# Rolpa 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Rolpa 1 incorporates the entirety of Rolpa District.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Barman Budha | Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal |
| 1994 | Bala Ram Gharti Magar | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| 1999 | Lekh Nath Acharya | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Jayapuri Gharti | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Jayapuri Gharti | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Krishna Bahadur Mahara | UCPN (Maoist) |
| May 2016 | Krishna Bahadur Mahara | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2017 | Barsaman Pun | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Barsaman Pun | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Barsaman Pun | CPN (Maoist Centre) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Barsaman Pun | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 41,714 | 67.60 |
| | Purna Budha Magar | CPN (UML) | 16,485 | 26.71 |
| | Lila Rawal | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,556 | 4.14 |
| | Others | | 955 | 1.55 |
| Total | Total | Total | 61,710 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,229 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Barsaman Pun | 42,084 |
| | Nepali Congress | Amar Singh Pun | 20,337 |
| | Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist) | Ram Bahadur Wali Chhettri | 1,191 |
| | Others | Others | 1,684 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,373 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre hold | Maoist Centre hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Krishna Bahadur Mahara | 11,407 |
| | Nepali Congress | Lekh Nath Acharya | 8,409 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bala Ram Gharti Magar | 3,150 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hit Bahadur Roka Magar | 1,478 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Keshav Raj Khadka | 1,244 |
| | Others | Others | 1,087 |
| Result | Result | Maoist hold | Maoist hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Jayapuri Gharti | 26,505 |
| | Nepali Congress | Madhav Prasad Acharya | 4,946 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ammar Bahadur Thapa | 2,506 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prithvi Prasad Roka | 2,170 |
| | Others | | 2,314 |
| | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,916 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Lekh Nath Acharya | 6,695 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bhup Narayan Gharti Magar | 5,225 |
| | Independent | Reg Bahadur Subedi | 2,369 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Purna Bahadur Oli | 1,797 |
| | Others | Others | 1,249 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 922 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bala Ram Gharti Magar | 9,523 |
| | Nepali Congress | Amrit Bahadur Gharti | 8,328 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tika Ram Khadka | 1,739 |
| | Independent | Raj Kumar Kakshapati | |
| Result | Result | RPP gain | RPP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Barman Budha | 9,656 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | | 7,771 |
| Result | Result | SMJN gain | SMJN gain |
| Source: ||||