title: Solukhumbu 1 (constituency)
text: # Solukhumbu 1 (constituency)
  
  Solukhumbu 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Solukhumbu District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
  
  ## Incorporated areas
  
  Solukhumbu 1 incorporates the entirety of Solukhumbu District.
  
  ## Assembly segments
  
  It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
  
  * Solukhumbu 1(A)
  * Solukhumbu 1(B)
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  ### Parliament/Constituent Assembly
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1991 | Bal Bahadur K.C. | Nepali Congress |
  | 2008 | Gopal Kirati | CPN (Maoist) |
  | January 2009 | Gopal Kirati | UCPN (Maoist) |
  | 2013 | Bal Bahadur K.C. | Nepali Congress |
  | 2017 | Hem Kumar Rai | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
  | May 2018 | Hem Kumar Rai | Nepal Communist Party |
  | 2022 | Manbir Rai | CPN (UML) |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Election in the 2020s
  
  **2022 general election**
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Manbir Rai | CPN (UML) | 19,324 | 51.11 |
  | | Bal Bahadur K.C. | Nepali Congress | 16,545 | 43.76 |
  | | Others | | 1,941 | 5.13 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 37,810 | 100.00 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,779 | |
  | | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
  | Source: |||||
  
  ### Election in the 2010s
  
  **2017 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Hem Kumar Rai | 20,747 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Bal Bahadur K.C. | 17,294 |
  | | Others | Others | 1,504 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,886 |
  | Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **2013 Constituent Assembly election**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Bal Bahadur K.C. | 12,464 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ang Nima Lama Sherpa | 10,104 |
  | | UCPN (Maoist) | Gimbu Sherpa | 6,269 |
  | | Independent | Sonam Chiring Sherpa | 3,560 |
  | | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Prasad Bastola | 1,165 |
  | | Others | Others | 1,572 |
  | Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
  | Source: NepalNews ||||
  
  ### Election in the 2000s
  
  **2008 Constituent Assembly election**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPN (Maoist) | Gopal Kirati | 19,095 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Bal Bahadur K.C. | 9,434 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari | 6,798 |
  | | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Prasad Bastola | 2,695 |
  | | Others | | 2,379 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,899 |
  | Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  ### Election in the 1990s
  
  **1999 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Bal Bahadur K.C. | 21,613 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Juddha Bahadur Gurung | 14,794 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Devendra Bikram Mahat | 6,954 |
  | | Others | Others | 1,482 |
  | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 854 |
  | Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **1994 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Bal Bahadur K.C. | 11,507 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Sonam Chiring | 11,340 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ang Igel Sherap | 7,661 |
  | | Independent | Gokarna Rai | 4,363 |
  | | Others | Others | 752 |
  | Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **1991 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Bal Bahadur K.C. | 18,871 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Aang Igale Sherpa | 10,672 |
  | Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
  | Source: ||||
  