# Kalikot 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Kalikot 1 incorporates the entirety of Kalikot District.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment
* Kalikot 1(A)
* Kalikot 1(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Tilak Prasad Neupane | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Yagya Raj Neupane | CPN (UML) |
| March 1998 | Yagya Raj Neupane | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Prem Bahadur Singh | CPN (UML) |
| 2008 | Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi | UCPN (Maoist) |
| May 2016 | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2017 | Durga Bahadur Rawat | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Durga Bahadur Rawat | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Durga Bahadur Rawat | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi | CPN (Maoist Centre) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 23,727 | 53.60 |
| | Shree Nagendra Shahi | CPN (UML) | 16,718 | 37.77 |
| | Dhan Bahadur Budha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,593 | 3.60 |
| | Khadga Raj Shahi | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 1,102 | 2.49 |
| | Others | | 1,126 | 2.54 |
| Total | Total | Total | 44,266 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,009 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold |
| Source: |||||

#### 2022 provincial election
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Durga Bahadur Rawat | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 21,112 | 53.22 |
| | Bhupendra Jang Shahi | Nepali Congress | 16,407 | 41.36 |
| | Others | | 2,151 | 5.42 |
| Total | Total | Total | 39,670 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 39,670 | 93.10 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,939 | 6.90 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,609 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 64,961 | 65.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,705 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi | UCPN (Maoist) | 12,088 | 30.50 |
| | Kurma Raj Shahi | CPN (UML) | 11,224 | 28.32 |
| | Bhupendra Jang Shahi | Nepali Congress | 8,797 | 22.19 |
| | Dhan Bahadur Budha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,384 | 8.54 |
| | Navaraj Koirala | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 1,912 | 4.82 |
| | Others | | 2,234 | 5.64 |
| Total | Total | Total | 39,639 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 39,639 | 95.25 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,978 | 4.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,617 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 53,534 | 77.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,291 | |
| | UCPN (Maoist) hold | UCPN (Maoist) hold | UCPN (Maoist) hold | UCPN (Maoist) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma | CPN (Maoist) | 27,629 | 50.95 |
| | Hikmat Bahadur Bista | Nepali Congress | 11,241 | 20.73 |
| | Tula Raj Bista | CPN (UML) | 9,238 | 17.04 |
| | Nanda Bahadur Shahi | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 2,394 | 4.41 |
| | Man Bahadur Bam | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,177 | 2.17 |
| | Deep Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Janashakti Party | 1,090 | 2.01 |
| | Others | | 1,459 | 2.69 |
| Total | Total | Total | 54,228 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 54,228 | 95.74 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,413 | 4.26 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,641 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 80,252 | 70.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,388 | |
| | CPN (Maoist) gain | CPN (Maoist) gain | CPN (Maoist) gain | CPN (Maoist) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

### Election in the 1990s
#### 1999 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Prem Bahadur Singh | CPN (UML) | 10,813 | 28.72 |
| | Netra Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress | 9,394 | 24.95 |
| | Yagya Raj Neupane | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 4,821 | 12.81 |
| | Satya Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,576 | 12.15 |
| | Man Bahadur Bam | Independent | 4,160 | 11.05 |
| | Nanda Bahadur Shahi | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 3,358 | 8.92 |
| | Jaya Krishna Sanjyal | Rastriya Janamorcha | 526 | 1.40 |
| Total | Total | Total | 37,648 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,648 | 98.20 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 692 | 1.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,340 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 67,498 | 56.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,419 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1994 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Yagya Raj Neupane | CPN (UML) | 6,591 | 51.89 |
| | Dharma Dutta Upadhyaya | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 6,112 | 48.11 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,703 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 479 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1991 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Tilak Prasad Neupane | Nepali Congress | 7,717 | 51.44 |
| | - | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 7,286 | 48.56 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,003 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||