# Baglung 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Baglung 1 incorporates Kanthekhola Rural Municipality, Bareng Rural Municipality, Jaimuni Municipality and Baglung Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment
* Baglung 1(A)
* Baglung 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Govinda Prasad Sharma Kandel | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Govinda Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Tanka Prasad Sharma Kandel | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Ramji Prasad Sharma Kandel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2013 | Hari Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress |
| 2015 by-election | Champa Devi Khadka | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Surya Prasad Pathak | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Surya Prasad Pathak | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Surya Prasad Pathak | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Chitra Bahadur K.C. | Rastriya Janamorcha |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Chitra Bahadur K.C. | Rastriya Janamorcha | 21,464 | 42.32 |
| | Surya Prasad Pathak | CPN (UML) | 18,845 | 37.15 |
| | Khimananda Kandel | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 9,191 | 18.12 |
| | Others | | 1,223 | 2.41 |
| Total | Total | Total | 50,723 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,619 | |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha gain | Rastriya Janamorcha gain | Rastriya Janamorcha gain | Rastriya Janamorcha gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Surya Prasad Pathak | 33,657 |
| | Nepali Congress | Champa Devi Khadka | 20,616 |
| | Others | Others | 663 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,625 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2015 by-elections

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Champa Devi Khadka | Nepali Congress | 17,154 | 45.09 |
| | Man Kumari K.C. | CPN (UML) | 15,068 | 39.60 |
| | Krishna K.C. | UCPN (Maoist) | 2,505 | 6.58 |
| | Netra Bahadur Budhathoki | Rastriya Janamorcha | 1,949 | 5.12 |
| | Others | 1,372 | 3.61 |
| Total | Total | Total | 38,048 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,048 | 100.00 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,048 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 52,202 | 72.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,086 | |
| | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold |
| Source: |||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Hari Bahadur Khadka | 13,500 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hari Bahadur Khatri | 11,963 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Krishna Bahadur K.C. | 6,003 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Tirtha Singh Thapa Chhetri | 2,159 |
| | Others | Others | 1,598 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ramji Prasad Sharma Kandel | 15,786 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Chandra Bahadur Budha | 14,386 |
| | Nepali Congress | Hari Prasad Shrestha | 12,017 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Amar Bahadur Thapa | 2,992 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Tilak Bahadur RIjal | 1,468 |
| | Others | | 1,120 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,865 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Tanka Prasad Sharma Kandel | 15,467 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ramji Prasad Sharma Kandel | 15,425 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Bahadur Bhandari | 5,544 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Jabbar Bahadur Lamichhane | 1,469 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Tika Ram Sapkota | 1,379 |
| | Others | Others | 1,729 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 776 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Govinda Adhikari | 14,937 |
| | Nepali Congress | Govinda Prasad Sharma Kandel | 10,292 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chandi Prasad Kandel | 3,452 |
| | Others | Others | 3,726 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Govinda Prasad Sharma Kandel | 13,348 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 7,346 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||