# Baitadi 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Baitadi 1 incorporates the entirety of Baitadi District.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Krishna Kumar Joshi | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Lokendra Bahadur Chand | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| 1997 | Keshav Bahadur Chand | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Narendra Bahadur Bum | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Narendra Bahadur Kunwor | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Narendra Bahadur Kunwor | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Damodar Bhandari | CPN (UML) |
| May 2018 | Damodar Bhandari | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Damodar Bhandari | CPN (UML) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Damodar Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 33,611 | 46.36 |
| | Narendra Bahadur Kunwar | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 32,080 | 44.25 |
| | Keshav Bahadur Chand | Independent | 2,509 | 3.46 |
| | Dev Bahadur Chand | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,759 | 2.43 |
| | Prakash Chandra Bhatta | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,423 | 1.96 |
| | Others | | 1,116 | 1.54 |
| Total | Total | Total | 72,498 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,531 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Damodar Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 39,524 | 57.20 |
| | Nar Bahadur Chand | Nepali Congress | 28,291 | 40.95 |
| | Others | | 1,277 | 1.85 |
| Total | Total | Total | 69,092 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 69,092 | 90.74 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 7,054 | 9.26 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,146 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 132,319 | 57.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,233 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Damodar Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 11,672 | 30.36 |
| | Lok Raj Awasthi | Nepali Congress | 10,680 | 27.78 |
| | Narendra Bahadur Kunwor | UCPN (Maoist) | 9,306 | 24.20 |
| | Lokendra Bahadur Chand | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,975 | 12.94 |
| | Others | | 1,816 | 4.72 |
| Total | Total | Total | 38,449 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,449 | 91.19 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 3,715 | 8.81 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,164 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 58,496 | 72.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 992 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Narendra Bahadur Kunwor | CPN (Maoist) | 27,130 | 60.15 |
| | Damodar Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 9,059 | 20.08 |
| | Narendra Bahadur Bam | Nepali Congress | 5,130 | 11.37 |
| | Ganesh Singh Bista | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,759 | 6.12 |
| | Other | | 1,027 | 2.28 |
| Total | Total | Total | 45,105 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 45,105 | 94.28 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,739 | 5.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,844 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 80,149 | 59.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,071 | |
| | CPN (Maoist) gain | CPN (Maoist) gain | CPN (Maoist) gain | CPN (Maoist) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Narendra Bahadur Bum | Nepali Congress | 11,313 | 36.45 |
| | Prithvi Raj Awasthi | CPN (UML) | 9,901 | 31.90 |
| | Lokendra Bahadur Chand | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | 7,517 | 24.22 |
| | Rajendra Bahadur Saud | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,195 | 3.85 |
| | Others | | 1,110 | 3.58 |
| Total | Total | Total | 31,036 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,036 | 97.66 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 745 | 2.34 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,781 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 63,442 | 50.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,412 | |
| | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

##### 1997 by-elections

| Candidate | Candidate | Party |
| | Keshav Bahadur Chand | Nepali Congress |
| Total |||
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||

#### 1994 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Lokendra Bahadur Chand | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11,023 | 44.14 |
| | Prithvi Raj Awasthi | CPN (UML) | 5,865 | 23.49 |
| | Narendra Bahadur Bam | Nepali Congress | 5,166 | 20.69 |
| | Ganesh Bahadur Thapa | Independent | 1,402 | 5.61 |
| | Keshav B. Chandra | Nepali Congress (Bishweshwar) | 1,272 | 5.09 |
| | Tark Bahadur Shahi | Independent | 242 | 0.97 |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,970 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,158 | |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1991 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Krishna Kumar Joshi | Nepali Congress | 11,128 | 64.74 |
| | - | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | 6,060 | 35.26 |
| Total | Total | Total | 17,188 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,068 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||