Salyan 1
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Salyan 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
 Salyan 1 in Karnali Province | |
 Assembly segments Salyan 1(A) (red) and Salyan 1(B) (blue) within Salyan District, Nepal | |
| Province | Karnali Province |
| District | Salyan District |
| Electorate | 134,213 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Member of Parliament | Prakash Jwala, Unified Socialist |
| Karnali MPA 1(A) | Bhim Prakash Sharma, Maoist Centre |
| Karnali MPA 1(B) | Suresh Adhikari, Congress |
Salyan 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Salyan District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Salyan 1 incorporates the entirety of Salyan District.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment
- Salyan 1(A)
- Salyan 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Rajendra Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | |
| 1999 | Prakash Jwala | CPN (UML) | |
| 2008 | Tek Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| May 2016 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2022 | Prakash Jwala | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
Provincial Assembly
1(A)
|
1(B)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Election results
Election in the 2020s
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prakash Jwala | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 35,707 | 46.78 | |
| Rajendra Bahadur Shah | Independent | 19,792 | 25.93 | |
| Rajendra Bir Raya | CPN (UML) | 13,039 | 17.08 | |
| Pawan Raj Devkota | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,695 | 4.84 | |
| Netralal Shrestha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,293 | 3.00 | |
| Bhim Bahadur Oli | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,597 | 2.09 | |
| Others | 205 | 0.27 | ||
| Total | 76,328 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 15,915 | |||
| CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[2] | ||||
2022 provincial election
1(A)
|
1(B)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Election in the 2010s
2017 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tek Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 32,281 | 51.55 | |
| Rajendra Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | 23,289 | 37.19 | |
| Umakant Sharma | Independent | 2,921 | 4.66 | |
| Bam Bahadur Giri | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 2,292 | 3.66 | |
| Others | 1,838 | 2.94 | ||
| Total | 62,621 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 62,621 | 91.31 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,956 | 8.69 | ||
| Total votes | 68,577 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 134,213 | 51.10 | ||
| Majority | 8,992 | |||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[3] | ||||
2017 provincial election
1(A)
|
1(B)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tek Bahadur Basnet | UCPN (Maoist) | 15,089 | 37.03 | |
| Gulab Jang Shah | CPN (UML) | 11,852 | 29.09 | |
| Dhruba Raj Puri | Nepali Congress | 11,448 | 28.09 | |
| Bhim Bahadur Wali | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,056 | 2.59 | |
| Others | 1,303 | 3.20 | ||
| Total | 40,748 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 40,748 | 96.45 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,499 | 3.55 | ||
| Total votes | 42,247 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 51,349 | 82.27 | ||
| Majority | 3,237 | |||
| UCPN (Maoist) hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6][7] | ||||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tek Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist) | 27,421 | 55.25 | |
| Prakash Jwala | CPN (UML) | 9,487 | 19.12 | |
| Dhruba Raj Puri | Nepali Congress | 7,878 | 15.87 | |
| Yagyashwari Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,908 | 5.86 | |
| Others | 1,935 | 3.90 | ||
| Total | 49,629 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 49,629 | 96.76 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,661 | 3.24 | ||
| Total votes | 51,290 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 78,107 | 65.67 | ||
| Majority | 17,934 | |||
| CPN (Maoist) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[8] | ||||
Election in the 1990s
1999 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prakash Jwala | CPN (UML) | 8,208 | 37.37 | |
| Rajendra Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | 7,089 | 32.27 | |
| Gulab Jang Shah | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 4,666 | 21.24 | |
| Others | 2,002 | 9.11 | ||
| Total | 21,965 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 21,965 | 96.92 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 699 | 3.08 | ||
| Total votes | 22,664 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 57,314 | 39.54 | ||
| Majority | 1,119 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[9][10] | ||||
1994 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajendra Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | 11,714 | 40.67 | |
| Prakash Bohora | CPN (UML) | 7,930 | 27.53 | |
| Bharat Puri | Independent | 6,919 | 24.02 | |
| Keshar Singh Gharti | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,243 | 7.79 | |
| Total | 28,806 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 3,784 | |||
| Nepali Congress hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[9][11] | ||||
1991 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajendra Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | 17,097 | 73.09 | |
| - | CPN (UML) | 6,295 | 26.91 | |
| Total | 23,392 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 10,802 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [12] | ||||