Eastern Rukum 1 (constituency)
# Eastern Rukum 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Eastern Rukum 1 incorporates the entirety of Eastern Rukum District.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment

* Eastern Rukum 1(A)
* Eastern Rukum 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 2017 | Kamala Rokka | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Kamala Rokka | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Kamala Rokka | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Purna Bahadur Gharti | CPN (Maoist Centre) |

## Election results

### Election in the 2020s

**2022 general election**

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Purna Bahadur Gharti | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 12,262 | 62.17 |
| | Kailash Kumar Malla | CPN (UML) | 5,211 | 26.42 |
| | Others | | 2,249 | 11.40 |
| Total | Total | Total | 19,722 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,051 | |
| | 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 (Maoist Centre) | Kamala Rokka | 10,434 |
| | Nepali Congress | Harishankar Gharti Magar | 4,406 |
| | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Jitman Pun | 1,489 |
| | Others | Others | 587 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||
