 by-elections
| Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Keshav Bahadur Chand | Nepali Congress | |
| Total | ||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[12] | ||
1994 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokendra Bahadur Chand | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11,023 | 44.14 | |
| Prithvi Raj Awasthi | CPN (UML) | 5,865 | 23.49 | |
| Narendra Bahadur Bum | Nepali Congress | 5,166 | 20.69 | |
| Ganesh Bahadur Thapa | Independent | 1,402 | 5.61 | |
| Keshav B. Chandra | Nepali Congress (Bishweshwar) | 1,272 | 5.09 | |
| Tark Bahadur Shahi | Independent | 242 | 0.97 | |
| Total | 24,970 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 5,158 | |||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[10][13] | ||||
1991 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishna Kumar Joshi | Nepali Congress | 11,128 | 64.74 | |
| - | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | 6,060 | 35.26 | |
| Total | 17,188 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 5,068 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [14] | ||||