# Okhaldhunga 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Okhaldhunga 1 incorporates the entirety of Okhaldhunga District.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Bal Raj Karki | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Chandra Kanta Dahal | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Hom Nath Dahal | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Keshav Rai | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Keshav Rai | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Yagya Raj Sunuwar | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Yagya Raj Sunuwar | Nepal Communist Party |
| 2022 | Ram Hari Khatiwada | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ram Hari Khatiwada | Nepali Congress | 33,556 | 53.62 |
| | Yagya Raj Sunuwar | CPN (UML) | 26,738 | 42.72 |
| | Others | | 2,291 | 3.66 |
| Total | Total | Total | 62,585 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,818 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yagya Raj Sunuwar | 32,580 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Hari Khatiwada | 27,327 |
| | Others | Others | 1,781 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,095 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yagya Raj Sunuwar | 12,943 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Dahal | 9,943 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Keshav Rai | 2,963 |
| | Others | Others | 1,869 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Keshav Rai | 11,635 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Dahal | 9,054 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yagya Raj Sunuwar | 8,920 |
| | Others | | 1,921 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,488 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Hom Nath Dahal | 16,111 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chabbi Lal Karki | 10,282 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Champak Sunuwar | 3,188 |
| | Independent | Ambir Babu Gurung | 2,446 |
| | Others | Others | 554 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 815 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Kanta Dahal | 8,691 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prem Narayan Premi | 7,587 |
| | Independent | Gopal Rai | 5,708 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bhola Man Singh | 4,017 |
| | Others | Others | 905 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bal Raj Karki | 19,228 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Peshal Kumar Khatiwada | 6,056 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||