# Bara 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Bara 1 incorporates Simraungadh Municipality, Adarshkotwal Rural Municipality, Baragadhi Rural Municipality, Nijgadh Municipality and wards 1–7 and 9–11 of Kolhabi Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Mukunda Neupane | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Uma Kanta Chaudhary | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Saroj Kumar Yadav | Sadhbhavana Party |
| 2011 | Saroj Kumar Yadav | Sanghiya Sadbhavana Party |
| 2013 | Ram Ayodhya Prasad Yadav | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Uma Kanta Chaudhary | Nepali Congress |
| 2022 | Achyut Prasad Mainali | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Achyut Prasad Mainali | CPN (UML) | 39,195 | 50.23 |
| | Umakant Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | 30,056 | 38.52 |
| | Ganesh Dhimal | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,319 | 4.25 |
| | Bhakta Bahadur Darlami | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,792 | 2.30 |
| | Anil Kumar Gupta | Independent | 1,133 | 1.45 |
| | Manoj Kumar Yadav | Janamat Party | 1,063 | 1.36 |
| | Others | | 1,471 | 1.89 |
| Total | Total | Total | 78,029 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,139 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Uma Kanta Chaudhary | 24,450 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Achyut Prasad Mainali | 22,030 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Ram Kishore Prasad Yadav | 20,144 |
| | Others | Others | 598 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,004 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Ayodhya Prasad Yadav | 8,337 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum (Republican) | Ram Kishore Prasad Yadav | 6,978 |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Jitendra Singh | 4,763 |
| | Sadhbhavana Party | Saroj Kumar Yadav | 3,777 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Babu Prasad Yadav | 3,336 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Batahu Raya Yadav | 3,252 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Jwala Kumari Sah | 3,002 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Manjarul Hal Ansari | 1,818 |
| | Others | Others | 3,698 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Sadhbhavana Party | Saroj Kumar Yadav | 8,182 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Babu Prasad Yadav | 7,878 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Shambhu Mahato Dhanuk | 7,513 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Ayodhya Prasad Yadav | 6,651 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chhadhu Prasad Yadav | 5,682 |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Jitendra Singh | 2,410 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Makbul Maya Ansari | 1,209 |
| | Nepal Sadhbhavana Party (Anandidevi) | Lalan Prasad | 1,131 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Raj Narayan Prasad Sah | 1,026 |
| | Others | | 2,754 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,815 |
| Result | Result | Sadhbhavana gain | Sadhbhavana gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Uma Kanta Chaudhary | 23,601 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mukunda Neupane | 20,646 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Parmananda Prasad Yadav | 4,890 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Chabi Lal Uprety | 2,363 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Raj Narayan Sah Teli | 2,136 |
| | Others | Others | 553 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,340 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mukunda Neupane | 17,953 |
| | Nepali Congress | Shobhakar Parajuli | 15,552 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Parmanand Prasad Yadav | 5,546 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Nurual Hoda Ansari | 4,954 |
| | Others | Others | 2,394 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mukunda Neupane | 16,990 |
| | Nepali Congress | Janardan Phujadar | 14,747 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||