Kapilvastu 1 (constituency)
# Kapilvastu 1 (constituency)

Kapilvastu 1 one of three parliamentary constituencies of Kapilvastu District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Kapilvastu 1 incorporates Suddhodhan Rural Municipality, Mayadevi Rural Municipality, Banganga Municipality and wards 8–11 of Kapilvastu Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment

* Kapilvastu 1(A)
* Kapilvastu 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Kamlesh Kumar Sharma | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Dan Bahadur Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress |
| 2013 | Bal Ram Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Chakrapani Khanal | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Chakrapani Khanal | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Chakrapani Khanal | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Balram Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

## Election results

### Election in the 2020s

**2022 general election**

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Balram Adhikari | CPN (UML) | 34,675 | 40.06 |
| | Chakrapani Khanal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 18,983 | 21.93 |
| | Narendra Prasad Chaudhary | Janamat Party | 8,396 | 9.70 |
| | Ram Milan Tharu | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 6,075 | 7.02 |
| | Dhruba Bahadur Rayamajhi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,341 | 5.02 |
| | Sanju Singh Bista | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,376 | 3.90 |
| | Devendra Kumar Sharma | Hamro Nepali Party | 2,508 | 2.90 |
| | Tapesari Kahara | Bahujan Shakti Party | 2,248 | 2.60 |
| | Lalit Gurung | Independent | 2,217 | 2.56 |
| | Yuvaraj Sharma Acharya | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,093 | 1.26 |
| | Others | | 2,637 | 3.05 |
| Total | Total | Total | 86,549 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,692 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

### Election in the 2010s

**2017 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Chakrapani Khanal | 29,799 |
| | Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 28,853 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Abdul Rashid Khan | 11,812 |
| | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | 4,689 |
| | Janasamjbadi Party Nepal | Chet Narayan Upadhayay Panthi | 2,346 |
| | Others | Others | 3,488 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,474 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**2013 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bal Ram Adhikari | 16,547 |
| | Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 13,526 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Chakrapani Khanal | 5,850 |
| | Tharuhat Terai Party Nepal | Jwahar Lal Chaudhary | 4,719 |
| | Others | Others | 2,944 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s

**2008 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 12,997 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bal Ram Adhikari | 12,802 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Chandra Bahadur Chand | 11,730 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Jit Bahadur Chaudhary | 3,912 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Raj Aryal | 1,200 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Girdhari Lal Neupane | 1,002 |
| | Others | | 3,301 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,129 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s

**1999 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dan Bahadur Chaudhary | 14,494 |
| | Nepali Congress | Kamalesh Kumar Sharma | 13,534 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dr. Guru Prasad Rajauriya | 9,227 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Megh Raj Gyawali | 3,588 |
| | Others | Others | 2,676 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,175 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1994 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Kamlesh Kumar Sharma | 11,558 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tika Ram Aryal | 7,370 |
| | Independent | | 6,585 |
| | Nepal Sadbhavana Party | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | 6,490 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Savaro Prasad Chaudhary | 3,076 |
| | Others | Others | 873 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1991 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Kamlesh Kumar Sharma | 13,329 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 5,591 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||
