Mahottari 1 (constituency)

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

Mahottari 1
Parliamentary constituency
Mahottari 1 in Province No. 2
ProvinceProvince No. 2
DistrictMahottari District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyN/A
Member of Parliamentvacant

Incorporated areas

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Mahottari 1 incorporates Bardibas Municipality, Gaushala Municipality and wards 3–5 and 9 of Bhangaha Municipality.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Mahottari 1(A)
  • Mahottari 1(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1991 Mahendra Yadav Nepali Congress
2008 Giriraj Mani Pokharel Janamorcha Nepal
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
May 2016 CPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre)
2022 Vacant N/A

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Laxmi Mahato KoiriCPN (UML)23,40237.91
Giriraj Mani PokharelCPN (Maoist Centre)22,37236.24
Poshan Bahadur ThapaIndependent7,81212.65
Raj Kishor SahJanamat Party3,5985.83
Khem Kumari BhurtelRastriya Swatantra Party2,0643.34
Others2,4904.03
Total61,738100.00
Majority1,030
CPN (UML) gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist Centre) Giriraj Mani Pokharel 23,776
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Lajhmi Mahato 19,492
Nepali Congress Sita Ram Bhandari 9,475
Others 1,051
Invalid votes 3,938
Result Maoist Centre hold
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
UCPN (Maoist) Giriraj Mani Pokharel 1,0895
Nepali Congress Chiranjibi Hamal 8,911
Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party Sharat SIngh Bhandari 7,049
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Durga Kumari Dahal 2,277
Others 4,308
Result Maoist hold
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
Janamorcha Nepal Giriraj Mani Pokharel 10,196
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Arun Kumar Singh 8,846
Nepali Congress Kamal Kumari Dhule 6,061
Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party Ram Krishna Mahato 5,633
CPN (Maoist) Tej Prasad Adhikari 1,394
Others 5,603
Invalid votes 2,868
Result Janamorcha Nepal gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Mahendra Yadav 18,408
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Raj Kishor Sah 16,879
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chandreshwar Prasad Yadav 5,079
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Bishnu Narayan Ray Tharu 3,770
Independent Shyam Kumar Koire 1,098
Others 2,637
Invalid Votes 1,455
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Mahendra Yadav 15,468
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Sitanandan Raya 12,247
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chandreshwar Prasad Yadav 5,660
Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal Ram Narayan Bidari 3,548
CPN (United) Sahadev Yadav 1,021
Others 1,723
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Mahendra Yadav 19,619
CPN (Democratic) Nilambar Acharya 5,137
Result Congress gain
Source: [1]

See also

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References

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