# Doti 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Doti 1 incorporates the entirety of Doti District.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Bhakta Bahadur Balayar | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Harka Bahadur Singh | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2013 | Bir Bahadur Balayar | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Prem Ale | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Prem Ale | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Prem Ale | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| August 2021 | Prem Ale | CPN (Unified Socialist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Prem Bahadur Ale | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 27,210 | 46.45 |
| | Gauri Kumari Oli | CPN (UML) | 23,004 | 39.27 |
| | Narendra Bahadur Khadka | Independent | 6,689 | 11.42 |
| | Others | | 1,680 | 2.87 |
| Total | Total | Total | 58,583 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,206 | |
| | CPN (Unified Socialist) hold | CPN (Unified Socialist) hold | CPN (Unified Socialist) hold | CPN (Unified Socialist) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prem Ale | 32,510 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bir Bahadur Balayar | 30,878 |
| | Others | Others | 1,698 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,910 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bir Bahadur Balayar | 16,957 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Narad Malasi | 8,247 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Mohand Bahadur Bam | 4,796 |
| | Independent | Kailash Singh Saud | 1,902 |
| | Others | Others | 1,595 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Harka Bahadur Singh | 14,506 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bir Bahadur Balayar | 13,090 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Trilochan Bhatta | 8,503 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bahadur Singh Khadka | 1,104 |
| | Others | | 1,007 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,061 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhakta Bahadur Balayar | 14,198 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Harka Bahadur Singh | 12,290 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Kirti Chand Thakur | 1,982 |
| | Others | Others | 1,701 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 543 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhakta Bahadur Balayar | 8,201 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Purna Raj Joshi | 6,132 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Narayan Dutta Bhatta | 4,787 |
| | Independent | Ram Chandra Bhatta | 1,333 |
| | Others | Others | 1,422 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhakta Bahadur Balayar | 19,805 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | | 4,431 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||