# Rupandehi 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Rupandehi 1 incorporates Devdaha Municipality, Rohini Rural Municipality, wards 1 and 3–5 of Omsatiya Rural Municipality and wards 7–12 and 15–16 of Tilottama Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
* Rupandehi 1(A)
* Rupandehi 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Duryodhan Singh | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Ghan Shyam Yadav Ahir | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Ghan Shyam Yadav Ahir | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Abdul Razak Gaddi | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Chhabi Lal Bishwakarma | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Chhabi Lal Bishwakarma | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Chhabi Lal Bishwakarma | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Chhabilal Bishwakarma | CPN (UML) | 24,882 | 27.58 |
| | Ghanashyam Bhusal | Independent | 21,318 | 23.63 |
| | Naresh Bahadur Pachhai Chhetri | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 14,145 | 15.68 |
| | Dhaniram Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 13,962 | 15.47 |
| | Kailash Gurung | Janamat Party | 5,169 | 5.73 |
| | Tikaram Jaisi Chapagain | Independent | 3,489 | 3.87 |
| | Matrika Prasad Yadav | Independent | 1,713 | 1.90 |
| | Dal Bahadur Thapa | Rastriya Janamukti Party | 1,397 | 1.55 |
| | Bishal Baskota | Hamro Nepali Party | 1,097 | 1.22 |
| | Shiva Bahadur Gurung | Mongol National Organisation | 1,072 | 1.19 |
| | Others | | 1,983 | 2.20 |
| Total | Total | Total | 90,227 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,564 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chhabi Lal Bishwakarma | 34,752 |
| | Nepali Congress | Abdul Razak Gaddi | 26,885 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Bidya Prasad Yadav | 12,764 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Jham Bahadur Gurung | 3,548 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Chandrabhan Tiwari | 2,374 |
| | Others | Others | 2,351 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,241 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Abdul Razak Gaddi | 14,400 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chhabi Lal Bishwakarma | 14,196 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Devendra Nath Panday | 7,444 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Sita Ram Chhetri | 1,555 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Dal Bahadur Thapa | 1,310 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Bidaya Prasad Yadav | 1,102 |
| | Dalit Janajati Party | Shiva Kumar Dhobi Dhawal | 1,067 |
| | Others | Others | 3,426 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Ghan Shyam Yadav Ahir | 12,624 |
| | Nepali Congress | Abdul Razak Gaddi | 11,003 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Babu Ram Chaudhary | 10,630 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Deepak Bohara | 7,536 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Sanotsh Kumar Panday | 2,064 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Madhu K.C. G.C. | 1,632 |
| | Others | | 3,089 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,744 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Duryodhan Singh | 13,092 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Deepak Bohara | 12,771 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghan Shyam Yadav Ahir | 11,439 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Laxman Rana | 1,840 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Baburam Chaudhary | 1,353 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dil Bahadur Basnet | 1,074 |
| | Others | Others | 2,676 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 688 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Duryodhan Singh | 12,819 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Gham Shyam Bhusal | 11,243 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Deepak Bohara | 9,149 |
| | Nepal Sadbhavana Party | Satya Jeevan Prasad | 1,303 |
| | Others | Others | 1,559 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Duryodhan Singh | 9,925 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 9,418 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||