Makwanpur 1 (constituency)
# Makwanpur 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Makwanpur 1 parliamentary constituency incorporates Bagmati Rural Municipality, Bakaiya Rural Municipality, wards 1–4 Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality and, wards 2, 4–10 and 12–18 of Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment

* Makwanpur 1(A)
* Makwanpur 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Krishna Prasad Dahal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Kamal Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| 1999 | Krishna Prasad Dahal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Dil Bahadur Ghising | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Dil Bahadur Ghising | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Indra Bahadur Baniya | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Krishna Prasad Dahal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Krishna Prasad Dahal | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Krishna Prasad Dahal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Deepak Bahadur Singh | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |

## Election results

### Election in the 2020s

**2022 general election**

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Deepak Bahadur Singh | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27,851 | 31.95 |
| | Mahalaxmi Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress | 25,464 | 29.21 |
| | Kamal Thapa | CPN (UML) | 25,460 | 29.21 |
| | Taka Raj Thapa | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 5,703 | 6.54 |
| | Others | | 2,696 | 3.09 |
| Total | Total | Total | 87,174 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,387 | |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain |
| Source: |||||

### Election in the 2010s

**2017 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Prasad Dahal | 40,631 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kamal Thapa | 34,658 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Kumar Bahadur Sanjel | 1,419 |
| | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Saroj Koirala | 1,356 |
| | Others | Others | 1,662 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,343 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**2013 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Indra Bahadur Baniya | 11,888 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ana Raj Jarga Magar | 9,522 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Surkesh Ghalan | 5,789 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Pralita Thapa | 5,375 |
| | Others | Others | 1,257 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s

**2008 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Dil Bahadur Ghising | 21,027 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Badi Prasad Lamsal | 9,561 |
| | Nepali Congress | Indra Bahadur Baniya | 8,561 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Chandra Dulal | 2,617 |
| | Others | Others | 2,016 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,424 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s

**1999 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Prasad Dahal | 20,442 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kamal Thapa | 15,985 |
| | Nepali Congress | Omu Tempa Lama | 8,773 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Tanka Bahadur Gyalan | 1,326 |
| | Others | Others | 738 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,257 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1994 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kamal Thapa | 16,753 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Prasad Dahal | 15,082 |
| | Independent | Omu Tempa Lama | 5,511 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ganesh Lama | 1,426 |
| | Others | Others | 654 |
| Result | Result | RPP gain | RPP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1991 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Prasad Dahal | 14,184 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | Kamal Thapa | 9,825 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||
