# Panchthar 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Panchthar 1 incorporates the entirety of Panchthar District.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
* Panchthar 1(A)
* Panchthar 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Basanta Kumar Nemwang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Dipak Prakash Baskota | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Basanta Kumar Nemwang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Purna Kumar Sharma | Nepali Congress |
| 2013 | Ganesh Kumar Kambang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Basanta Kumar Nemwang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Basanta Kumar Nemwang | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Basanta Kumar Nemwang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Basanta Kumar Nemwang | CPN (UML) | 32,135 | 45.39 |
| | Bishma Raj Aangdembe | Nepali Congress | 32,089 | 45.33 |
| | Kamal Bahadur Chemjong | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,578 | 2.23 |
| | Prem Raj Lawati | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 1,274 | 1.80 |
| | Jas Bahadur Yonghang | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | 1,011 | 1.43 |
| | Others | | 2,704 | 3.82 |
| Total | Total | Total | 70,791 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||

#### 2022 provincial election
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 legislative elections

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Basanta Kumar Nemwang | CPN (UML) | 38,641 | 53.53 |
| | Bishma Raj Aangdembe | Nepali Congress | 28,025 | 38.83 |
| | Prem Raj Lawati | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 1,994 | 2.76 |
| | Sagar Kerung | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | 1,593 | 2.21 |
| | Others | | 1,929 | 2.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | 72,182 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 72,182 | 92.64 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 5,731 | 7.36 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,913 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 125,219 | 62.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,616 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ganesh Kumar Kambang | 13,082 |
| | Nepali Congress | Narendra Kumar Kerung | 11,518 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Aindra Kumar Kerung | 3,092 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Sajung Shundar Lawati | 1,589 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Rajendra Kumar Jawegu | 1,445 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prem Raj Thamsuhang | 1,103 |
| | Federal Limbuwan State Council | Surendra Prakash Jawegu | 1,044 |
| | Others | Others | 1,539 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Purna Kumar Sharma | 12,920 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ganesh Kumar Kambang | 12,913 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Shri Prasad Jawegu | 10,708 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Mitra Lingden | 2,911 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Man Bahadur Jawegu | 1,670 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Yahang Bir Kerung | 1,113 |
| | Others | | 561 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,465 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Basanta Kumar Nemwang | 17,680 |
| | Nepali Congress | Dipak Prakash Baskota | 15,191 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Bam Bahadur Yongya | 7,882 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Man Bahdur Jabegu | 1,933 |
| | Others | Others | 1,836 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 762 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Dipak Prakash Baskota | 13,949 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Basanta Kumar Nemwang | 12,989 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Padma Sundar Lawati | 11,487 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Lakshmi Prakash Tumwapo | 920 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Basanta Kumar Nemwang | 13,457 |
| | Nepali Congress | Dipak Prakash Baskota | 3,180 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||