# Dailekh 1 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Dailekh 1 incorporates Gurans Rural Municipality, Dungeshwor Rural Municipality, Bhagwatimai Rural Municipality, Narayan Municipality, Naumule Rural Municipality and Mahabu Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Ganesh Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Nar Bahadur Hamal | CPN (UML) |
| 2008 | Ganesh Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress |
| 2013 | Amar Bahadur Thapa | CPN (UML) |
| 2017 | Rabindra Raj Sharma | CPN (UML) |
| May 2018 | Rabindra Raj Sharma | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Rabindra Raj Sharma | CPN (UML) |
| 2022 | Amar Bahadur Thapa | Unified Socialist |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Amar Bahadur Thapa | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 18,297 | 43.75 |
| | Rabindra Raj Sharma | CPN (UML) | 17,445 | 41.71 |
| | Kunti Kumari Shahi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,612 | 11.03 |
| | Others | | 1,467 | 3.51 |
| Total | Total | Total | 41,821 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 852 | |
| | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain | CPN (Unified Socialist) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Rabindra Raj Sharma | CPN (UML) | 23,773 | 55.51 |
| | Deepak Kumar Shahi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 17,252 | 40.28 |
| | Others | | 1,805 | 4.21 |
| Total | Total | Total | 42,830 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,830 | 94.14 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,666 | 5.86 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,496 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 70,190 | 64.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,521 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Amar Bahadur Thapa | CPN (UML) | 15,670 | 37.61 |
| | Ganesh Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 11,894 | 28.55 |
| | Tej Bahadur Chand | UCPN (Maoist) | 7,045 | 16.91 |
| | Bhakta Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 2,033 | 4.88 |
| | Nar Singh Malla | Independent | 1,977 | 4.75 |
| | Others | | 3,043 | 7.30 |
| Total | Total | Total | 41,662 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,662 | 94.30 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,518 | 5.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,180 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 57,626 | 76.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,776 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ganesh Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 16,280 | 34.30 |
| | Amar Bahadur Thapa | CPN (UML) | 14,151 | 29.81 |
| | Karna Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Maoist) | 12,536 | 26.41 |
| | Narma Kumari Guru | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 1,667 | 3.51 |
| | Others | | 2,829 | 5.96 |
| Total | Total | Total | 47,463 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 47,463 | 95.60 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,183 | 4.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,646 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 82,163 | 60.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,129 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Nar Bahadur Hamal | CPN (UML) | 17,047 | 40.47 |
| | Ganesh Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 15,765 | 37.42 |
| | Bhakta Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 5,091 | 12.09 |
| | Ratna Bahadur Shrestha | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 1,217 | 2.89 |
| | Tek Bahadur Thapa | Rastriya Janamukti Party | 1,074 | 2.55 |
| | Others | | 1,932 | 4.59 |
| Total | Total | Total | 42,126 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,126 | 98.58 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 607 | 1.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,733 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 65,538 | 65.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,282 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1994 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ganesh Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 10,695 | 32.30 |
| | Rang Nath Joshi | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 8,508 | 25.69 |
| | Dan Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 6,960 | 21.02 |
| | Rabindra Raj Sharma | CPN (UML) | 4,530 | 13.68 |
| | Others | | 2,421 | 7.31 |
| Total | Total | Total | 33,114 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,187 | |
| | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1991 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ganesh Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 13,467 | 54.45 |
| | Mani Ram Regmi | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 11,264 | 45.55 |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,731 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,203 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||