# Bajhang 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Bajhang 1 incorporates the entirety of Bajhang District.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment
* Bajhang 1(A)
* Bajhang 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | CPN (UML) |
| 1999 | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | CPN (UML) |
| 2013 | Man Prasad Khatri | CPN (UML) |
| 2017 | Bhairab Bahadur Singh | CPN (UML) |
| May 2018 | Bhairab Bahadur Singh | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Bhairab Bahadur Singh | CPN (UML) |
| 2022 | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | CPN (Unified Socialist) |

### Provincial Assembly

1(A)
Election
Member
Party
2017
Arjun Bahadur Thapa
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018
Nepal Communist Party
March 2021
CPN (UML)
2022
Prithvi Bahadur Singh
Nepali Congress
2024 by-election
Daman Bahadur Bhandari
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1(B)
Election
Member
Party
2017
Devaki Malla (Thapa)
CPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018
Nepal Communist Party
March 2021
CPN (Maoist Centre)
2022
Bhim Bahadur Bhandari :

## Election results
### Election in the 2020s
#### 2024 by-election For Bajhang 1 (A)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Daman Bahadur Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 11,613 | 39.09 |
| | Abhisek Bahadur Singha | Nepali Congress | 11,346 | 38.20 |
| | Janak Bahadur Buda | CPN (Maoist Center) | 3,831 | 12.90 |
| | Others | | 2,915 | 9.81 |
| Total | Total | Total | 29,705 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | |
| Source: |||||
Total Voters: 61748; Votes Cast:30337; Valid Votes: 29705; Invalid Votes: 632

#### 2022 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 28,413 | 48.48 |
| | Ain Bahadur Magar | CPN (UML) | 27,412 | 46.77 |
| | Biswo Prakash Jethara | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,208 | 2.06 |
| | Others | | 1,580 | 2.70 |
| Total | Total | Total | 58,613 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,001 | |
| | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhairav Bahadur Singh | 34,602 |
| | Nepali Congress | Prithvi Bahadur Singh | 26,910 |
| | Others | Others | 1,820 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Man Prasad Khatri | 11,530 |
| | Nepali Congress | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | 10,708 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Dev Raj Regmi | 7,353 |
| | Others | Others | 1,930 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | 13,955 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Dev Raj Regmi | 12,148 |
| | Nepali Congress | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | 10,092 |
| | Others | | 2,248 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,124 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | 14,209 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Arjun Bahadur Thapa | 13,827 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Keshav Raj Joshi | 1,988 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Gagan Jang Bahadur Singh | 1,885 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Kummendra Rokaya | 183 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 601 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | 12,603 |
| | Nepali Congress | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | 6,640 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Gagan Jang Bahadur Singh | 2,906 |
| | Independent | Satya Ram Bhandari | 2,607 |
| | Independent | Prem Bahadur Khati | 729 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | 9,646 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 8,882 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||