Ramechhap 1 (constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in Nepal
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Ramechhap 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Ramechhap District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Ramechhap 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
Ramechhap 1 in Bagmati Province | |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| District | Ramechhap District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| Member of Parliament | Purna Bahadur Tamang |
Incorporated areas
Ramechhap 1 incorporates the entirety of Ramechhap District.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment
- Ramechhap 1(A)
- Ramechhap 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| ty | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Laxman Prasad Ghimire | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Dev Shankar Paudel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 1999 | Kamal Prasad Sunuwar | ||
| 2008 | Tara Narayan Shrestha | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Ang Tawa Sherpa | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Shyam Kumar Shrestha | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2022 | Purna Bahadur Tamang | Nepali Congress | |
Provincial Assembly
1(A)
|
1(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purna Bahadur Tamang | Nepali Congress | 47,099 | 56.14 | |
| Kailash Prasad Dhungel | CPN (UML) | 30,730 | 36.63 | |
| Lal Bahadur Ghising | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,484 | 1.77 | |
| Samikshya Shrestha | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,457 | 1.74 | |
| Others | 3,129 | 3.73 | ||
| Total | 83,899 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 16,369 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
| es | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Shyam Kumar Shrestha | 42,117 | |
| Nepali Congress | Purna Bahadur Tamang | 35,771 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Mohan Karki | 3,285 | |
| Others | 1,957 | ||
| Invalid votes | 5,651 | ||
| Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
1(A)
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1(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
| es | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Ang Tawa Sherpa | 13,615 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Laxmi Devi Gurung | 9,903 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Prakash Sunuwar | 9,022 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Gobinda Bahadur Khadka | 2,516 | |
| Others | 1,483 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Tara Narayan Shrestha | 19,910 | |
| Nepali Congress | Ang Tawa Sherpa | 10,245 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Shankar Paudel | 7,404 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dil Bahadur Tamang | 1,101 | |
| Others | 1,810 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 2,320 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[4] | |||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Prasad Sunuwar | 16,582 | |
| Nepali Congress | Laxman Prasad Ghimire | 15,278 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Bahadur Karki | 4,881 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Babu Ram Paudel | 2,620 | |
| Others | 450 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,562 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Shankar Paudel | 10,968 | |
| Nepali Congress | Laxman Prasad Ghimire | 10,957 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ang Chhiring Lama | 9,034 | |
| Independent | Yuba Raj Bhattarai | 1,973 | |
| Others | 1,274 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Laxman Prasad Ghimire | 12,554 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Shankar Paudel | 10,086 | |
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: | |||