# Morang 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Morang 1 incorporates Urlabari Municipality, Miklajung Rural Municipality, Kerabari Rural Municipality and Letang Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Girija Prasad Koirala | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 by-election | Amod Prasad Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress |
| 2013 | Rishikesh Pokharel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Ghanashyam Khatiwada | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Ghanashyam Khatiwada | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Ghanashyam Khatiwada | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Dig Bahadur Limbu | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Dig Bahadur Limbu | Nepali Congress | 27,297 | 38.62 |
| | Ghanashyam Khatiwada | CPN (UML) | 26,867 | 38.01 |
| | Kamal Bahadur Shrestha | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 8,063 | 11.41 |
| | Hom Nath Gautam | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,667 | 6.60 |
| | Suraj Limbu | Mongol National Organisation | 2,218 | 3.14 |
| | Others | | 1,564 | 2.21 |
| Total | Total | Total | 70,676 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanashyam Khatiwada | 37,524 |
| | Nepali Congress | Dig Bahadur Limbu | 31,436 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Ashok Chemjong | 1,152 |
| | Others | Others | 1,315 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,277 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rishikesh Pokharel | 14,000 |
| | Nepali Congress | Amod Prasad Upadhyaya | 10,940 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ganesh Prasad Upreti | 6,501 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Binod Kumar SIngh Gangai | 3,359 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Mohammad Mehtab Alam | 2,048 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Abdul Raheem Miya | 1,295 |
| | Others | Others | 2,832 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Amod Prasad Upadhyaya | 11,105 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ganga Devi Dangi | 8,799 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Tulu Ram Rajbanshi | 7,710 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Shanta Maya Rai | 6,945 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Abdul Raheem Miya | 6,165 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Tulsi Prasad Siwakoti | 1,422 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ratna Rai | 1,036 |
| | Others | | 2,515 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,475 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s
#### 1999 by-elections

| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Nepali Congress | Amod Prasad Upadhyaya |
| Result | Result | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||

#### 1999 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Girija Prasad Koirala | 22,165 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bharat Mohan Adhikari | 15,648 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Badri Prasad Mandal | 9,849 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Lain Bahadur Khadka | 1,594 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Dhruba Narayan Shrestha | 1,552 |
| | Others | Others | 338 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,184 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Girija Prasad Koirala | 21,013 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tulu Ram Rajbanshi | 12,987 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Bisheshwar Rajbanshi | 6,650 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bhim Devi Oli | 1,997 |
| | Others | Others | 1,492 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Girija Prasad Koirala | 16,403 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Laba Pradhan | 11,314 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||