Dhankuta 1

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ProvinceKoshi Province
DistrictDhankuta District
Created1991
Member of
ParliamentRajendra Kumar Rai, UML
Dhankuta 1
Parliamentary constituency
Dhankuta 1 in Koshi Province
ProvinceKoshi Province
DistrictDhankuta District
Current constituency
Created1991
Member of
Parliament		Rajendra Kumar Rai, UML
Koshi MPA
1(A)		Niran Rai, UML
Koshi MPA
1(B)		Indra Mani Parajuli, UML

Dhankuta 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Dhankuta District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Dhankuta 1 incorporates the entirety of Dhankuta District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Dhankuta 1(A)
  • Dhankuta 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Rakam Chemjong CPN (UML)
March 1998 CPN (Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Durga Linkha CPN (UML)
2008 Hem Raj Bhandari CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 Maoist Centre
2013 Tika Ram Chemjong Limbu CPN (UML)
2017 Rajendra Kumar Rai
May 2018 NCP
March 2021 CPN (UML)

Provincial Assembly


Election results

Election in the 2020s

2026 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rajendra Kumar RaiCPN (UML)18,13230.62
Dinesh RaiNepali Congress14,25724.08
San Bahadur TamangSSP11,93220.15
Dinesh BhandariRSP9,94416.80
Dharma Prasad PaudelNCP1,6652.81
Lakpa TamangInd1,1811.99
Bibhatsu ThapaRPP7031.19
Others1,3942.35
Total59,208100.00
Majority
CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rajendra Kumar RaiCPN (UML)30,10145.11
Sunil Bahadur ThapaNepali Congress28,70443.02
Hemraj BhandariIndependent5,9268.88
Kumar Bahadur ThapaRPP1,0591.59
Others9371.40
Total66,727100.00
Majority1,397
CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

Election in the 2010s

2017 general elections

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rajendra Kumar RaiCPN (UML)37,33356.09
Sunil Bahadur ThapaRPP (Democratic)26,87440.37
Subhan Singh RaiURPP (Nationalist)1,3902.09
Others9671.45
Total66,564100.00
Valid votes66,56494.71
Invalid/blank votes3,7165.29
Total votes70,280100.00
CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[3]

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Tika Ram Chemjong LimbuCPN (UML)10,95335.23
Ajit Narayan Singh ThapaNepali Congress7,44823.96
Hem Raj BhandariUCPN (Maoist)4,79715.43
Rakam ChemjongFSP-N4,59414.78
Dharma Dhoj RaiRPP2,0486.59
Others1,2504.02
Total31,090100.00
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6][7]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hem Raj BhandariCPN (Maoist)17,20247.06
Rakam ChemjongCPN (UML)11,17430.57
Manohar Narayan ShresthaNepali Congress6,12916.77
Others2,0495.61
Total36,554100.00
Valid votes36,55496.35
Invalid/blank votes1,3863.65
Total votes37,940100.00
CPN (Maoist) gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

CandidatePartyVotes%
Durga LinkhaCPN (UML)15,51243.67
Hari Kumar RaiNepali Congress11,20731.55
Rakam ChemjongCPN (Marxist–Leninist)4,68513.19
Santosh Kumar PhagoRastriya Prajatantra Party2,8808.11
Others1,2333.47
Total35,517100.00
Valid votes35,51797.99
Invalid/blank votes7272.01
Total votes36,244100.00
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

1994 legislative elections

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rakam ChemjongCPN (UML)12,57440.35
Mohan PokharelRPP9,73731.25
Hari Kumar RaiNepali Congress8,20926.34
Bhim Bahadur LimbuJanamukti6432.06
Total31,163100.00
CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[9][11]

1991 legislative elections

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rakam ChemjongCPN (UML)17,61069.06
Janak Singh LimbuNepali Congress7,89030.94
Total25,500100.00
CPN (UML) gain
Source: [12]

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