# Sankhuwasabha 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Sankhuwasabha 1 incorporates the entirety of Sankhuwasabha District.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Parshuram Megi Gurung | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Dedh Raj Khadka | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Tanka Prasad Rai | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Purna Prasad Rai | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Purna Prasad Rai | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Tara Man Gurung | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Rajendra Prasad Gautam | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Rajendra Prasad Gautam | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Rajendra Prasad Gautam | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Deepak Khadka | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Deepak Khadka | Nepali Congress | 32,161 | 51.39 |
| | Rajendra Prasad Gautam | CPN (UML) | 26,721 | 42.70 |
| | Bhakta Narayan Shrestha | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,136 | 1.82 |
| | Others | | 2,567 | 4.10 |
| Total | Total | Total | 62,585 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,440 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rajendra Prasad Gautam | 32,769 |
| | Nepali Congress | Deepak Khadka | 31,639 |
| | Others | Others | 1,559 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,256 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Tara Man Gurung | 9,415 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hem Raj Ghimire | 8,946 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Indra Hang Rai | 4,438 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Narad Kumar Rai | 1,520 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Roshan Rokka | 1,315 |
| | Others | Others | 1,679 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Purna Prasad Rai | 12,948 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kuwan Sen Rai | 9,148 |
| | Nepali Congress | Tanka Prasad Rai | 7,106 |
| | Others | | 2,053 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,627 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Tanka Prasad Rai | 11,685 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ded Raj Khadka | 10,983 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Durga Kiran Rai | 2,968 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kedar Nath Rai | 2,669 |
| | Others | Others | 1,452 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 754 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dedh Raj Khadka | 12,354 |
| | Nepali Congress | Shiva Kumar Gauli | 8,339 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Mani Dhan Rai | 2,377 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kedar Nath Rai | 1,878 |
| | Independent | Uttar Kumar Gurung | 478 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Parshuram Megi Gurung | 15,060 |
| | Nepali Congress | Padma Nath Regmi | 7,484 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||