Kaski 1 (constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in Nepal
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Kaski 1 is one of three parliamentary constituencies of Kaski District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Kaski 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
Kaski 1 in Gandaki Province | |
 Assembly segments Kaski 1(A) and Kaski 1(B) within Kaski District | |
| Province | Gandaki Province |
| District | Kaski District |
| Electorate | 96,084 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| MP | Khadak Raj Paudel Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Gandaki MPA 1(A) | Dipak Koirala (NCP) |
| Gandaki MPA 1(B) | Man Bahadur Gurung (NCP) |
Incorporated areas
Kaski 1 incorporates Rupa Rural Municipality, Madi Rural Municipality and wards 10, 12–14 and 27–32 of Pokhara Metropolitan City.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment
- Kaski 1(A)
- Kaski 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Tara Nath Ranabhat | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Khag Raj Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 1999 | Tara Nath Ranabhat | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Dev Prasad Gurung | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2009 by-election | Krishna Bahadur Gurung | ||
| 2013 | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Khag Raj Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| 2022 | Man Bahadur Gurung | ||
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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man Bahadur Gurung | CPN (UML) | 25,708 | 39.47 | |
| Kishore Dutt Baral | Nepali Congress | 23,189 | 35.60 | |
| Raju Rai | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 10,941 | 16.80 | |
| Surta Bahadur Gurung | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,008 | 4.62 | |
| Pramod Acharya | Hamro Nepali Party | 1,029 | 1.58 | |
| Others | 1,262 | 1.94 | ||
| Total | 65,137 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 2,519 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
2022 provincial election
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1(B)
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Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Adhikari | 39,242 | |
| Nepali Congress | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | 25,826 | |
| Others | 2,418 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,612 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
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1(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | 15,832 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Man Bahadur G.C. | 15,560 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Bishnu Paudel | 6,475 | |
| Others | 2,807 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s
2009 by-elections
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishna Bahadur Gurung | UCPN (Maoist) | 12,257 | 29.61 | |
| Dipak Bahadur Gurung | Nepali Congress | 12,225 | 29.54 | |
| Shaligram Poudel | CPN (UML) | 11,118 | 26.86 | |
| Teknath Bhandari | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,210 | 2.92 | |
| Others | 4,580 | 11.07 | ||
| Total | 41,390 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 41,390 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 41,390 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 92,528 | 44.73 | ||
| Majority | 32 | |||
| UCPN (Maoist) hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[4][5] | ||||
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Dev Prasad Gurung | 17,409 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Adhikari | 14,886 | |
| Nepali Congress | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | 14,293 | |
| Others | 1,667 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,706 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Tara Nath Ranabhat | 23,939 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Adhikari | 20,136 | |
| Independent | Dal Bahadur Gurung | 2,394 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Rabindra Prasad Adhikari | 1,752 | |
| Others | 756 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 710 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7][8] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Adhikari | 19,965 | |
| Nepali Congress | Tara Nath Ranabhat | 18,714 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Krishna Bahadur Gurung | 11,236 | |
| Others | 572 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Tara Nath Ranabhat | 20,416 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 18,683 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: | |||