Ramechhap 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Ramechhap District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[2]
| Ramechhap 1 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
 Ramechhap 1 in Bagmati Province | |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| District | Ramechhap District |
| Population | 170,302[1] |
| Electorate | 187,952 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Member of Parliament | Krishna Hari Budhathoki |
Incorporated areas
editRamechhap 1 incorporates the entirety of Ramechhap District.
Assembly segments
editIt encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment
- Ramechhap 1(A)
- Ramechhap 1(B)
Members of Parliament
edit| ty | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Laxman Prasad Ghimire | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Dev Shankar Paudel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 1999 | Kamal Prasad Sunuwar | ||
| 2008 | Tara Narayan Shrestha | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Ang Tawa Sherpa | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Shyam Kumar Shrestha | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2022 | Purna Bahadur Tamang | Nepali Congress | |
| 2026 | Krishna Hari Budhathoki | Rastriya Swatantra Party | |
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Election results
editElection in the 2020s
edit2026 general election
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishna Hari Budhathoki | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 24,808 | 30.26 | |
| Madhav Prasad Dhungel | CPN (UML) | 17,609 | 21.48 | |
| Ram Chandra Khadka | Nepali Congress | 16,307 | 19.89 | |
| Shyam Kumar Shrestha | Nepali Communist Party | 13,354 | 16.29 | |
| Dip Bahadur Yonjan | Ujyaalo Nepal Party | 7,201 | 8.78 | |
| Dhal Bahadur Khapangi Magar | Shram Sanskriti Party | 1,336 | 1.63 | |
| Gore Tamang | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 543 | 0.66 | |
| Arjun Bahadur Thapa Magar | Rastriya Janamorcha | 161 | 0.20 | |
| Others | 675 | 0.82 | ||
| Total | 81,994 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 81,994 | 94.20 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,048 | 5.80 | ||
| Total votes | 87,042 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 187,952 | 46.31 | ||
| Majority | 7,199 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: [3][4] | ||||
2022 general election
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purna Bahadur Tamang | Nepali Congress | 47,099 | 56.14 | |
| Kailash Prasad Dhungel | CPN (UML) | 30,730 | 36.63 | |
| Lal Bahadur Ghising | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,484 | 1.77 | |
| Samikshya Shrestha | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,457 | 1.74 | |
| Others | 3,129 | 3.73 | ||
| Total | 83,899 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 16,369 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [5] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
edit| es | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Shyam Kumar Shrestha | 42,117 | |
| Nepali Congress | Purna Bahadur Tamang | 35,771 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Mohan Karki | 3,285 | |
| Others | 1,957 | ||
| Invalid votes | 5,651 | ||
| Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
1(A)
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1(B)
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| es | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Ang Tawa Sherpa | 13,615 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Laxmi Devi Gurung | 9,903 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Prakash Sunuwar | 9,022 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Gobinda Bahadur Khadka | 2,516 | |
| Others | 1,483 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[6] | |||
Election in the 2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Tara Narayan Shrestha | 19,910 | |
| Nepali Congress | Ang Tawa Sherpa | 10,245 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Shankar Paudel | 7,404 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dil Bahadur Tamang | 1,101 | |
| Others | 1,810 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 2,320 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7] | |||
Election in the 1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Prasad Sunuwar | 16,582 | |
| Nepali Congress | Laxman Prasad Ghimire | 15,278 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Bahadur Karki | 4,881 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Babu Ram Paudel | 2,620 | |
| Others | 450 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,562 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[8][9] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Shankar Paudel | 10,968 | |
| Nepali Congress | Laxman Prasad Ghimire | 10,957 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ang Chhiring Lama | 9,034 | |
| Independent | Yuba Raj Bhattarai | 1,973 | |
| Others | 1,274 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[8] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Laxman Prasad Ghimire | 12,554 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Shankar Paudel | 10,086 | |
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Ramechhap Population and Housing Census 2021". National Statistics Office. 2021. Archived from the original on May 5, 2026. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ↑ "Federal Parliamentary Election 2082 Results for Ramechhap Constituency 1". ekantipur.
- ↑ Shrestha, Nawaraj (2026-03-10). "Nearly 9,000 votes invalidated in Ramechhap". ekantipur.com. Kantipur Publications.
- ↑ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
- ↑ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ↑ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- 1 2 "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.