# Saptari 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Saptari 1 incorporates Saptakoshi Rural Municipality, Agnisair Krishna Savaran Rural Municipality, Tirhut Rural Municipality, Kanchanrup Municipality and Hanumannagar Kanalini Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment
* Saptari 1(A)
* Saptari 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Hira Lal Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Jay Prakash Anand | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Hem Raj Tated | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal |
| June 2009 | Hem Raj Tated | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) |
| 2013 | Manpur Chaudhary | UCPN (Maoist) |
| April 2016 | Manpur Chaudhary | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2017 | Dr. Surya Narayan Yadav | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal |
| May 2019 | Dr. Surya Narayan Yadav | Samajbadi Party, Nepal |
| April 2020 | Dr. Surya Narayan Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
| 2022 | Nawal Kishor Sah | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
| May 2024 | Nawal Kishor Sah | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Nawal Kishor Sah | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 23,604 | 33.61 |
| | Jay Kant Raut | Janamat Party | 19,996 | 28.47 |
| | Ramdev Sah (Teli) | Nepali Congress | 14,312 | 20.38 |
| | Chandra Narayan Yadav | Independent | 2,881 | 4.10 |
| | Ashok Kumar Mandal | Independent | 2,345 | 3.34 |
| | Rohit Kumar Pokharel | Independent | 1,536 | 2.19 |
| | Tika Laxmi Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 1,378 | 1.96 |
| | Bishnu Dev Yadav | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,117 | 1.59 |
| | Niranjan Prasad Kushwaha | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,054 | 1.50 |
| | Others | | 2,012 | 2.86 |
| Total | Total | Total | 70,235 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,608 | |
| | People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold |
| Source: |||||

#### 2022 Nepalese provincial elections
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 general election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Dr. Surya Narayan Yadav | 21,712 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Ashok Kumar Mandal | 18,225 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ramdev Sah Teli | 15,225 |
| | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Krishna Kumar Gupta | 1,163 |
| | Others | Others | 1,983 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,940 |
| Result | Result | FSFN gain | FSFN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Manpur Chaudhary | 9,844 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Suman Raj Pyakurel | 8,242 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Hem Raj Tated | 5,549 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Surya Nath Prasad Yadav | 4,085 |
| | Nepali Congress | Laxmi Kumari Giri | 2,255 |
| | Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party | Mohammad Kalim Miya | 1,931 |
| | Dalit Janajati Party | Kusheshwar Sah Haluwai | 1,172 |
| | Terai Madhesh Sadbhavna Party | Shatrudhan Prasad Rauniyar | 1,111 |
| | Others | Others | 5,926 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Hem Raj Tated | 9,879 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Surya Nath Prasad Yadav | 8,824 |
| | Independent | Manpur Chaudhary | 7,637 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Suman Raj Pyakurel | 6,696 |
| | Janamorcha Nepal | Asarfi Sada | 3,288 |
| | Nepali Congress | Shrawan Kumar Bista | 3,027 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Lalan Chaudhary Tharu | 2,146 |
| | Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal | Dev Narayan Chaudhary | 1,460 |
| | Others | | 5,294 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,799 |
| Result | Result | MJFN gain | MJFN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Jay Prakash Anand | 15,083 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hira Lal Chaudhary | 13,853 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Mamata Jha | 7,178 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Jagadish Prasad Yadav | 5,820 |
| | Independent | Shrawan Kumar Bista | 3,793 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Guru Sharan Rohita | 2,476 |
| | Others | Others | 1,385 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,899 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Jay Prakash Anand | 18,006 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hira Lal Chaudhary | 13,885 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Devendra Jha | 6,200 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Muralidhar Yadav | 3,204 |
| | Others | Others | 1,687 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hira Lal Chaudhary | 13,973 |
| | Nepali Congress | Jay Prakash Anand | 12,050 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||