# Khotang 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Khotang 1 incorporates the entirety of Khotang District.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Tanka Rai | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Sarbadhan Rai | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Ram Kumar Rai | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Ram Kumar Rai | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Panchkarna Rai | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Bishal Bhattarai | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Bishal Bhattarai | Nepal Communist Party |
| 2022 | Ram Kumar Rai | CPN (Maoist Centre) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ram Kumar Rai | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 31,351 | 48.67 |
| | Bishal Bhattarai | CPN (UML) | 28,682 | 44.52 |
| | Krishna Kumar Rai | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 1,914 | 2.97 |
| | Sarju Shrestha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,761 | 2.73 |
| | Others | | 714 | 1.11 |
| Total | Total | Total | 64,422 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,669 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) gain | CPN (Maoist Centre) gain | CPN (Maoist Centre) gain | CPN (Maoist Centre) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bishal Bhattarai | 37,837 |
| | Nepali Congress | Saraswati Bajimaya | 23,465 |
| | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Madan Kumar Rai | 2,494 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Krishna Kumar Rai | 2,377 |
| | Others | Others | 732 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,355 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Panchkarna Rai | 10,824 |
| | Nepali Congress | Naresh Kumar Shrestha | 9,841 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Durga Jayanta Rai | 7,501 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Devraj Rai | 2,263 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Baindra K.C. | 1,002 |
| | Others | Others | 1,877 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Ram Kumar Rai | 16,687 |
| | Nepali Congress | Subas Kumar Pokharel | 9,029 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Panchkarna Rai | 8,793 |
| | CPN (Unified) | Tanka Rai | 2,592 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Dharma Sher Rai | 2,499 |
| | Janamorcha Nepal | Amar Kumar Rai | 1,373 |
| | Others | | 989 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,654 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Sarba Dhan Rai | 17,216 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Karna Bahadur Ghale | 12,814 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ganesh Rai | 6,143 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Parshu Ram Rai | 4,550 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Sita Ram Rai | 1,620 |
| | Others | Others | 1,151 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 952 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tanka Rai | 14,737 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bal Bahadur Rai | 14,260 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Parshuram Rai | 7,503 |
| | Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Nanda Prasad Rai | 1,384 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Gajraj Rai | 1,112 |
| | Independent | Khem Raj Khanal | 154 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tanka Rai | 11,563 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bal Bahadur Rai | 8,039 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||