# Bhaktapur 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Bhaktapur 2 parliamentary constituency consists of Bhaktapur Municipality and Changunarayan Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segments:
* Bhaktapur 1(A)
* Bhaktapur 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Narayan Man Bijukchhe | Nepal Workers Peasants Party |
| 2017 | Prem Suwal | Nepal Workers Peasants Party |
| 2022 | Prem Suwal | Nepal Workers Peasants Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Prem Suwal | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 42,761 | 59.63 |
| | Navaraj Gelal | CPN (UML) | 11,968 | 16.69 |
| | Bharat Bahadur Khadka Khadka | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 9,303 | 12.97 |
| | Sunil Gothe | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 5,283 | 7.37 |
| | Others | | 2,394 | 3.34 |
| Total | Total | Total | 71,709 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,793 | |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party hold | Nepal Workers Peasants Party hold | Nepal Workers Peasants Party hold | Nepal Workers Peasants Party hold |
| Source: |||||

### Election in the 2010s
#### 2019 by-elections
##### 1(A)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Krishna Lal Bhadel | 13,449 |
| | Nepal Communist Party | Devi Prasad Dhakal | 11,206 |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Niraj Lawaju | 5,829 |
| | Others | Others | 1,108 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

#### 2017 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Prem Suwal | 33,076 |
| | Nepali Congress | Babu Raja Joshi | 17,818 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Milan Suwal | 15,374 |
| | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Dipesh Neupane | 2,330 |
| | Others | Others | 1,867 |
| Result | Result | NWP hold | NWP hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Narayan Man Bijukchhe | 20,446 |
| | Nepali Congress | Krishna Lal Bhadel | 12,826 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Sanu Suwal | 6,296 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ranju Napit | 5,668 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rabindra Pratap Shah | 4,458 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Madhav Khatri | 2,643 |
| Result | Result | NWPP hold | NWPP hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Narayan Man Bijukchhe | 19,972 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Debendra Shrestha | 11,548 |
| | Nepali Congress | Mahesh Shrestha | 8,281 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Sundar Dhyo | 7,327 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Surendra Pratap Shah | 3,215 |
| | Others | | 2,592 |
| Result | Result | NWPP hold | NWPP hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Narayan Man Bijukchhe | 16,533 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ganesh Man Chakradhar | 10,030 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sarswati Bati | 8,096 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Surendra Pratap Shah | 3,895 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Yabati Karki | 1,992 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Sharan Dhimal | 1,238 |
| | Others | Others | 844 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 771 |
| Result | Result | NWPP hold | NWPP hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Narayan Man Bijukchhe | 16,770 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Surendra Pratap Shah | 9,438 |
| | Nepali Congress | Radhe Shyam Jonche | 8,137 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Narayan Bhakta Wati | 5,689 |
| | Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Kanchi Maharjan | 412 |
| Result | Result | NWPP hold | NWPP hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Narayan Man Bijukchhe | 20,163 |
| | Nepali Congress | Raghesh Man Jonche | 13,732 |
| Result | Result | NWPP gain | NWPP gain |
| Source: ||||