Dolakha 1 (constituency)
# Dolakha 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Dolakha 1 incorporates the entirety of Dolakha District.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment

* Dolakha 1(A)
* Dolakha 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Indra Bahadur Khadka | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Bhim Bahadur Tamang | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Pashupati Chaulagain | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Devi Khadka | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Devi Khadka | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Parbat Gurung | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Parbat Gurung | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Parbat Gurung | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Ganga Karki | CPN (Maoist Centre) |

## Election results

### Election in the 2020s

**2022 general election**

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ganga Karki | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 36,820 | 45.44 |
| | Baal Krishna Shivakoti | CPN (UML) | 36,505 | 45.06 |
| | Jagadish Kharel | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,801 | 4.69 |
| | Bijay Khadka | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,561 | 1.93 |
| | Others | | 2,336 | 2.88 |
| Total | Total | Total | 81,023 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | CPN (Maoist Centre) | CPN (Maoist Centre) | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Source: |||||

### Election in the 2010s

**2017 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Parbat Gurung | 55,457 |
| | Nepali Congress | Rudra Bahadur Khadka | 24,813 |
| | Others | Others | 2,168 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**2013 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Parbat Gurung | 16,281 |
| | Nepali Congress | Jip Chhirring Lama | 12,298 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Bishal Khadka | 9,078 |
| | Others | Others | 2,209 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s

**2008 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Devi Khadka | 22,182 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pashupati Chaulagain | 12,805 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhim Bahadur Tama | 12,702 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Baikuntha Prasad Bhandari | 1,520 |
| | Others | | 1,732 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s

**1999 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pashupati Chaulagain | 20,243 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhim Bahadur Tamang | 15,093 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Mahendra Bahadur Karki | 5,059 |
| | Others | Others | 448 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 905 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1994 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhim Bahadur Tamang | 16,673 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ananda Pokharel | 15,790 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Prasad Upreti | 4,720 |
| | Independent | Bal Bahadur K.C. | 640 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1991 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Indra Bahadur Khadka | 18,376 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhim Bahadur Tamang | 11,606 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||
