# Kailali 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Kailali 1 incorporates Joshipur Rural Municipality, Tikapur Municipality, wards 6 and 8 of Bhajani Municipality and wards 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of Janaki Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

## Members of Parliament
### Parliament, Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Ganga Bahadur Kunwar | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Himanchal Raj Bhattarai | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Sushila Swar | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Rupa Chaudhary | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Rupa Chaudhary | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Janak Raj Chaudhary | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) |
| April 2017 | Janak Raj Chaudhary | Nepal Loktantrik Forum |
| 2017 | Resham Lal Chaudhary | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal |
| April 2020 | Resham Lal Chaudhary | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
| August 2021 | Resham Lal Chaudhary | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal |
| 2022 | Ranjeeta Shrestha | Nagrik Unmukti Party |

### Provincial Assembly
#### 1(A)
## Election results
### Election in the 2020s
#### 2022 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ranjeeta Shrestha | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 30,404 | 49.94 |
| | Ram Janam Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | 18,081 | 29.70 |
| | Tapendra Bahadur Rawal | CPN (UML) | 5,910 | 9.71 |
| | Lokendra Kunwar | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,648 | 5.99 |
| | Tanka Prasda Jaishi | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,869 | 3.07 |
| | Others | | 966 | 1.59 |
| Total | Total | Total | 60,878 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,323 | |
| | Nagrik Unmukti Party gain | Nagrik Unmukti Party gain | Nagrik Unmukti Party gain | Nagrik Unmukti Party gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Resham Lal Chaudhary | 34,341 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Madan Kumari Shah | 13,406 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ishwari Neupane | 11,203 |
| | Others | Others | 1,741 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,648 |
| Result | Result | RJPN gain | RJPN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Janak Raj Chaudhary | 11,294 |
| | Nepali Congress | Rana Bahadur Rawal | 9,140 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prem Bahadur Saud | 6,977 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ful Ram Dagaura Tharu | 4,650 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Resham Lal Chaudhary | 2,638 |
| | Others | Others | 3,357 |
| Result | Result | MJFN (D) gain | MJFN (D) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Rupa Chaudhary | 21,780 |
| | Nepali Congress | Fakeer Singh Kadayat | 8,515 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Madan Kumar Shah | 6,404 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Jagat Bahadur Bogati | 1,893 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Pradeep Kumar Chaudhary | 1,615 |
| | Independent | Resham Lal Chaudhary | 1,083 |
| | Others | Others | 3,309 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,971 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Sushila Swar | 15,700 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Himanchal Raj Bhattarai | 9,124 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Nain Bahadur Swar | 7,880 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Nawal Singh Rawal | 7,762 |
| | Independent | Balaram Singh Rathore | 1,167 |
| | Others | Others | 2,968 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 3,004 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Himanchal Raj Bhattarai | 8,493 |
| | Nepali Congress | Keshar Singh Khadayat | 7,441 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Nain Bahadur Swar | 6,700 |
| | Independent | Kaiya Chaudhary | 5,660 |
| | Others | Others | 383 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ganga Bahadur Kunwar | 20,955 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | | 7,430 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||