# Sunsari 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Sunsari 1 incorporates Dharan Sub-metropolitan City, wards 1–5 of Barah Municipality and wards 6 and 7 of Ramdhuni Municipality

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Man Mohan Adhikari | CPN (UML) |
| 1994 | Lila Shrestha Subba | CPN (UML) |
| 1999 | Kunta Sharma | CPN (UML) |
| 2008 | Kiran Kumar Rai | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Kiran Kumar Rai | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Krishna Kumar Rai | CPN (UML) |
| 2017 | Jay Kumar Rai | CPN (UML) |
| May 2018 | Jay Kumar Rai | Nepal Communist Party |
| 2022 | Ashok Rai | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ashok Rai | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 17,059 | 23.36 |
| | Goma Tamang | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 16,606 | 22.74 |
| | Muksamhang Subba | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 13,087 | 17.92 |
| | Ashok Kumar Rai | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7,884 | 10.80 |
| | Manoj Kumar Myangbo | Independent | 7,812 | 10.70 |
| | Tarka Bahadur Magar | Independent | 3,818 | 5.23 |
| | Kumar Karki | Independent | 1,864 | 2.55 |
| | Matrika Prasad Bhattarai | Independent | 1,760 | 2.41 |
| | Others | | 3,131 | 4.29 |
| Total | Total | Total | 73,021 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | |
| | People's Socialist Party, Nepal gain | People's Socialist Party, Nepal gain | People's Socialist Party, Nepal gain | People's Socialist Party, Nepal gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (UML) | Jay Kumar Rai | 44,528 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Ashok Kumar Rai | 22,123 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Krishna Man Limbu | 1,521 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Harka Raj Bista | 1,366 |
| | Others | Others | 3,212 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,340 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (UML) | Krishna Kumar Rai | 14,384 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Prasad Shrestha | 12,337 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Muksamahang Subba Limbu | 9,025 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Dhyan Bahadur Rai | 3,809 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Judhha Bahadur Lohani | 1,112 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Chandra Bahadur Limbu | 1,042 |
| | Others | Others | 2,394 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Kiran Kumar Rai | 18,620 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Manoj Kumar Myangbo | 11,693 |
| | Nepali Congress | Uma Bastola | 6,535 |
| | CPN (United) | Dipak Rai | 1,944 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Min Kumar Limbu | 1,625 |
| | Others | | 1,968 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,760 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (UML) | Kunta Sharma | 14,843 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Prasad Shrestha | 13,032 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Dhyan Bahadur Rai | 5,799 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Krishna Kumar Rai | 4,251 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Shrawan Kumar Limbu | 3,204 |
| | Others | Others | 902 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 813 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (UML) | Lila Shrestha Subba | 12,774 |
| | Nepali Congress | Binod Kumar Rai | 7,705 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Krishna Kumar Rap | 7,337 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Gore Bahadur Khapangi | 4,911 |
| | Others | Others | 902 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (UML) | Man Mohan Adhikari | 27,784 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bekh Dangol | 12,342 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||