Ramechhap 1 (constituency)
# Ramechhap 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Ramechhap 1 incorporates the entirety of Ramechhap District.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment

* Ramechhap 1(A)
* Ramechhap 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Laxman Prasad Ghimire | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Dev Shankar Paudel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Kamal Prasad Sunuwar | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Tara Narayan Shrestha | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Tara Narayan Shrestha | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Ang Tawa Sherpa | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Shyam Kumar Shrestha | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Shyam Kumar Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Shyam Kumar Shrestha | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Purna Bahadur Tamang | Nepali Congress |

## Election results

### Election in the 2020s

**2022 general election**

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Purna Bahadur Tamang | Nepali Congress | 47,099 | 56.14 |
| | Kailash Prasad Dhungel | CPN (UML) | 30,730 | 36.63 |
| | Lal Bahadur Ghising | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,484 | 1.77 |
| | Samikshya Shrestha | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,457 | 1.74 |
| | Others | | 3,129 | 3.73 |
| Total | Total | Total | 83,899 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,369 | |
| | 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 (Maoist Centre) | Shyam Kumar Shrestha | 42,117 |
| | Nepali Congress | Purna Bahadur Tamang | 35,771 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Mohan Karki | 3,285 |
| | Others | Others | 1,957 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,651 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**2013 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Ang Tawa Sherpa | 13,615 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Laxmi Devi Gurung | 9,903 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Prakash Sunuwar | 9,022 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Gobinda Bahadur Khadka | 2,516 |
| | Others | Others | 1,483 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s

**2008 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Tara Narayan Shrestha | 19,910 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ang Tawa Sherpa | 10,245 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Shankar Paudel | 7,404 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dil Bahadur Tamang | 1,101 |
| | Others | | 1,810 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 2,320 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s

**1999 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Prasad Sunuwar | 16,582 |
| | Nepali Congress | Laxman Prasad Ghimire | 15,278 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Bahadur Karki | 4,881 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Babu Ram Paudel | 2,620 |
| | Others | Others | 450 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,562 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1994 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Shankar Paudel | 10,968 |
| | Nepali Congress | Laxman Prasad Ghimire | 10,957 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ang Chhiring Lama | 9,034 |
| | Independent | Yuba Raj Bhattarai | 1,973 |
| | Others | Others | 1,274 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1991 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Laxman Prasad Ghimire | 12,554 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Shankar Paudel | 10,086 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||
