# Nuwakot 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Nuwakot 1 parliamentary constituency incorporates Dupcheshwar Rural Municipality, Shivapuri Rural Municipality, Tadi Rural Municipality, Panchakanya Rural Municipality, Suryagadhi Rural Municipality, Likhu Rural Municipality and Kakani Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment
* Nuwakot 1(A)
* Nuwakot 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Prakash Chandra Lohani | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) |
| 1991 | Prakash Chandra Lohani | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| 1999 | Rajendra Prakash Lohani | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Bimala Subedi | CPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Arjun Narsingh K.C. | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Hit Bahadur Tamang | Nepal Communist Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Hit Bahadur Tamang | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 26,548 | 44.23 |
| | Badri Mainali | CPN (UML) | 23,465 | 39.09 |
| | Pradhumna Mahat Chhetri | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 6,113 | 10.18 |
| | Sudarshan Sitaula | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,611 | 2.68 |
| | Others | | 2,284 | 3.81 |
| Total | Total | Total | 60,021 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,083 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Hit Bahadur Tamang | 36,473 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Sharan Mahat | 27,920 |
| | Others | Others | 1,634 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,668 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Arjun Narsingh K.C. | 17,346 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Bimala Subedi | 9,145 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prakash Chandra Lohani | 6,927 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Keshav Raj Pandey | 6,401 |
| | Others | Others | 1,235 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Bimala Subedi | 20,581 |
| | Nepali Congress | Arjun Narsingh K.C. | 12,984 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rajendra Prakash Lohani | 6,730 |
| | Rastriya Janashakti Party | Rajendra Prasad Shrestha | 4,720 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Kedar Nath Bajgain | 2,237 |
| | Others | Others | 1,648 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,286 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rajendra Prakash Lohani | 11,786 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prakash Chandra Lohani | 11,771 |
| | Nepali Congress | Dhruba Prasad Adhikari | 11,018 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Toya Nath Thapaliya | 2,780 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Jeet Singh Khadka | 1,016 |
| | Others | Others | 578 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,354 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prakash Chandra Lohani | 13,100 |
| | Nepali Congress | Khem Raj Sedai | 10,714 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rajendra Prakash Lohani | 8,942 |
| Result | Result | RPP hold | RPP hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Prakash Chandra Lohani | 11,870 |
| | Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Toyanath Thapaliya | 8,796 |
| Result | Result | RPP (C) gain | RPP (C) gain |
| Source: ||||