# Banke 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Banke 1 incorporates Narainapur Rural Municipality, Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality and Kohalpur Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Syed Mairaj Ahmed Shah | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| March 1997 | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) |
| 1999 | Gyanu K.C. | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Tilak Pariyar | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Tilak Pariyar | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Dev Raj Bhar | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Maheshwar Jang Gahatraj | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Maheshwar Jang Gahatraj | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Maheshwar Jang Gahatraj | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Surya Prasad Dhakal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Surya Prasad Dhakal | CPN (UML) | 25,026 | 35.34 |
| | Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 19,632 | 27.72 |
| | Suresh Kumar Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 11,465 | 16.19 |
| | Aananda Babu Kafle | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 10,071 | 14.22 |
| | Ram Kumar Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 2,693 | 3.80 |
| | Others | | 1,924 | 2.72 |
| Total | Total | Total | 70,811 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,394 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Maheshwar Jang Gahatraj | 31,173 |
| | Nepali Congress | Madhav Ram Khatri | 28,217 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Lal Bahadur Shah | 4,588 |
| | Others | Others | 2,265 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,592 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Raj Bhar | 13,972 |
| | Nepali Congress | Narayan Prasad Sharma Sigdel | 12,429 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Maheshwar Jang Gahatraj | 7,992 |
| | Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Fula Ram Tharu | 4,321 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | 3,919 |
| | Others | Others | 4,095 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Tilak Pariyar | 16,087 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dev Raj Bhar | 9,360 |
| | Nepali Congress | Gajendra Bahadur Hamal | 8,485 |
| | Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Fula Ram Tharu | 4,616 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | 2,848 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Padam Bahadur Malla | 1,601 |
| | Others | | 2,218 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,038 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Gyanu K.C. | 15,137 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | 14,179 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | 7,524 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chet Bahadur Thapa | 5,494 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Raj Pant | 1,984 |
| | Independent | Thakur Singh Tharu | 1,028 |
| | Others | Others | 807 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,590 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prem Bahadur Bhandari | 15,276 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sanat Kumar Regmi | 11,8124 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kali Bahadur Dhital | 8,451 |
| | Independent | Yuvaraj Sharma | 1,076 |
| | Others | Others | 2,286 |
| Result | Result | RPP gain | RPP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Syed Mairaj Ahmed Shah | 14,604 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 7,222 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||