Jajarkot 1
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| Jajarkot 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
 Jajarkot 1 in Karnali Province | |
 Assembly segments Jajarkot 1(A) (red) and Jajarkot 1(B) (blue) within Jajarkot District | |
| Province | Karnali Province |
| District | Jajarkot District |
| Electorate | 83,937 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Member of Parliament | Shakti Basnet, Maoist Centre |
| Karnali MPA 1(A) | Bedraj Singh, Congress |
| Karnali MPA 1(B) | Rajeev Bikram Shah, Congress |
Jajarkot 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Jajarkot District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Jajarkot 1 incorporates the entirety of Jajarkot District.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment
- Jajarkot 1(A)
- Jajarkot 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Dwarika Prasad Pradhan | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Jhalak Nath Wagle | ||
| 1999 | Govinda Bikram Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | |
| 2008 | Kali Bahadur Malla | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Shakti Bahadur Basnet | ||
| May 2016 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
Provincial Assembly
1(A)
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1(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakti Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 34,151 | 55.41 | |
| Niraj Prasad Acharya | CPN (UML) | 25,120 | 40.75 | |
| Nar Bahadur Karki | Independent | 1,191 | 1.93 | |
| Others | 1,175 | 1.91 | ||
| Total | 61,637 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 9,031 | |||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
2022 provincial election
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1(B)
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Election in the 2010s
2017 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakti Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 32,281 | 56.81 | |
| Rajeev Bikram Shah | Nepali Congress | 23,289 | 40.98 | |
| Others | 1,254 | 2.21 | ||
| Total | 56,824 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 56,824 | 93.51 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,941 | 6.49 | ||
| Total votes | 60,765 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 83,937 | 72.39 | ||
| Majority | 8,992 | |||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[3] | ||||
2017 provincial election
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1(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakti Bahadur Basnet | UCPN (Maoist) | 8,073 | 31.06 | |
| Dambar Bahadur Singh | CPN (UML) | 7,553 | 29.06 | |
| Deepak Jung Shah | Nepali Congress | 7,317 | 28.15 | |
| Govinda Bikram Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,840 | 7.08 | |
| Others | 1,211 | 4.66 | ||
| Total | 25,994 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 25,994 | 95.62 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,191 | 4.38 | ||
| Total votes | 27,185 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 32,965 | 82.47 | ||
| Majority | 520 | |||
| UCPN (Maoist) hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6][7] | ||||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kali Bahadur Malla | CPN (Maoist) | 19,009 | 54.35 | |
| Rita Rawal | CPN (UML) | 6,223 | 17.79 | |
| Chinta Kumari Wagle | Nepali Congress | 5,838 | 16.69 | |
| Govinda Bikram Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,908 | 8.31 | |
| Others | 996 | 2.85 | ||
| Total | 34,974 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 34,974 | 96.21 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,378 | 3.79 | ||
| Total votes | 36,352 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 52,410 | 69.36 | ||
| Majority | 12,786 | |||
| CPN (Maoist) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[8] | ||||
Election in the 1990s
1999 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govinda Bikram Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 8,452 | 33.51 | |
| Krishna Bahadur Shahi | CPN (UML) | 7,676 | 30.44 | |
| Jhalak Nath Wagle | Nepali Congress | 4,011 | 15.90 | |
| Sanat Kumar Karki | Independent | 3,230 | 12.81 | |
| Khamba Prasad Tokaya | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,067 | 4.23 | |
| Others | 783 | 3.10 | ||
| Total | 25,219 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 25,219 | 97.34 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 690 | 2.66 | ||
| Total votes | 25,909 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 40,332 | 64.24 | ||
| Majority | 776 | |||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[9][10] | ||||
1994 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhalak Nath Wagle | Nepali Congress | 7,636 | 35.59 | |
| Tej Bikram Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 6,849 | 31.92 | |
| Gopal Rokaya | CPN (UML) | 3,500 | 16.31 | |
| Balram Shah | Independent | 3,469 | 16.17 | |
| Total | 21,454 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 787 | |||
| Nepali Congress hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[9][11] | ||||
1991 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarika Prasad Pradhan | Nepali Congress | 5,033 | 53.28 | |
| - | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | 4,413 | 46.72 | |
| Total | 9,446 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 620 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [12] | ||||