# Jumla 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Jumla 1 incorporates the entirety of Jumla District.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Dilli Bahadur Mahat | Nepal Workers Peasants Party |
| 1994 | Bhakta Bahadur Rokaya | Nepal Workers Peasants Party |
| 1995 | Bhakta Bahadur Rokaya | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Devi Lal Thapa | CPN (UML) |
| 2008 | Naresh Bhandari | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Naresh Bhandari | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Lalit Jang Shahi | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Gajendra Bahadur Mahat | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Gajendra Bahadur Mahat | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Gajendra Bahadur Mahat | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Gyan Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Gyan Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 22,819 | 53.31 |
| | Goma Gautam | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 11,959 | 27.94 |
| | Ratan Nath Yogi | CPN (UML) | 6,528 | 15.25 |
| | Others | | 1,500 | 3.50 |
| Total | Total | Total | 42,806 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,860 | |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Gajendra Bahadur Mahat | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 22,173 | 50.70 |
| | Devendra Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress | 14,149 | 32.35 |
| | Dilli Prasad Kafle | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 2,718 | 6.22 |
| | Others | | 4,691 | 10.73 |
| Total | Total | Total | 43,731 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,731 | 96.21 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,725 | 3.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,456 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 59,059 | 76.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,024 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) gain | CPN (Maoist Centre) gain | CPN (Maoist Centre) gain | CPN (Maoist Centre) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Lalit Jung Shahi | Nepali Congress | 11,866 | 31.42 |
| | Padam Bahadur Rokaya | CPN (UML) | 11,151 | 29.52 |
| | Gajendra Bahadur Mahat | UCPN (Maoist) | 10,133 | 26.83 |
| | Jay Bahadur Shahi | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 2,841 | 7.52 |
| | Others | | 1,780 | 4.71 |
| Total | Total | Total | 37,771 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,771 | 96.68 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,297 | 3.32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,068 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 47,445 | 82.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 715 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Naresh Bhandari | CPN (Maoist) | 21,127 | 49.63 |
| | Dilli Bahadur Mahat | CPN (UML) | 9,210 | 21.64 |
| | Dinbandhu Shrestha | Nepali Congress | 5,704 | 13.40 |
| | Dilli Prasad Kafle | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 3,936 | 9.25 |
| | Mansoor Sunar | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,719 | 4.04 |
| | Others | | 871 | 2.05 |
| Total | Total | Total | 42,567 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,567 | 96.88 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,372 | 3.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,939 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 61,868 | 71.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,917 | |
| | 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 | % |
| | Devi Lal Thapa | CPN (UML) | 11,324 | 29.71 |
| | Dinbandhu Shrestha | Nepali Congress | 8,318 | 21.82 |
| | Lalit Jung Shahi | Independent | 6,879 | 18.05 |
| | Dilli Prasad Kafle | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 5,233 | 13.73 |
| | Chandra Bahdur Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,021 | 10.55 |
| | Others | | 2,338 | 6.13 |
| Total | Total | Total | 38,113 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,113 | 98.15 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 718 | 1.85 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,831 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 52,220 | 74.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,006 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1994 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bhakta Bahadur Rokaya | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 6,593 | 27.72 |
| | Devi Lal Thapa | CPN (UML) | 5,551 | 23.34 |
| | Harish Chandra Mahara | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 5,132 | 21.57 |
| | Lal Hamal | Nepali Congress | 3,791 | 15.94 |
| | Adnan Singh Katayat | Independent | 1,814 | 7.63 |
| | Others | | 906 | 3.81 |
| Total | Total | Total | 23,787 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,042 | |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party hold | Nepal Workers Peasants Party hold | Nepal Workers Peasants Party hold | Nepal Workers Peasants Party hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1991 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Dilli Bahadur Mahat | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 13,270 | 59.21 |
| | - | Nepali Congress | 9,142 | 40.79 |
| Total | Total | Total | 22,412 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,128 | |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party gain | Nepal Workers Peasants Party gain | Nepal Workers Peasants Party gain | Nepal Workers Peasants Party gain |
| Source: |||||