# Dhanusha 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Dhanusha 1 incorporates Ganeshman Charnath Municipality, Dhanushadham Municipality, Sabaila Municipality, wards 1, 3, 4 and 5 of Mithila Bihari Municipality, wards 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8 of Hansapur Municipality, ward 4 of Mithila Municipality and wards 8 and 9 of Chhirreshwarnath Municipality

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Madhesh Provincial Assembly segment
* Dhanusha 1(A)
* Dhanusha 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Shivadhari Yadav | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Ram Chandra Jha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Smriti Narayan Chaudhary | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Ram Chandra Jha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2013 | Dinesh Prasad Parsaila Yadav | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Matrika Prasad Yadav | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Matrika Prasad Yadav | Nepal Communist Party |
| 2022 | Dipak Karki | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Dipak Karki | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 27,431 | 37.53 |
| | Matrika Prasad Yadav | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 21,483 | 29.39 |
| | Kishori Sah Kamal | Janamat Party | 14,467 | 19.79 |
| | Manoj Malla Thakuri | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 8,273 | 11.32 |
| | Others | | 1,444 | 1.98 |
| Total | Total | Total | 73,098 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,948 | |
| | 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 (Maoist Centre) | Matrika Prasad Yadav | 26,418 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Deepak Karki | 17,296 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 15,679 |
| | Independent | Manoj Malla Thakuri | 3,492 |
| | Others | Others | 1,812 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,471 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Dinesh Prasad Parsaila Yadav | 8,827 |
| | Independent | Jog Kumar Barbariya Yadav | 7,946 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Chandra Jha | 5,310 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ratneshwor Goit Yadav | 4,175 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Uma Shankar Argariya | 3,137 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Arun Singh Mandal Dhanuk | 1,327 |
| | Others | Others | 4,085 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Chandra Jha | 12,183 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Jog Kumar Barbariya Yadav | 9,608 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Gajadhar Rohita Yadav | 6,210 |
| | Nepali Congress | Smriti Narayan Chaudhary | 5,354 |
| | Others | | 4,733 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,932 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Smriti Narayan Chaudhary | 20,095 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Chandra Jha | 18,352 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ratneshwor Goit | 7,228 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Guru Sharan Rohita | 1,035 |
| | Others | Others | 1,377 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,457 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Chandra Jha | 20,749 |
| | Nepali Congress | Shiva Dhari Yadav | 14,317 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Madan Giri | 4,677 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Pradip Goit | 1,637 |
| | Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Asarphi Minbar | 1,636 |
| | Others | Others | 647 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Shivadhari Yadav | 16,616 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yogendra Shah | 16,371 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||