Taplejung 1
Parliamentary constituency in Nepal
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Taplejung 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Taplejung District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Taplejung 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
Taplejung 1 in Koshi Province | |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| District | Taplejung District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | CPN (UML) |
| Member of Parliament | Kshitij Thebe |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Til Kumar Menyangbo Limbu, CPN (UML) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Khagen Singh Hangam, (NC) |
Incorporated areas
Taplejung 1 incorporates the entirety of Taplejung District.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Koshi Province Provincial Assembly segment
- Taplejung 1(A)
- Taplejung 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Kul Prasad Upreti | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 1994 | Mani Lama | Nepali Congress | |
| 1999 | Til Kumar Meyangbo Limbu | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2008 | Surya Man Gurung | Nepali Congress | |
| 2013 | Bhupendra Thebe | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2017 | Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai | ||
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| 2022 | |||
| 2026 | Kshitij Thebe | ||
Provincial Assembly
1(A)
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1(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2026 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kshitij Thebe | CPN (UML) | 13,962 | 32.52 | |
| Gajendra Prasad Tumyang Limbu | Nepali Congress | 11,711 | 27.28 | |
| Khel Prasad Budhachhetri | Nepali Communist Party | 6,775 | 15.78 | |
| Santosh Rai | Shram Sanskriti Party | 5,209 | 12.13 | |
| Birendra Shrestha | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 4,155 | 9.68 | |
| Kirti Man Maden | Ujyaalo Nepal Party | 232 | 0.54 | |
| Muksam Labung, Limbu | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | 221 | 0.51 | |
| Indra Prasad Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 185 | 0.43 | |
| Narpati Paudel | Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) | 185 | 0.43 | |
| Arun Subba (Lechervo) | Janata Samajbadi Party | 141 | 0.33 | |
| Surya Gurung | Janata Samjbadi Party, Nepal | 55 | 0.13 | |
| Sant Bahadur Limbu | Mongol National Organisation | 50 | 0.12 | |
| Indra Kumar Limbu | Nepal Janamukti Party | 46 | 0.11 | |
| Total | 42,927 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 42,927 | 94.11 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,686 | 5.89 | ||
| Total votes | 45,613 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 2,251 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: [2][3] | ||||
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogesh Bhattarai | CPN (UML) | 21,943 | 47.30 | |
| Khel Prasad Budhachhetri | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 21,735 | 46.85 | |
| Others | 2,713 | 5.85 | ||
| Total | 46,391 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 208 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: [4] | ||||
2022 provincial election
1(A)
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1(B)
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Election in the 2010s
2017 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogesh Bhattarai | CPN (UML) | 29,479 | 59.74 | |
| Keshav Prasad Dahal | Nepali Congress | 16,888 | 34.22 | |
| Bishnu Kumar Limbu | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | 1,591 | 3.22 | |
| Others | 1,387 | 2.81 | ||
| Total | 49,345 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 49,345 | 95.49 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,333 | 4.51 | ||
| Total votes | 51,678 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 12,591 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: [5] | ||||
2017 provincial elections
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1(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhupendra Thebe | CPN (UML) | 7,434 | 32.02 | |
| Lila Devi Bokhim Limbu | Nepali Congress | 7,295 | 31.42 | |
| Sanchapal Maden | UCPN (Maoist) | 6,279 | 27.04 | |
| Amir Maden | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 1,004 | 4.32 | |
| Others | 1,208 | 5.20 | ||
| Total | 23,220 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 23,220 | 96.38 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 873 | 3.62 | ||
| Total votes | 24,093 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 32,950 | 73.12 | ||
| Majority | 139 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: [6][7][8] | ||||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Surya Man Gurung | 8,719 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Surendra Kumar Karki | 8,407 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Til Kumar Manyangbe | 7,960 | |
| Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Kritiman Maden | 3,248 | |
| Others | 561 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,150 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[9] | |||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Til Kumar Meyangbo Limbu | 13,636 | |
| Nepali Congress | Surya Man Gurung | 13,472 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Padam Bahadur Yengden | 1,786 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kedar Nath Dahal | 1,502 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Kul Prasad Uprety | 1,289 | |
| Independent | Ram Bahadur Thebe | 427 | |
| Invalid Votes | 606 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[10][11] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Mani Lama | 10,742 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kaji Man Samsohang | 9,822 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bijay Prakash Teve | 4,877 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Nar Bahdur Maden | 2,405 | |
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[10] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kul Prasad Upreti | 12,703 | |
| Nepali Congress | Mani Lama | 8,757 | |
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: | |||