Banke 1
Parliamentary constituency in Nepal
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Banke 1 one of three parliamentary constituencies of Banke District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Banke 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
Banke 1 in Lumbini Province | |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Banke District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Member of Parliament | Suresh Kumar Chaudhary |
Incorporated areas
Banke 1 incorporates Narainapur Rural Municipality, Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality and Kohalpur Municipality.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
- Banke 1(A)
- Banke 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Syed Mairaj Ahmed Shah | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | |
| March 1997 | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | ||
| 1999 | Gyanu K.C. | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Tilak Pariyar | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Dev Raj Bhar | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2017 | Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2022 | Surya Prasad Dhakal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2026 | Suresh Kumar Chaudhary | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suresh Kumar Chaudhary | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 32,792 | 46.82 | |
| Narayan Prasad Goudel | Nepali Congress | 15,301 | 21.85 | |
| Surya Prasad Dhakal | CPN (UML) | 11,095 | 15.84 | |
| Narendra Prasad Pandey | Nepali Communist Party | 6,020 | 8.60 | |
| Pradeep Kumar Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,379 | 3.40 | |
| Krishna K.C. | Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party | 1,240 | 1.77 | |
| Bharat Nidhi Tiwari | Shram Sanskriti Party | 463 | 0.66 | |
| Dhan Bahadur Khadka | Ujyaalo Nepal Party | 243 | 0.35 | |
| Deepak Budhathoki | CPN (Maoist) | 183 | 0.26 | |
| Tulsiram Sapkota | Rastriya Janamorcha | 126 | 0.18 | |
| Rajendra Kumar Bishwakarma | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 84 | 0.12 | |
| Surja Thapa | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 56 | 0.08 | |
| Diwakar Sharma | Independent | 39 | 0.06 | |
| Ferulal Chaudhary | Mongol National Organisation | 12 | 0.02 | |
| Total | 70,033 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 17,491 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain from CPN (UML) | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surya Prasad Dhakal | CPN (UML) | 25,026 | 35.34 | |
| Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 19,632 | 27.72 | |
| Suresh Kumar Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 11,465 | 16.19 | |
| Aananda Babu Kafle | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 10,071 | 14.22 | |
| Ram Kumar Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 2,693 | 3.80 | |
| Others | 1,924 | 2.72 | ||
| Total | 70,811 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 5,394 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj | 31,173 | |
| Nepali Congress | Madhav Ram Khatri | 28,217 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Lal Bahadur Shah | 4,588 | |
| Others | 2,265 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,592 | ||
| Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
1(A)
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1(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Raj Bhar | 13,972 | |
| Nepali Congress | Narayan Prasad Sharma Sigdel | 12,429 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj | 7,992 | |
| Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Fula Ram Tharu | 4,321 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | 3,919 | |
| Others | 4,095 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[4] | |||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Tilak Pariyar | 16,087 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Raj Bhar | 9,360 | |
| Nepali Congress | Gajendra Bahadur Hamal | 8,485 | |
| Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Fula Ram Tharu | 4,616 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | 2,848 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Padam Bahadur Malla | 1,601 | |
| Others | 2,218 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,038 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Gyanu K.C. | 15,137 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | 14,179 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | 7,524 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chet Bahadur Thapa | 5,494 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Raj Pant | 1,984 | |
| Independent | Thakur Singh Tharu | 1,028 | |
| Others | 807 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,590 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6][7] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | 15,276 | |
| Nepali Congress | Sanat Kumar Regmi | 11,8124 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kali Bahadur Dhital | 8,451 | |
| Independent | Yuvaraj Sharma | 1,076 | |
| Others | 2,286 | ||
| Result | RPP gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Syed Mairaj Ahmed Shah | 14,604 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 7,222 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: | |||