# Kanchanpur 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Kanchanpur 1 incorporates Beldani Rural Municipality, Belauri Municipality, Punarbas Municipality and Laljhadi Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment
* Kanchanpur 1(A)
* Kanchanpur 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Basu Dev Bhatta | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Ram Kumar Gyawali | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Narayan Prakash Saud | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Puran Rana Tharu | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Puran Rana Tharu | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Diwan SIngh Bista | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Bina Magar | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Bina Magar | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Bina Magar | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Tara Lama Tamang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Tara Lama Tamang | CPN (UML) | 24,943 | 41.47 |
| | Bina Magar | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 19,400 | 32.26 |
| | Nanda Kumar Rana | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 8,685 | 14.44 |
| | Dilli Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,539 | 5.88 |
| | Dev Raj Joshi | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,909 | 3.17 |
| | Others | | 1,664 | 2.77 |
| Total | Total | Total | 60,140 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,543 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Bina Magar | 38,467 |
| | Nepali Congress | Diwan Singh Bista | 19,219 |
| | Others | Others | 2,577 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,032 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Diwan SIngh Bista | 10,294 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lal Bahdur Bishwakarma | 9,236 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Bina Magar | 9,151 |
| | Madeshi Janadhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik) | Puskal Chaudhary | 1,399 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Raj Bahadur Chaudhary | 1,342 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Nanda Lal Chataut | 1,153 |
| | Others | Others | 3,473 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Puran Rana Tharu | 14,765 |
| | Nepali Congress | Amar Singh Rana | 11,781 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Kumar Gyawali | 7,834 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Lokendra Prasad Lamsal | 3,758 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Nanda Lal Chataut | 1,429 |
| | Others | | 1,982 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,592 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Narayan Prakash Saud | 13,101 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Kumar Gyawali | 9,219 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Autar Rana | 6,397 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Mewa Ram Chaudhary | 5,178 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Babu Ram Adhikari | 2,378 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Labru Rana Tharu | 1,457 |
| | Nepal Dalit Sharmeek Morcha | Khadak Bahadur B.K. | 1,334 |
| | Others | Others | 331 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,561 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Kumar Gyawali | 11,425 |
| | Nepali Congress | Amar Singh Tharu | 9,254 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Nanda Lal Chataut | 5,140 |
| | Independent | Ganesh Bahadur Thapa | 1,402 |
| | Others | Others | 463 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Basu Dev Bhatta | 15,367 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 10,301 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||