Bajura 1 (constituency)
# Bajura 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Bajura 1 incorporates the entirety of Bajura District.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

* Bajura 1(A)
* Bajura 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Dev Raj Joshi | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Hikmat Bahadur Shahi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| March 1998 | Hikmat Bahadur Shahi | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Janak Raj Giri | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Dev Raj Joshi | Nepali Congress |
| 2013 | Karna Bahadur Thapa | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Lal Bahadur Thapa | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Lal Bahadur Thapa | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Lal Bahadur Thapa | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Badri Prasad Pandey | Nepali Congress |

## Election results

### Election in the 2020s

**2022 general election**

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Badri Prasad Pandey | Nepali Congress | 31,786 | 54.31 |
| | Karna Bahadur Thapa | CPN (UML) | 26,349 | 45.02 |
| | Others | | 394 | 0.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | 58,529 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,437 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

### Election in the 2010s

**2017 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lal Bahadur Thapa | 28,065 |
| | Nepali Congress | Kavi Raj Pandit | 23,181 |
| | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Dilip Kumar Shahi | 465 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**2013 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Karna Bahadur Thapa | 22,458 |
| | Nepali Congress | Man Bahadur Rawal | 18,125 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Sahadev Bojati | 5,613 |
| | Others | Others | 1,395 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s

**2008 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Dev Raj Joshi | 19,271 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Karna Bahadur Thapa | 18,469 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Min Bahadur Bista | 13,155 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Jang Kumar Giri | 1,386 |
| | Others | | 2,248 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,489 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s

**1999 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Janak Raj Giri | 23,129 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Karna Bahadur Thapa | 11,063 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Hikmat Bahadur Shahi | 9,110 |
| | Others | Others | 1,366 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,100 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1994 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hikmat Bahadur Shahi | 21,013 |
| | Nepali Congress | Dev Raj Joshi | 19,503 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bijaya Bahadur Shah | 1,211 |
| | Others | Others | 675 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1991 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Dev Raj Joshi | 17,066 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 12,483 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||
