# Dolpa 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Dolpa 1 incorporates the entirety of Dolpa District.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment
* Dolpa 1(A)
* Dolpa 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Kyabu Budha | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Moti Prasad Pahadi | Independent |
| 1999 | Nar Bahadur Budhathoki | CPN (UML) |
| 2008 | Ram Bahadur Bohara | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Ram Bahadur Bohara | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Dhan Bahadur Budha | CPN (UML) |
| May 2018 | Dhan Bahadur Budha | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Dhan Bahadur Budha | CPN (UML) |
| August 2021 | Dhan Bahadur Budha | CPN (Unified Socialist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Dhan Bahadur Buda | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 11,292 | 64.45 |
| | Ganesh Bahaudur Shahi | CPN (UML) | 5,505 | 31.42 |
| | Others | | 724 | 4.13 |
| Total | Total | Total | 17,521 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,787 | |
| | CPN (Unified Socialist) hold | CPN (Unified Socialist) hold | CPN (Unified Socialist) hold | CPN (Unified Socialist) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 2022 provincial election
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Dhan Bahadur Budha | CPN (UML) | 11,761 | 77.13 |
| | Aanga Kumar Budha | Nepali Congress | 3,167 | 20.77 |
| | Harka Bahadur Thakulla | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 299 | 1.96 |
| | Arjun Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Janamukti Party | 22 | 0.14 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,249 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 15,249 | 96.45 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 561 | 3.55 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,810 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 18,989 | 83.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,594 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Dhan Bahadur Buda | CPN (UML) | 6,987 | 51.09 |
| | Satya Pahadi | UCPN (Maoist) | 2,774 | 20.28 |
| | Angad Kumar Budha | Independent | 1,501 | 10.98 |
| | Suresh Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress | 974 | 7.12 |
| | Others | | 1,440 | 10.53 |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,676 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,676 | 96.94 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 431 | 3.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,107 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 14,860 | 94.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,213 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ram Bahadur Bohara | CPN (Maoist) | 9,723 | 58.06 |
| | Karna Bahadur Budha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,427 | 20.46 |
| | Om Bahadur Budha | CPN (UML) | 1,978 | 11.81 |
| | Dil Bahadur Bista | Nepali Congress | 1,440 | 8.60 |
| | Others | | 178 | 1.06 |
| Total | Total | Total | 16,746 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,746 | 95.57 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 776 | 4.43 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,522 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 21,932 | 79.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,296 | |
| | CPN (Maoist) gain | CPN (Maoist) gain | CPN (Maoist) gain | CPN (Maoist) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

### Election in the 1990s
#### 1999 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Nar Bahadur Budhathoki | CPN (UML) | 8,371 | 57.82 |
| | Karna Bahadur Budha | Independent | 4,567 | 31.54 |
| | Laxmi Narayan Neupane | Nepali Congress | 915 | 6.32 |
| | Others | | 625 | 4.32 |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,478 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,478 | 97.78 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 329 | 2.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,807 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 18,659 | 79.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,804 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1994 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Moti Prasad Pahadi | Independent | 6,424 | 46.07 |
| | Karna Bahadur Budha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 6,123 | 43.91 |
| | Others | | 1,397 | 10.02 |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,944 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | |
| | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1991 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Kyabu Budha | Nepali Congress | 7,462 | 62.10 |
| | - | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | 4,555 | 37.90 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,017 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,907 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||