# Sindhupalchok 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Sindhupalchok 1 parliamentary constituency incorporates Jugal Rural Municipality, Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality, Trupurasundari Rural Municipality, Lisangkhu Pakhar Rural Municipality, Sunkoshi Rural Municipality, Balephi Rural Municipality, Barhabise Municipality and, wards 2–4, 9 and 10 of Chautera Sangachokgadhi Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment
* Sindhupalchok 1(A)
* Sindhupalchok 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Amrit Kumar Bohora | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Raj Kumar Shrestha | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Raj Kumar Shrestha | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Agni Prasad Sapkota | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Agni Prasad Sapkota | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Agni Prasad Sapkota | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Madhav Sapkota | CPN (Maoist Centre) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Madhav Sapkota | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 30,408 | 46.05 |
| | Suresh Nepal | CPN (UML) | 27,066 | 40.99 |
| | Dinesh Shrestha | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,503 | 5.31 |
| | Narayan Pandey | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,651 | 2.50 |
| | Krishna Bahadur Thakuri | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,111 | 1.68 |
| | Others | | 2,289 | 3.47 |
| Total | Total | Total | 66,028 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,342 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Agni Prasad Sapkota | 40,504 |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | 29,795 |
| | Janasamjbadi Party Nepal | Hasta Bahadur Bishwakarma | 1,702 |
| | Others | Others | 1,244 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,448 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | 15,021 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Arun Prasad Nepal | 14,989 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Saral Sahayatri Paudel | 10,330 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dharma Raj Bhandari | 6,567 |
| | Others | Others | 1,428 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Raj Kumar Shrestha | 21,320 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Arun Prasad Nepal | 13,124 |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | 7,671 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Pashupati SJB Rana | 5,966 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Lakpa Shrepa | 2,814 |
| | Others | Others | 2,009 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,089 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | 19,168 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Amrit Kumar Bohora | 15,956 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Pashupati SJB Rana | 10,098 |
| | Others | Others | 2,359 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,277 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Amrit Kumar Bohora | 13,369 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Pashupati SJB Rana | 13,179 |
| | Nepali Congress | Rohini Raj Sigdel | 7,189 |
| | Others | Others | 1,928 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Amrit Kumar Bohora | 13,583 |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | 11,972 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||