# Jajarkot 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Jajarkot 1 incorporates the entirety of Jajarkot District.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Dwarika Prasad Pradhan | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Jhalak Nath Wagle | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Govinda Bikram Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| 2008 | Kali Bahadur Malla | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Kali Bahadur Malla | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Shakti Bahadur Basnet | UCPN (Maoist) |
| May 2016 | Shakti Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Shakti Bahadur Basnet | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Shakti Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist Centre) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Shakti Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 34,151 | 55.41 |
| | Niraj Prasad Acharya | CPN (UML) | 25,120 | 40.75 |
| | Nar Bahadur Karki | Independent | 1,191 | 1.93 |
| | Others | | 1,175 | 1.91 |
| Total | Total | Total | 61,637 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,031 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Shakti Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 32,281 | 56.81 |
| | Rajeev Bikram Shah | Nepali Congress | 23,289 | 40.98 |
| | Others | | 1,254 | 2.21 |
| Total | Total | Total | 56,824 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 56,824 | 93.51 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 3,941 | 6.49 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,765 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 83,937 | 72.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,992 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Shakti Bahadur Basnet | UCPN (Maoist) | 8,073 | 31.06 |
| | Dambar Bahadur Singh | CPN (UML) | 7,553 | 29.06 |
| | Deepak Jung Shah | Nepali Congress | 7,317 | 28.15 |
| | Govinda Bikram Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,840 | 7.08 |
| | Others | | 1,211 | 4.66 |
| Total | Total | Total | 25,994 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 25,994 | 95.62 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,191 | 4.38 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,185 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 32,965 | 82.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 | |
| | UCPN (Maoist) hold | UCPN (Maoist) hold | UCPN (Maoist) hold | UCPN (Maoist) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Kali Bahadur Malla | CPN (Maoist) | 19,009 | 54.35 |
| | Rita Rawal | CPN (UML) | 6,223 | 17.79 |
| | Chinta Kumari Wagle | Nepali Congress | 5,838 | 16.69 |
| | Govinda Bikram Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,908 | 8.31 |
| | Others | | 996 | 2.85 |
| Total | Total | Total | 34,974 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 34,974 | 96.21 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,378 | 3.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,352 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 52,410 | 69.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,786 | |
| | 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 | % |
| | Govinda Bikram Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 8,452 | 33.51 |
| | Krishna Bahadur Shahi | CPN (UML) | 7,676 | 30.44 |
| | Jhalak Nath Wagle | Nepali Congress | 4,011 | 15.90 |
| | Sanat Kumar Karki | Independent | 3,230 | 12.81 |
| | Khamba Prasad Tokaya | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,067 | 4.23 |
| | Others | | 783 | 3.10 |
| Total | Total | Total | 25,219 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 25,219 | 97.34 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 690 | 2.66 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,909 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 40,332 | 64.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 776 | |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1994 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Jhalak Nath Wagle | Nepali Congress | 7,636 | 35.59 |
| | Tej Bikram Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 6,849 | 31.92 |
| | Gopal Rokaya | CPN (UML) | 3,500 | 16.31 |
| | Balram Shah | Independent | 3,469 | 16.17 |
| Total | Total | Total | 21,454 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | |
| | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1991 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Dwarika Prasad Pradhan | Nepali Congress | 5,033 | 53.28 |
| | - | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | 4,413 | 46.72 |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,446 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||