# Sarlahi 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Sarlahi 1 incorporates Chandranagar Rural Municipality, wards 1–14 of Ishwarpur Municipality, wards 1,2 and 7 of Kabilasi Municipality, wards 2–9 of Haripur Municipality and [[Lalbandi|Lalbandi Municipality

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment
* Sarlahi 1(A)
* Sarlahi 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Bramha Narayan Chaudhary | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Mahendra Raya Yadav | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Prakash Pakhrin | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2013 | Shambhu Lal Shrestha | UCPN (Maoist) |
| April 2016 | Shambhu Lal Shrestha | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2017 | Pramod Sah | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal |
| April 2020 | Pramod Sah | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
| 2022 | Ram Prakash Chaudhary | |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ram Prakash Chaudhary | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal | 24,838 | 34.80 |
| | Man Bahadur Khadka | Independent | 18,404 | 25.79 |
| | Pramod Sah | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 14,255 | 19.97 |
| | Ram Biswas Rae | Janamat Party | 4,096 | 5.74 |
| | Ram Dular Mahato | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,253 | 4.56 |
| | Rajendra Prasad Mainali | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,229 | 3.12 |
| | Dhwaj Man Muktan | Independent | 1,722 | 2.41 |
| | Others | | 2,577 | 3.61 |
| Total | Total | Total | 71,374 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,434 | |
| | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal gain | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal gain | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal gain | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal gain |
| Source: |||||

### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Pramod Sah | 22,036 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dhruba Prasad Gautam | 21,465 |
| | Nepali Congress | Shambhu Lal Shrestha | 20,075 |
| | Others | Others | 1,636 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,417 |
| Result | Result | RJPN gain | RJPN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Shambhu Lal Shrestha | 9,476 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jhala Nath Khanal | 8,791 |
| | Terai Madhesh Sadbhavna Party | Chandra Singh Kushwaha | 4,588 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sushila Karki | 3,896 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Narayan Shrestha | 2,729 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Gopal Panjiyar | 2,050 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Rup Narayan Singh Danuwar | 1,614 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Shiva Kumar Gurmachhane | 1,399 |
| | Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party | Jagat Narayan Shrestha | 1,107 |
| | Others | Others | 2,466 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prakash Pakhrin | 12,726 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Lumadi Prasad Dhimal | 10,337 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Ram Chandra Singh Kushwaha | 7,223 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sushila Karki | 7,087 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Ram Dayal Chaudhary | 2,523 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Ahmed Miya Mukeli | 2,220 |
| | Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal | Arjun Kumar Chaudhary | 1,699 |
| | Others | | 3,473 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,864 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mahendra Raya Yadav | 23,444 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ramasis Sah Teli | 19,126 |
| | Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Pralhad Kumar Budhathoki | 1,746 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Asarfi Chaudhary | 1,653 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Indra Bahadur Khadka | 1,450 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Tulsi Raj Ghimire | 1,065 |
| | Others | Others | 1,856 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,795 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mahendra Raya Yadav | 23,758 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bramha Narayan Chaudhary | 13,553 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ammar Bahadur Thapa | 3,393 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Anup Raya Yadav | 1,875 |
| | Others | Others | 421 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bramha Narayan Chaudhary | 12,296 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kedar Neupane | 6,784 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||