# Taplejung 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Taplejung 1 incorporates the entirety of Taplejung District.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
* Taplejung 1(A)
* Taplejung 1(B)

## Members of Parliament
### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Kul Prasad Upreti | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Mani Lama | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Til Kumar Meyangbo Limbu | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Surya Man Gurung | Nepali Congress |
| 2013 | Bhupendra Thebe | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

### Provincial Assembly
## Election results
### Election in the 2020s
#### 2022 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Yogesh Bhattarai | CPN (UML) | 21,943 | 47.30 |
| | Khel Prasad Budhachhetri | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 21,735 | 46.85 |
| | Others | | 2,713 | 5.85 |
| Total | Total | Total | 46,391 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
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#### 2022 provincial election
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Yogesh Bhattarai | CPN (UML) | 29,479 | 59.74 |
| | Keshav Prasad Dahal | Nepali Congress | 16,888 | 34.22 |
| | Bishnu Kumar Limbu | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | 1,591 | 3.22 |
| | Others | | 1,387 | 2.81 |
| Total | Total | Total | 49,345 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 49,345 | 95.49 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,333 | 4.51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,678 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,591 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
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#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bhupendra Thebe | CPN (UML) | 7,434 | 32.02 |
| | Lila Devi Bokhim Limbu | Nepali Congress | 7,295 | 31.42 |
| | Sanchapal Maden | UCPN (Maoist) | 6,279 | 27.04 |
| | Amir Maden | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 1,004 | 4.32 |
| | Others | | 1,208 | 5.20 |
| Total | Total | Total | 23,220 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,220 | 96.38 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 873 | 3.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,093 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 32,950 | 73.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
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### Election in the 2000s
#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Surya Man Gurung | 8,719 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Surendra Kumar Karki | 8,407 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Til Kumar Manyangbe | 7,960 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Kritiman Maden | 3,248 |
| | Others | | 561 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,150 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s
#### 1999 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Til Kumar Meyangbo Limbu | 13,636 |
| | Nepali Congress | Surya Man Gurung | 13,472 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Padam Bahadur Yengden | 1,786 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kedar Nath Dahal | 1,502 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Kul Prasad Uprety | 1,289 |
| | Independent | Ram Bahadur Thebe | 427 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 606 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mani Lama | 10,742 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kaji Man Samsohang | 9,822 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bijay Prakash Teve | 4,877 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Nar Bahdur Maden | 2,405 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kul Prasad Upreti | 12,703 |
| | Nepali Congress | Mani Lama | 8,757 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||