# Ilam 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Ilam 1 incorporates Sandakpur Rural Municipality, Maijogmai Rural Municipality, Rong Rural Municipality, Suryodaya Municipality, wards 10, 13 and 14 of Ilam Municipality and wards 1–5, 9 and, 10 of Mai Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Koshi Provincial Assembly segment
* Ilam 1(A)
* Ilam 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Jhala Nath Khanal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Benup Raj Prasai | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Jhala Nath Khanal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Jhala Nath Khanal | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Jhala Nath Khanal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| August 2021 | Jhala Nath Khanal | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| 2022 | Mahesh Basnet | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Mahesh Basnet | CPN (UML) | 25,753 | 45.17 |
| | Jhalanath Khanal | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 23,089 | 40.49 |
| | Budhha Lal Meche | Mongol National Organisation | 2,442 | 4.28 |
| | Toyanath Sharma Sapkota | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,599 | 2.80 |
| | Kamal Kumar Rai | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 1,313 | 2.30 |
| | Bikram Pandey | Independent | 1,184 | 2.08 |
| | Others | | 1,638 | 2.87 |
| Total | Total | Total | 57,018 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,664 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

#### 2022 provincial election
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jhala Nath Khanal | 36,805 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhupendra Kattel | 19,638 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Subas Rai | 2,059 |
| | Mongol National Organisation | Surya Kumar Gurung | 1,710 |
| | Others | Others | 1,902 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,365 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jhala Nath Khanal | 17,342 |
| | Nepali Congress | Himalaya Karmacharya | 15,527 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Devendra Kumar Rai | 4,529 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Yuba Kumar Paudel | 4,420 |
| | Others | Others | 2,423 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jhala Nath Khanal | 17,655 |
| | Nepali Congress | Benup Raj Prasai | 13,774 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Surya Prakash Bala | 10,917 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Lila Devi Shrestha | 2,167 |
| | Others | | 2,040 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,086 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Benup Raj Prasai | 18,608 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jhala Nath Khanal | 18,502 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ganesh Rasik Rai | 1,919 |
| | Others | Others | 1,715 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 758 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jhala Nath Khanal | 14,383 |
| | Nepali Congress | Toya Nath Bhattarai | 14,173 |
| | Independent | Gopal Gurung | 1,611 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chandra Kant Bhat Rai | 1,428 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Chanra Bahadur Thulung | 1,030 |
| | Others | Others | 508 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jhala Nath Khanal | 25,540 |
| | Nepali Congress | Toya Nath Bhattarai | 19,270 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||