# Bardiya 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Bardiya 1 incorporates Bansgadhi Municipality, Bedhaiyatal Rural Municipality, Gulariya Municipality and wards 4–11of Barbardiya Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
* Bardiya 1(A)
* Bardiya 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Bam Dev Gautam | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| March 1998 | Bam Dev Gautam | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Kashi Paudel | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Sarala Regmi | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Sarala Regmi | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Bam Dev Gautam | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2014 by-election | Shyam Prasad Dhakal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Sanjay Kumar Gautam | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Sanjay Kumar Gautam | Nepali Congress | 30,611 | 31.24 |
| | Laxman Raj Gyawali | CPN (UML) | 26,155 | 26.69 |
| | Thakur Singh Tharu | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 23,993 | 24.49 |
| | Prabesh Bhusal | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 11,004 | 11.23 |
| | Sohrab Pathan | Janamat Party | 2,355 | 2.40 |
| | Surya Bahadur Singh | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,266 | 2.31 |
| | Resham Bahadur Khatri | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 1,000 | 1.02 |
| | Others | | 597 | 0.61 |
| Total | Total | Total | 97,981 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,456 | |
| | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Sanjay Kumar Gautam | 44,829 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bam Dev Gautam | 44,076 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Nar Bahadur Bohora | 2,372 |
| | Others | Others | 2,228 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,948 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2014 by-elections

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Shyam Prasad Dhakal | CPN (UML) | 16,696 | 40.02 |
| | Sode Bista | Nepali Congress | 11,355 | 27.22 |
| | Bhuwan Kumar Tharu | UCPN (Maoist) | 11,031 | 26.44 |
| | Govinda Prasad Tharu | MJFN (D) | 1,596 | 3.83 |
| | Bhim Bahadur Chand | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,041 | 2.50 |
| Total | Total | Total | 41,719 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,719 | 100.00 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,719 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 58,443 | 71.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,341 | |
| | 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) | Bam Dev Gautam | 18,347 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Bhuwan Kumar Tharu | 11,628 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhuwaneshwar Chaudhary | 8,598 |
| | Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Thakur Singh Tharu | 1,174 |
| | Others | Others | 3,595 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Sarala Regmi | 17,955 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bam Dev Gautam | 13,773 |
| | Nepali Congress | Malati Sodari | 6,831 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Govinda Prasad Tharu | 2,324 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Nar Bahadur Bohora | 1,815 |
| | Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Thakur Singh Tharu | 1,340 |
| | Others | | 1,154 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,163 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Kashi Paudel | 17,219 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bam Dev Gautam | 13,247 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Gobinda Prasad Koirala | 10,885 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Gaurav Chand | 1,646 |
| | Others | Others | 2,774 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,490 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bam Dev Gautam | 16,933 |
| | Nepali Congress | Phul Ram Tharu | 10,949 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Thakur Singh Tharu | 5,757 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bam Dev Gautam | 16,486 |
| | Nepali Congress | | 11,712 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||