Dang 1 (constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in Nepal
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Dang 1 one of three parliamentary constituencies of Dang District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Dang 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
Dang 1 in Lumbini Province | |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Dang District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Member of Parliament | Devraj Pathak |
Incorporated areas
Dang 1 incorporates Gadhawa Rural Municipality, Rapti Rural Municipality, Rajpur Rual Municipality, Lamahi Municipality, and wards 1–3 and 5 of Ghorahi Sub-metropolitan City.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
- Dang 1(A)
- Dang 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Hari Prasad Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | |
| 1999 | Khum Bahadur Khadka | ||
| 2008 | Indrajit Tharu | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Parbati D.C. Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Metmani Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| August 2021 | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| 2026 | Devraj Pathak | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devraj Pathak | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 44,248 | 52.15 | |
| Yogendra Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | 16,453 | 19.39 | |
| Rewatiram Sharma Ghimire | CPN (UML) | 12,195 | 14.37 | |
| Metmani Chaudhary | Nepali Communist Party | 9,328 | 10.99 | |
| Vinay B.C. | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,057 | 1.25 | |
| Others | 1,560 | 1.84 | ||
| Total | 84,841 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 27,795 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: [2][3] | ||||
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metmani Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 26,576 | 36.07 | |
| Shanta Chaudhary | CPN (UML) | 21,493 | 29.17 | |
| Devraj Pathak | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 13,798 | 18.73 | |
| Surendra Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 8,019 | 10.88 | |
| Lila Budhathoki | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,439 | 1.95 | |
| Ganga Chaudhary Satgauwa | Hamro Nepali Party | 1,093 | 1.48 | |
| Others | 1,269 | 1.72 | ||
| Total | 73,687 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 5,083 | |||
| CPN (Unified Socialist) hold | ||||
| Source: [4] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Metmani Chaudhary | 37,908 | |
| Nepali Congress | Sushila Chaudhary | 24,074 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Kapil Dev Khanal | 3,784 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Rekha K.C. | 2,012 | |
| Others | 1,802 | ||
| Invalid votes | 4,004 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Parbati D.C. Chaudhary | 8,719 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rewati Raman Sharma Ghimire | 7,075 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Narayani Sharma | 5,608 | |
| Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Birendra Kumar Chaudhary | 4,649 | |
| Independent | Lila Ram Khanal | 1,953 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Om Bahadur K.C. | 1,008 | |
| Others | 3,954 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[5] | |||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Indrajit Tharu | 18,093 | |
| Nepali Congress | Khum Bahadur Khadka | 10,175 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rewati Raman Sharma Ghimire | 4,692 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Tilak Ram Basnet | 2,809 | |
| Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Yogendra Tharu Chaudhary | 2,769 | |
| Others | 2,721 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,105 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Khum Bahadur Khadka | 27,865 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Parshu Narayan Chaudhary | 9,159 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Saraswati Gautam | 5,021 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Khem Narayan Chaudhary | 1,684 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Rashmi Raj Nepali | 1,356 | |
| Others | 587 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,539 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7][8] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Hari Prasad Chaudhary | 12,333 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Parshu Narayan Chaudhary | 11,024 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhagwati Chaudhary | 7,044 | |
| Independent | Rashmi Raj Nepali | 1,605 | |
| Others | 314 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Hari Prasad Chaudhary | 16,435 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 12,535 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: | |||