# Salyan 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Salyan 1 incorporates the entirety of Salyan District.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Rajendra Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Prakash Jwala | CPN (UML) |
| 2008 | Tek Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Tek Bahadur Basnet | UCPN (Maoist) |
| May 2016 | Tek Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Tek Bahadur Basnet | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Tek Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Prakash Jwala | CPN (Unified Socialist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Prakash Jwala | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 35,707 | 46.78 |
| | Rajendra Bahadur Shah | Independent | 19,792 | 25.93 |
| | Rajendra Bir Raya | CPN (UML) | 13,039 | 17.08 |
| | Pawan Raj Devkota | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,695 | 4.84 |
| | Netralal Shrestha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,293 | 3.00 |
| | Bhim Bahadur Oli | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,597 | 2.09 |
| | Others | | 205 | 0.27 |
| Total | Total | Total | 76,328 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,915 | |
| | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Tek Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 32,281 | 51.55 |
| | Rajendra Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | 23,289 | 37.19 |
| | Umakant Sharma | Independent | 2,921 | 4.66 |
| | Bam Bahadur Giri | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 2,292 | 3.66 |
| | Others | | 1,838 | 2.94 |
| Total | Total | Total | 62,621 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 62,621 | 91.31 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 5,956 | 8.69 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,577 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 134,213 | 51.10 |
| 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 | % |
| | Tek Bahadur Basnet | UCPN (Maoist) | 15,089 | 37.03 |
| | Gulab Jang Shah | CPN (UML) | 11,852 | 29.09 |
| | Dhruba Raj Puri | Nepali Congress | 11,448 | 28.09 |
| | Bhim Bahadur Wali | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,056 | 2.59 |
| | Others | | 1,303 | 3.20 |
| Total | Total | Total | 40,748 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 40,748 | 96.45 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,499 | 3.55 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,247 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 51,349 | 82.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,237 | |
| | 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 | % |
| | Tek Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist) | 27,421 | 55.25 |
| | Prakash Jwala | CPN (UML) | 9,487 | 19.12 |
| | Dhruba Raj Puri | Nepali Congress | 7,878 | 15.87 |
| | Yagyashwari Shah | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,908 | 5.86 |
| | Others | | 1,935 | 3.90 |
| Total | Total | Total | 49,629 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 49,629 | 96.76 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,661 | 3.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,290 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 78,107 | 65.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,934 | |
| | 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 | % |
| | Prakash Jwala | CPN (UML) | 8,208 | 37.37 |
| | Rajendra Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | 7,089 | 32.27 |
| | Gulab Jang Shah | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 4,666 | 21.24 |
| | Others | | 2,002 | 9.11 |
| Total | Total | Total | 21,965 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 21,965 | 96.92 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 699 | 3.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,664 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 57,314 | 39.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,119 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1994 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Rajendra Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | 11,714 | 40.67 |
| | Prakash Bohora | CPN (UML) | 7,930 | 27.53 |
| | Bharat Puri | Independent | 6,919 | 24.02 |
| | Keshar Singh Gharti | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,243 | 7.79 |
| Total | Total | Total | 28,806 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,784 | |
| | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1991 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Rajendra Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | 17,097 | 73.09 |
| | - | CPN (UML) | 6,295 | 26.91 |
| Total | Total | Total | 23,392 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,802 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||