# Kathmandu 1 (constituency)

Kathmandu 1 is one of 10 parliamentary constituencies of Kathmandu District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Kathmandu 1 parliamentary constituency consist area of ward number 10, 11, 29 and 31 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segment
* Kathmandu 1(A) - ward no. 11,29
* Kathmandu 1(B)- ward no. 10,31

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Madan Bhandari | CPN (UML) |
| 1994 by-election | Bidya Devi Bhandari | CPN (UML) |
| 1994 | Man Mohan Adhikari | CPN (UML) |
| 1997 by-election | Narayan Prasad Dhakal | CPN (UML) |
| 1999 | Pradip Nepal | CPN (UML) |
| 2008 | Prakash Man Singh | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Prakash Man Singh | Nepali Congress | 7,143 | 27.30 | –12.21 |
| | Rabindra Mishra | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7,018 | 26.82 | New |
| | Pukar Bam | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 4,115 | 15.73 | New |
| | Kiran Paudel | CPN (UML) | 3,532 | 13.50 | New |
| | Ramesh Kharel | Nepal Sushasan Party | 3,124 | 11.94 | New |
| | Others | | 1,234 | 4.72 | –46.77 |
| Total | Total | Total | 26,166 | 100.00 | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | |
| | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold |
| Source: ||||||

#### 2022 provincial elections
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Prakash Man Singh | Nepali Congress | 10,936 | 39.51 | –12.9 |
| | Rabindra Mishra | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | 10,118 | 36.55 | New |
| | Anil Kumar Sharma | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 5,336 | 19.28 | +5.21 |
| | Others | | 1,291 | 4.66 | –28.86 |
| Total | Total | Total | 27,681 | 100.00 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,681 | 98.22 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 503 | 1.78 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,184 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 42,430 | 66.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 818 | 1.48 | –17.69 |
| | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold |
| Source: ||||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Prakash Man Singh | Nepali Congress | 15,138 | 52.41 | +5.19 |
| | Renu Dahal | UCPN (Maoist) | 4,064 | 14.07 | –1.88 |
| | Bharat Mani Jangam | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 3,732 | 12.92 | +9.48 |
| | Bidhya Neupane | CPN (UML) | 3,501 | 12.12 | –10.27 |
| | Others | | 2,449 | 8.48 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 28,884 | 100.00 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,884 | 96.36 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,092 | 3.64 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,976 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 39,164 | 76.54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,074 | 19.17 | +6.75 |
| | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold |
| Source: ||||||

### Election in the 2000s
#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Prakash Man Singh | Nepali Congress | 14,318 | 47.22 | +45.45 |
| | Pradeep Nepal | CPN (UML) | 6,789 | 22.39 | –20.68 |
| | Ram Man Shrestha | CPN (Maoist) | 4,836 | 15.95 | New |
| | Gobinda Lamichhane | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 1,042 | 3.44 | New |
| | Others | | 3,336 | 11.00 | –44.17 |
| Total | Total | Total | 30,321 | 100.00 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,321 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,321 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 51,171 | 59.25 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,529 | 12.42 |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Pradeep Nepal | CPN (UML) | 17,601 | 43.07 |
| | Lokesh Dhakal | Independent | 15,219 | 37.24 |
| | Bam Dev Gautam | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 6,089 | 14.90 |
| | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai | Nepali Congress | 722 | 1.77 |
| | Others | | 1,237 | 3.03 |
| Total | Total | Total | 40,868 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 40,868 | 98.33 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 695 | 1.67 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,563 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 68,952 | 60.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,382 | 2.92 |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1997 by-election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Narayan Prasad Dhakal | |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Man Mohan Adhikari | 25,672 |
| | Nepali Congress | Hari Bol Bhattarai | 13,684 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Nawa Raj Sinkhada | 5,936 |
| | Others | Others | 1,505 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 by-election

| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| | Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold |

#### 1991 legislative election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Madan Bhandari | 27,372 |
| | Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai | 26,621 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |