Western Rukum 1 (constituency)

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

Western Rukum 1
Parliamentary Constituency
for the House of Representatives
Western Rukum 1 in Karnali Province
Assembly segments Western Rukum 1(A) (red) and Western Rukum 1(B) (blue) within Western Rukum District
ProvinceKarnali Province
DistrictWestern Rukum District
Electorate84,032
Current constituency
Created2017
MPJanardan Sharma (NCP)
Karnali MPA 1(A)Rato Kami (NCP)
Karnali MPA 1(B)Gopal Sharma (NCP)

Incorporated areas

Western Rukum 1 incorporates the entirety of Western Rukum District.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment

  • Western Rukum 1(A)
  • Western Rukum 1(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
2017 Jarnardan Sharma CPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party

Provincial Assembly

Election results

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist Centre) Jarnardan Sharma 34,402
Nepali Congress Gopalji Jang Shah 15,659
Others 1,854
Result Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.