# Dhankuta 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Dhankuta 1 incorporates the entirety of Dhankuta District.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Rakam Chemjong | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| March 1998 | Rakam Chemjong | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Durga Linkha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Hem Raj Bhandari | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Hem Raj Bhandari | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Tika Ram Chemjong Limbu | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Rajendra Kumar Rai | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Rajendra Kumar Rai | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Rajendra Kumar Rai | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Rajendra Kumar Rai | CPN (UML) | 30,101 | 45.11 |
| | Sunil Bahadur Thapa | Nepali Congress | 28,704 | 43.02 |
| | Hemraj Bhandari | Independent | 5,926 | 8.88 |
| | Kumar Bahadur Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,059 | 1.59 |
| | Others | | 937 | 1.40 |
| Total | Total | Total | 66,727 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,397 | |
| | 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) | Rajendra Kumar Rai | 37,333 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | Sunil Bahadur Thapa | 26,874 |
| | Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist) | Subhan Singh Rai | 1,390 |
| | Others | Others | 967 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,716 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tika Ram Chemjong Limbu | 10,953 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ajit Narayan Singh Thapa | 7,448 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Hem Raj Bhandari | 4,797 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Rakam Chemjong | 4,594 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dharma Dhoj Rai | 2,048 |
| | Others | Others | 1,250 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Hem Raj Bhandari | 17,202 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rakam Chemjong | 11,174 |
| | Nepali Congress | Manohar Narayan Shrestha | 6,129 |
| | Others | | 2,049 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,386 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Durga Linkha | 15,512 |
| | Nepali Congress | Hari Kumar Rai | 11,207 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Rakam Chemjong | 4,685 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Santosh Kumar Phago | 2,880 |
| | Others | Others | 1,233 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 727 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rakam Chemjong | 12,574 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Mohan Pokharel | 9,737 |
| | Nepali Congress | Hari Kumar Rai | 8,209 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Bhim Bahadur Limbu | 643 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rakam Chemjong | 17,610 |
| | Nepali Congress | Janak Singh Limbu | 7,890 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||