Kalikot 1 (constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in Nepal
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Kalikot 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Kalikot District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Kalikot 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
Kalikot 1 in Karnali Province | |
 Assembly segments Kalikot 1(A) (red) and Kalikot 1(B) (blue) within Kalikot District | |
| Province | Karnali Province |
| District | Kalikot District |
| Electorate | 64,961 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Member of Parliament | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi, Maoist Centre |
| Karnali MPA 1(A) | Durga Bahadur Rawat, Maoist Centre |
| Karnali MPA 1(B) | Hikmat Bahadur Bista, Congress |
Incorporated areas
Kalikot 1 incorporates the entirety of Kalikot District.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment
- Kalikot 1(A)
- Kalikot 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Tilak Prasad Neupane | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Yagya Raj Neupane | CPN (UML) | |
| March 1998 | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| 1999 | Prem Bahadur Singh | CPN (UML) | |
| 2008 | Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi | ||
| May 2016 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2017 | Durga Bahadur Rawat | ||
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2022 | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi | ||
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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahendra Bahadur Shahi | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 23,727 | 53.60 | |
| Shree Nagendra Shahi | CPN (UML) | 16,718 | 37.77 | |
| Dhan Bahadur Budha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,593 | 3.60 | |
| Khadga Raj Shahi | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 1,102 | 2.49 | |
| Others | 1,126 | 2.54 | ||
| Total | 44,266 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 7,009 | |||
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durga Bahadur Rawat | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 21,112 | 53.22 | |
| Bhupendra Jang Shahi | Nepali Congress | 16,407 | 41.36 | |
| Others | 2,151 | 5.42 | ||
| Total | 39,670 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 39,670 | 93.10 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,939 | 6.90 | ||
| Total votes | 42,609 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 64,961 | 65.59 | ||
| Majority | 4,705 | |||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[3] | ||||
2017 provincial election
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahendra Bahadur Shahi | UCPN (Maoist) | 12,088 | 30.50 | |
| Kurma Raj Shahi | CPN (UML) | 11,224 | 28.32 | |
| Bhupendra Jang Shahi | Nepali Congress | 8,797 | 22.19 | |
| Dhan Bahadur Budha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,384 | 8.54 | |
| Navaraj Koirala | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 1,912 | 4.82 | |
| Others | 2,234 | 5.64 | ||
| Total | 39,639 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 39,639 | 95.25 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,978 | 4.75 | ||
| Total votes | 41,617 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 53,534 | 77.74 | ||
| Majority | 3,291 | |||
| UCPN (Maoist) hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6][7] | ||||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma | CPN (Maoist) | 27,629 | 50.95 | |
| Hikmat Bahadur Bista | Nepali Congress | 11,241 | 20.73 | |
| Tula Raj Bista | CPN (UML) | 9,238 | 17.04 | |
| Nanda Bahadur Shahi | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 2,394 | 4.41 | |
| Man Bahadur Bam | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,177 | 2.17 | |
| Deep Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Janashakti Party | 1,090 | 2.01 | |
| Others | 1,459 | 2.69 | ||
| Total | 54,228 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 54,228 | 95.74 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,413 | 4.26 | ||
| Total votes | 56,641 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 80,252 | 70.58 | ||
| Majority | 16,388 | |||
| CPN (Maoist) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[8] | ||||
Election in the 1990s
1999 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prem Bahadur Singh | CPN (UML) | 10,813 | 28.72 | |
| Netra Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress | 9,394 | 24.95 | |
| Yagya Raj Neupane | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 4,821 | 12.81 | |
| Satya Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,576 | 12.15 | |
| Man Bahadur Bam | Independent | 4,160 | 11.05 | |
| Nanda Bahadur Shahi | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 3,358 | 8.92 | |
| Jaya Krishna Sanjyal | Rastriya Janamorcha | 526 | 1.40 | |
| Total | 37,648 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 37,648 | 98.20 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 692 | 1.80 | ||
| Total votes | 38,340 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 67,498 | 56.80 | ||
| Majority | 1,419 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[9][10] | ||||
1994 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yagya Raj Neupane | CPN (UML) | 6,591 | 51.89 | |
| Dharma Dutta Upadhyaya | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 6,112 | 48.11 | |
| Total | 12,703 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 479 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[9][11] | ||||
1991 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilak Prasad Neupane | Nepali Congress | 7,717 | 51.44 | |
| - | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 7,286 | 48.56 | |
| Total | 15,003 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 431 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [12] | ||||