title: Makwanpur 1 (constituency)
text: # Makwanpur 1 (constituency)
  
  Makwanpur 1 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Makwanpur District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
  
  ## Incorporated areas
  
  Makwanpur 1 parliamentary constituency incorporates Bagmati Rural Municipality, Bakaiya Rural Municipality, wards 1–4 Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality and, wards 2, 4–10 and 12–18 of Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City.
  
  ## Assembly segments
  
  It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment
  
  * Makwanpur 1(A)
  * Makwanpur 1(B)
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  ### Parliament/Constituent Assembly
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1991 | Krishna Prasad Dahal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
  | 1994 | Kamal Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
  | 1999 | Krishna Prasad Dahal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
  | 2008 | Dil Bahadur Ghising | CPN (Maoist) |
  | January 2009 | Dil Bahadur Ghising | UCPN (Maoist) |
  | 2013 | Indra Bahadur Baniya | Nepali Congress |
  | 2017 | Krishna Prasad Dahal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
  | May 2018 | Krishna Prasad Dahal | Nepal Communist Party |
  | March 2021 | Krishna Prasad Dahal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
  | 2022 | Deepak Bahadur Singh | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Election in the 2020s
  
  **2022 general election**
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Deepak Bahadur Singh | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27,851 | 31.95 |
  | | Mahalaxmi Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress | 25,464 | 29.21 |
  | | Kamal Thapa | CPN (UML) | 25,460 | 29.21 |
  | | Taka Raj Thapa | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 5,703 | 6.54 |
  | | Others | | 2,696 | 3.09 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 87,174 | 100.00 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,387 | |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain |
  | Source: |||||
  
  ### Election in the 2010s
  
  **2017 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Prasad Dahal | 40,631 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kamal Thapa | 34,658 |
  | | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Kumar Bahadur Sanjel | 1,419 |
  | | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Saroj Koirala | 1,356 |
  | | Others | Others | 1,662 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,343 |
  | Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **2013 Constituent Assembly election**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Indra Bahadur Baniya | 11,888 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ana Raj Jarga Magar | 9,522 |
  | | UCPN (Maoist) | Surkesh Ghalan | 5,789 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Pralita Thapa | 5,375 |
  | | Others | Others | 1,257 |
  | Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
  | Source: NepalNews ||||
  
  ### Election in the 2000s
  
  **2008 Constituent Assembly election**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPN (Maoist) | Dil Bahadur Ghising | 21,027 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Badi Prasad Lamsal | 9,561 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Indra Bahadur Baniya | 8,561 |
  | | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Chandra Dulal | 2,617 |
  | | Others | Others | 2,016 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,424 |
  | Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  ### Election in the 1990s
  
  **1999 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Prasad Dahal | 20,442 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kamal Thapa | 15,985 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Omu Tempa Lama | 8,773 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Tanka Bahadur Gyalan | 1,326 |
  | | Others | Others | 738 |
  | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,257 |
  | Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **1994 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kamal Thapa | 16,753 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Prasad Dahal | 15,082 |
  | | Independent | Omu Tempa Lama | 5,511 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Ganesh Lama | 1,426 |
  | | Others | Others | 654 |
  | Result | Result | RPP gain | RPP gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **1991 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Prasad Dahal | 14,184 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | Kamal Thapa | 9,825 |
  | Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
  | Source: ||||
  