# Mahottari 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Mahottari 1 incorporates Bardibas Municipality, Gaushala Municipality and wards 3–5 and 9 of Bhangaha Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

## Members of Parliament
### Parliament or Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Mahendra Yadav | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | Janamorcha Nepal |
| January 2009 | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | UCPN (Maoist) |
| May 2016 | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Vacant | N/A |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Laxmi Mahato Koiri | CPN (UML) | 23,402 | 37.91 |
| | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 22,372 | 36.24 |
| | Poshan Bahadur Thapa | Independent | 7,812 | 12.65 |
| | Raj Kishor Sah | Janamat Party | 3,598 | 5.83 |
| | Khem Kumari Bhurtel | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 2,064 | 3.34 |
| | Others | | 2,490 | 4.03 |
| Total | Total | Total | 61,738 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,030 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | 23,776 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Lajhmi Mahato | 19,492 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sita Ram Bhandari | 9,475 |
| | Others | Others | 1,051 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,938 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre hold | Maoist Centre hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | 1,0895 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chiranjibi Hamal | 8,911 |
| | Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party | Sharat SIngh Bhandari | 7,049 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Durga Kumari Dahal | 2,277 |
| | Others | Others | 4,308 |
| Result | Result | Maoist hold | Maoist hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Janamorcha Nepal | Giriraj Mani Pokharel | 10,196 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Arun Kumar Singh | 8,846 |
| | Nepali Congress | Kamal Kumari Dhule | 6,061 |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Ram Krishna Mahato | 5,633 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Tej Prasad Adhikari | 1,394 |
| | Others | | 5,603 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,868 |
| Result | Result | Janamorcha Nepal gain | Janamorcha Nepal gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mahendra Yadav | 18,408 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Raj Kishor Sah | 16,879 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chandreshwar Prasad Yadav | 5,079 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Narayan Ray Tharu | 3,770 |
| | Independent | Shyam Kumar Koire | 1,098 |
| | Others | Others | 2,637 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,455 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mahendra Yadav | 15,468 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sitanandan Raya | 12,247 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chandreshwar Prasad Yadav | 5,660 |
| | Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Ram Narayan Bidari | 3,548 |
| | CPN (United) | Sahadev Yadav | 1,021 |
| | Others | Others | 1,723 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mahendra Yadav | 19,619 |
| | CPN (Democratic) | Nilambar Acharya | 5,137 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||