Achham 1 (constituency)

Achham 1 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Achham District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Achham 1
Parliamentary Constituency
for the House of Representatives
Assembly segments Achham 1(A) (red) and Achham 1(B) (blue) within Achham District
Protected areas in green
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
DistrictAchham District
Electorate68,593
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepal Communist Party
MPBhim Bahadur Rawal (NCP)
Sudurpashchim
MPA 1(A)		Harka Bahadur Kunwar (NCP)
Sudurpashchim
MPA 1(B)		Jhapat Bahadur Bohora (NCP)

Incorporated areas

Achham 1 incorporates Sanphebagar Municipality, Mellekh Rural Municipality, Chaurpati Rural Municipality, Bannigadhi Jayagadh Rural Municipality and Ramaroshan Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

  • Achham 1(A)
  • Achham 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly
Election Member Party
1991 Bal Bahadur Kunwar Nepali Congress
1994 Bhim Bahadur Rawal CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Gobinda Bahadur Shah Nepali Congress
2008 Sher Bahadur Kunwar CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2013 Bhim Bahadur Rawal
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party

Provincial Assembly

Election results

2017 legislative elections
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhim Bahadur Rawal 24,893
Nepali Congress Bharat Kumar Swar 17,689
Invalid votes 1,298
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhim Bahadur Rawal 17,725
Nepali Congress Megh Raj Khadka 12,968
UCPN (Maoist) Deepak Bahadur Saud 10,967
Others 773
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: NepalNews[2]

2008 Constituent Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Sher Bahadur Kunwar 21,631
CPN (Maoist) Jhapat Bahadur Saud 16,468
Nepali Congress Gobinda Bahadur Shah 13,454
Others 1,423
Invalid votes 2,400
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

1999 legislative elections
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Gobinda Bahadur Shah 27,690
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhim Bahadur Rawal 23,457
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Jaya Bahadur Saud 1,839
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Gokul Prasad Khanal 1,768
Others 287
Invalid votes 1,215
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[4][5]

1994 legislative elections
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhim Bahadur Rawal 18,060
Nepali Congress Gobinda Bahadur Shah 13,059
Independent Bal Bahadur Kunwar 7,657
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Janak Bahadur Shah 2,865
Independent Takta Sunar 329
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

1991 legislative elections
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bal Bahadur Kunwar 11,855
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 7,392
Result Congress gain
Source:

See also

References
  1. "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  3. "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  4. "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  5. "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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