# Kaski 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Kaski 1 incorporates Rupa Rural Municipality, Madi Rural Municipality and wards 10, 12–14 and 27–32 of Pokhara Metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment
* Kaski 1(A)
* Kaski 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Tara Nath Ranabhat | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Khag Raj Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Tara Nath Ranabhat | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Dev Prasad Gurung | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Dev Prasad Gurung | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2009 by-election | Krishna Bahadur Gurung | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Khag Raj Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Khag Raj Adhikari | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Khag Raj Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Man Bahadur Gurung | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Man Bahadur Gurung | CPN (UML) | 25,708 | 39.47 |
| | Kishore Dutt Baral | Nepali Congress | 23,189 | 35.60 |
| | Raju Rai | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 10,941 | 16.80 |
| | Surta Bahadur Gurung | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,008 | 4.62 |
| | Pramod Acharya | Hamro Nepali Party | 1,029 | 1.58 |
| | Others | | 1,262 | 1.94 |
| Total | Total | Total | 65,137 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,519 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Adhikari | 39,242 |
| | Nepali Congress | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | 25,826 |
| | Others | Others | 2,418 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,612 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | 15,832 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Man Bahadur G.C. | 15,560 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Bishnu Paudel | 6,475 |
| | Others | Others | 2,807 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s
#### 2009 by-elections

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Krishna Bahadur Gurung | UCPN (Maoist) | 12,257 | 29.61 |
| | Dipak Bahadur Gurung | Nepali Congress | 12,225 | 29.54 |
| | Shaligram Poudel | CPN (UML) | 11,118 | 26.86 |
| | Teknath Bhandari | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,210 | 2.92 |
| | Others | 4,580 | 11.07 |
| Total | Total | Total | 41,390 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,390 | 100.00 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,390 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 92,528 | 44.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | |
| | UCPN (Maoist) hold | UCPN (Maoist) hold | UCPN (Maoist) hold | UCPN (Maoist) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Dev Prasad Gurung | 17,409 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Adhikari | 14,886 |
| | Nepali Congress | Yagya Bahadur Thapa | 14,293 |
| | Others | | 1,667 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,706 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Tara Nath Ranabhat | 23,939 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Adhikari | 20,136 |
| | Independent | Dal Bahadur Gurung | 2,394 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Rabindra Prasad Adhikari | 1,752 |
| | Others | Others | 756 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 710 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Adhikari | 19,965 |
| | Nepali Congress | Tara Nath Ranabhat | 18,714 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Krishna Bahadur Gurung | 11,236 |
| | Others | Others | 572 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Tara Nath Ranabhat | 20,416 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 18,683 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||