# Bhojpur 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Bhojpur 1 incorporates the entirety of Bhojpur District.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Narendra Basnet | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Hem Raj Rai | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Ghanendra Basnet | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Padam Bahadur Rai | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Padam Bahadur Rai | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Kripasur Sherpa | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Sudan Kirati | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Sudan Kirati | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Sudan Kirati | CPN (Maoist Centre) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Sudan Kirati | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 28,591 | 48.72 |
| | Sher Dhan Rai | CPN (UML) | 26,202 | 44.65 |
| | Suresh Basnet | Nepalka Lagi Nepali Party | 1,087 | 1.85 |
| | Others | | 2,805 | 4.78 |
| Total | Total | Total | 58,685 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,389 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold |
| Source: |||||

#### 2022 provincial election
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Sudan Kirati | 34,394 |
| | Nepali Congress | Umesh Jang Rayamajhi | 21,696 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Anil Basnet | 2,601 |
| | Others | Others | 1,733 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,475 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kripasur Sherpa | 11,450 |
| | Nepali Congress | Dharma Raj Rai | 8,970 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Ajambar Rai Kangmang | 4,066 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Khem Raj Nepali | 3,567 |
| | Others | Others | 2,277 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Padam Bahadur Rai | 15,796 |
| | Nepali Congress | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | 13,582 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jayant Rai | 7,515 |
| | Others | | 2,241 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,537 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanendra Basnet | 15,443 |
| | Nepali Congress | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | 14,605 |
| | Independent | Mukunda Bahadur Basnet | 5,586 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Narendra Basnet | 4,048 |
| | Janamukti Party Nepal | Jagan Bahadur Rai | 1,615 |
| | Others | Others | 1,133 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,058 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hem Raj Rai | 15,974 |
| | Nepali Congress | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | 15,948 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Babu Ram Basnet | 3,496 |
| | Others | Others | 1,654 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Narendra Basnet | 13,279 |
| | Nepali Congress | Laxmi Rai | 7,642 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||