# Achham 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Achham 1 incorporates Sanphebagar Municipality, Mellekh Rural Municipality, Chaurpati Rural Municipality, Bannigadhi Jayagadh Rural Municipality and Ramaroshan Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment
* Achham 1(A)
* Achham 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Bal Bahadur Kunwar | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Bhim Bahadur Rawal | CPN (UML) |
| 1999 | Gobinda Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Sher Bahadur Kunwor | CPN (UML) |
| 2013 | Bhim Bahadur Rawal | CPN (UML) |
| May 2018 | Bhim Bahadur Rawal | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Bhim Bahadur Rawal | CPN (UML) |
| 2022 | Sher Bahadur Kunwor | Unified Socialist |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Sher Bahadur Kunwor | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 19,534 | 49.56 |
| | Jhapat Bahadur Bohara | CPN (UML) | 15,045 | 38.17 |
| | Rajan Kunwar | Independent | 4,392 | 11.14 |
| | Others | | 444 | 1.13 |
| Total | Total | Total | 39,415 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,489 | |
| | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain |
| Source: |||||

#### 2022 provincial election
##### 1(A)
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 general elections

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bhim Bahadur Rawal | CPN (UML) | 24,893 | 58.46 |
| | Bharat Kumar Swar | Nepali Congress | 17,689 | 41.54 |
| Total | Total | Total | 42,582 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,582 | 97.04 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,298 | 2.96 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,880 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,204 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bhim Bahadur Rawal | CPN (UML) | 17,725 | 41.77 |
| | Megh Raj Khadka | Nepali Congress | 12,968 | 30.56 |
| | Deepak Bahadur Saud | UCPN (Maoist) | 10,967 | 25.85 |
| | Others | | 773 | 1.82 |
| Total | Total | Total | 42,433 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,433 | 50.00 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 42,433 | 50.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,866 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 56,574 | 150.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,757 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Sher Bahadur Kunwor | CPN (UML) | 21,631 | 40.83 |
| | Jhapat Bahadur Saud | CPN (Maoist) | 16,468 | 31.09 |
| | Gobinda Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | 13,454 | 25.40 |
| | Others | | 1,423 | 2.69 |
| Total | Total | Total | 52,976 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 52,976 | 95.67 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,400 | 4.33 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,376 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 97,149 | 57.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,163 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Gobinda Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | 27,690 | 50.31 |
| | Bhim Bahadur Rawal | CPN (UML) | 23,457 | 42.62 |
| | Jaya Bahadur Saud | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,839 | 3.34 |
| | Gokul Prasad Khanal | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,768 | 3.21 |
| | Others | | 287 | 0.52 |
| Total | Total | Total | 55,041 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,041 | 97.84 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,215 | 2.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,256 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 84,666 | 66.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,233 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1994 general elections

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bhim Bahadur Rawal | CPN (UML) | 18,060 | 43.03 |
| | Gobinda Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | 13,059 | 31.12 |
| | Bal Bahadur Kunwar | Independent | 7,657 | 18.24 |
| | Janak Bahadur Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,865 | 6.83 |
| | Takta Sunar | Independent | 329 | 0.78 |
| Total | Total | Total | 41,970 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,001 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1991 general elections

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bal Bahadur Kunwar | Nepali Congress | 11,855 | 61.59 |
| | Bhim Kadayat | CPN (UML) | 7,392 | 38.41 |
| Total | Total | Total | 19,247 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,463 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||