Dhanusha 1 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Dhanusha District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
Incorporated areas Dhanusha 1 incorporates Ganeshman Charnath Municipality, Dhanushadham Municipality, Sabaila Municipality, wards 1, 3, 4 and 5 of Mithila Bihari Municipality, wards 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8 of Hansapur Municipality, ward 4 of Mithila Municipality and wards 8 and 9 of Chhirreshwarnath Municipality
Assembly segments It encompasses the following Madhesh Provincial Assembly segment
Dhanusha 1(A) Dhanusha 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly ElectionMemberParty1991Shivadhari YadavNepali Congress1994Ram Chandra JhaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)1999Smriti Narayan ChaudharyNepali Congress2008Ram Chandra JhaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)2013Dinesh Prasad Parsaila YadavNepali Congress2017Matrika Prasad YadavCPN (Maoist Centre)May 2018Nepal Communist Party2022Dipak KarkiPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal2026Matrika Prasad YadavNepali Communist Party
Provincial Assembly
1(A ElectionMemberParty2017Kishori Sah KamalCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)May 2018Nepal Communist Party2022Sanjay Kumar MahatoNepali Congress
1(B) ElectionMemberParty2017Ram Chandra MandalCPN (Maoist Centre)May 2018Nepal Communist Party2022CPN (UML)
Election results
Election in the 2020s
2026 general election
Total Voters: 126,038 · Votes Cast: 78,463 (62.25%)
Votes cast for the Rastriya Swatantra Party (Bell symbol) were counted but not publicly disclosed after the party's candidate was disqualified prior to polling.
2022 general election
2022 Nepalese provincial elections
1 (A) PartyCandidateVotes%Nepali CongressSanjay Kumar Mahato10,95529.07Janata Samajbadi Party, NepalSukeshwor Yadav10,94929.06Janamat PartyBrahmadev Mahato8,39322.28Rastriya Prajatantra PartyParshu Ram Kumar4,79112.72IndependentUmesh Chandra Yadav2880.76Bahujan Shakti PartyJagdish Yadav790.21Others2,2195.89Valid votes37,674100Invalid votes2,5856.42Total votes cast40,25966.15Registered voters60,866100Turnout66.15%ResultNepali Congress gainSource: Dhanusa -1 Election Result
1 (B) PartyCandidateVotes%CPN (UML)Ram Chandra Mandal13,57536.32Loktantrik Samajwadi PartySanjay Kumar Singh10,39727.81Janamat PartySurendra Kumar Mandal9,05324.22Rastriya Prajatantra PartyDeep Narayan Yadav2,5196.74IndependentRameshwor Sahu Sudi260.07IndependentShankar Kumar Pasman230.06IndependentBrahmadev Pandit230.06IndependentShrawan Kumar Rai210.06IndependentSunil Kumar Mandal130.03IndependentLaxman Mahato Koirala120.03IndependentRaj Kumar Adhikari Mandal110.03Others1,7064.56Valid votes37,379100Invalid votes1,8404.69Total votes cast39,21967.50Registered voters58,104100Turnout`67.50%ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Dhanusa -1 Election Result
Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Maoist Centre)Matrika Prasad Yadav26,418Federal Socialist Forum, NepalDeepak Karki17,296Nepali CongressAnanda Prasad Dhungana15,679IndependentManoj Malla Thakuri3,492Others1,812Invalid votes4,471ResultMaoist Centre gainSource: Election Commission
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
1(A) PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Kishori Sah Kamal14,209Federal Socialist Forum, NepalShyam Narayan Yadav8,911Nepali CongressPrem Kishore Prasad Sohteli6,714IndependentJaya Kumar Yadav1,857Others1,663Invalid votes2,013ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission
1(B) PartyCandidateVotesCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)Ram Chandra Mandal13,468Rastriya Janata Party NepalRita Yadav9,865Nepali CongressRam Udaya Yadav7,628Others1,041Invalid votes1,706ResultMaoist Centre gainSource: Election Commission
2013 Constituent Assembly election PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressDinesh Prasad Parsaila Yadav8,827IndependentJog Kumar Barbariya Yadav7,946UCPN (Maoist)Ram Chandra Jha5,310CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ratneshwor Goit Yadav4,175Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)Uma Shankar Argariya3,137Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, NepalArun Singh Mandal Dhanuk1,327Others4,085ResultCongress gainSource: NepalNews
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ram Chandra Jha12,183CPN (Maoist)Jog Kumar Barbariya Yadav9,608Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, NepalGajadhar Rohita Yadav6,210Nepali CongressSmriti Narayan Chaudhary5,354Others4,733Invalid votes2,932ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressSmriti Narayan Chaudhary20,095CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ram Chandra Jha18,352CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Ratneshwor Goit7,228Rastriya Prajatantra PartyGuru Sharan Rohita1,035Others1,377Invalid Votes1,457ResultCongress gainSource: Election Commission
1994 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ram Chandra Jha20,749Nepali CongressShiva Dhari Yadav14,317Rastriya Prajatantra PartyMadan Giri4,677Nepal Sadbhawana PartyPradip Goit1,637Samyukta Janamorcha NepalAsarphi Minbar1,636Others647ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission
1991 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressShivadhari Yadav16,616CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Yogendra Shah16,371ResultCongress gainSource:
See also
List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal
References
External links
Constituency map of Dhanusha