Dolpa 1 (constituency)

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

Dolpa 1
Parliamentary Constituency
for the House of Representatives
Dolpa 1 in Karnali Province
Assembly segments Dolpa 1(A) (red) and Dolpa 1(B) (blue) within Dolpa District. Protected areas in green
ProvinceKarnali Province
DistrictDolpa District
Electorate18,989
Current constituency
Created1991
MPDhan Bahadur Buda (NCP)
Karnali MPA 1(A)Nanda Bahadur Budha (NCP)
Karnali MPA 1(B)Bir Bahadur Shahi (NCP)

Incorporated areas

Dolpa 1 incorporates the entirety of Dolpa District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment

  • Dolpa 1(A)
  • Dolpa 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly
Election Member Party
1991 Kyabu Budha Nepali Congress
1994 Moti Prasad Pahadi Independent
1999 Nar Bahadur Budhathoki CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008 Ram Bahadur Bohara CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Dhan Bahadur Budha CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party

Provincial Assembly

Election results

2017 legislative elections
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Dhan Bahadur Budha 11,761
Nepali Congress Aanga Kumar Budha 3,167
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Harka Bahadur Thakulla 299
Rastriya Janamukti Party Arjun Bahadur Shahi 22
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Dhan Bahadur Budha 6,987
UCPN (Maoist) Satya Pahadi 2,774
Independent Angad Kumar Budha 1,501
Nepali Congress Suresh Bahadur Shahi 974
Others 1,440
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[2]

2008 Constituent Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Ram Bahadur Bohara 9,723
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Karna Bahadur Budha 3,427
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Om Bahadur Budha 1,978
Nepali Congress Dil Bahadur Bista 1,440
Others 178
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

1999 legislative elections
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Nar Bahadur Budhathoki 8,371
Independent Karna Bahadur Budha 4,567
Nepali Congress Laxmi Narayan Neupane 915
Others 625
Invalid votes 329
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[4][5]

1994 legislative elections
Party Candidate Votes
Independent Moti Prasad Pahadi 6,424
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Karna Bahadur Budha 6,123
Others 1,397
Result Independent gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

1991 legislative elections
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Kyabu Budha 7,462
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) 4,555
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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