# Dang 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Dang 1 incorporates Gadhawa Rural Municipality, Rapti Rural Municipality, Rajpur Rual Municipality, Lamahi Municipality, and wards 1–3 and 5 of Ghorahi Sub-metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Hari Prasad Chaudhary | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Khum Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Indrajit Tharu | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Indrajit Tharu | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Parbati D.C. Chaudhary | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Metmani Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Metmani Chaudhary | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Metmani Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| August 2021 | Metmani Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Socialist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Metmani Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 26,576 | 36.07 |
| | Shanta Chaudhary | CPN (UML) | 21,493 | 29.17 |
| | Devraj Pathak | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 13,798 | 18.73 |
| | Surendra Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 8,019 | 10.88 |
| | Lila Budhathoki | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,439 | 1.95 |
| | Ganga Chaudhary Satgauwa | Hamro Nepali Party | 1,093 | 1.48 |
| | Others | | 1,269 | 1.72 |
| Total | Total | Total | 73,687 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,083 | |
| | CPN (Unified Socialist) hold | CPN (Unified Socialist) hold | CPN (Unified Socialist) hold | CPN (Unified Socialist) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Metmani Chaudhary | 37,908 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sushila Chaudhary | 24,074 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Kapil Dev Khanal | 3,784 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Rekha K.C. | 2,012 |
| | Others | Others | 1,802 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,004 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Parbati D.C. Chaudhary | 8,719 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rewati Raman Sharma Ghimire | 7,075 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Narayani Sharma | 5,608 |
| | Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Birendra Kumar Chaudhary | 4,649 |
| | Independent | Lila Ram Khanal | 1,953 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Om Bahadur K.C. | 1,008 |
| | Others | Others | 3,954 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Indrajit Tharu | 18,093 |
| | Nepali Congress | Khum Bahadur Khadka | 10,175 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rewati Raman Sharma Ghimire | 4,692 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Tilak Ram Basnet | 2,809 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Yogendra Tharu Chaudhary | 2,769 |
| | Others | | 2,721 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,105 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Khum Bahadur Khadka | 27,865 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Parshu Narayan Chaudhary | 9,159 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Saraswati Gautam | 5,021 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Khem Narayan Chaudhary | 1,684 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Rashmi Raj Nepali | 1,356 |
| | Others | Others | 587 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,539 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Hari Prasad Chaudhary | 12,333 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Parshu Narayan Chaudhary | 11,024 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhagwati Chaudhary | 7,044 |
| | Independent | Rashmi Raj Nepali | 1,605 |
| | Others | Others | 314 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Hari Prasad Chaudhary | 16,435 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 12,535 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||