# Dhading 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Dhading 2 parliamentary constituency incorporates Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality, Siddhalek Rural Municipality, Gajuri Rural Municipality, Galchhi Rural Municipality, Thakre Rural Municipality and Dhunibesi Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Daman Pakhrin Tamang | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Budhhiman Tamang | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| 2008 | Pushpa Bikram Malla | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Pushpa Bikram Malla | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Dhan Bahadur Ghale | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Bhumi Prasad Tripathi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Bhumi Prasad Tripathi | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Bhumi Prasad Tripathi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Rajendra Prasad Pandey | CPN (Unified Socialist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Rajendra Prasad Pandey | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 36,018 | 46.22 |
| | Bhumi Tripathi | CPN (UML) | 27,997 | 35.92 |
| | Himesh Panta | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 12,494 | 16.03 |
| | Others | | 1,426 | 1.83 |
| Total | Total | Total | 77,935 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,021 | |
| | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhumi Prasad Tripathi | 49,121 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bishwa Prasad Aryal | 21,968 |
| | Janasamajbadi Party Nepal | Rajan Magar | 2,060 |
| | Others | Others | 1,021 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,893 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dhan Bahadur Ghale | 8,663 |
| | Nepali Congress | Tilak Prasad Ruwali | 7,656 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Budhhiman Tamang | 6,945 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Pushpa Bikram Malla | 6,697 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bharat Prasad Nepal | 1,002 |
| | Others | Others | 803 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Pushpa Bikram Malla | 29,555 |
| | Nepali Congress | Dil Man Pakhrin | 8,940 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Hari Adhikari | 7,393 |
| | Rastriya Janashakti Party | Dil Bahadur Lama | 1,549 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bharat Prasad Nepal | 1,373 |
| | Others | | 1,168 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Budhhiman Tamang | 19,055 |
| | Nepali Congress | Dil Man Pakhrin | 17,702 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Hari Adhikari | 9,631 |
| | Others | Others | 1,300 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,151 |
| Result | Result | RPP hold | RPP hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Budhhiman Tamang | 18,436 |
| | Nepali Congress | Daman Pakhrin Tamang | 10,824 |
| Result | Result | RPP gain | RPP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Daman Pakhrin Tamang | 14,157 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | Budhhiman Tamang | 10,775 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||