title: Kapilvastu 1 (constituency)
text: # Kapilvastu 1 (constituency)
  
  Kapilvastu 1 one of three parliamentary constituencies of Kapilvastu District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
  
  ## Incorporated areas
  
  Kapilvastu 1 incorporates Suddhodhan Rural Municipality, Mayadevi Rural Municipality, Banganga Municipality and wards 8–11 of Kapilvastu Municipality.
  
  ## Assembly segments
  
  It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
  
  * Kapilvastu 1(A)
  * Kapilvastu 1(B)
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  ### Parliament/Constituent Assembly
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1991 | Kamlesh Kumar Sharma | Nepali Congress |
  | 1999 | Dan Bahadur Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
  | 2008 | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress |
  | 2013 | Bal Ram Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
  | 2017 | Chakrapani Khanal | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
  | May 2018 | Chakrapani Khanal | Nepal Communist Party |
  | March 2021 | Chakrapani Khanal | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
  | 2022 | Balram Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Election in the 2020s
  
  **2022 general election**
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Balram Adhikari | CPN (UML) | 34,675 | 40.06 |
  | | Chakrapani Khanal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 18,983 | 21.93 |
  | | Narendra Prasad Chaudhary | Janamat Party | 8,396 | 9.70 |
  | | Ram Milan Tharu | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 6,075 | 7.02 |
  | | Dhruba Bahadur Rayamajhi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,341 | 5.02 |
  | | Sanju Singh Bista | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,376 | 3.90 |
  | | Devendra Kumar Sharma | Hamro Nepali Party | 2,508 | 2.90 |
  | | Tapesari Kahara | Bahujan Shakti Party | 2,248 | 2.60 |
  | | Lalit Gurung | Independent | 2,217 | 2.56 |
  | | Yuvaraj Sharma Acharya | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,093 | 1.26 |
  | | Others | | 2,637 | 3.05 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 86,549 | 100.00 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,692 | |
  | | 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) | Chakrapani Khanal | 29,799 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 28,853 |
  | | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Abdul Rashid Khan | 11,812 |
  | | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | 4,689 |
  | | Janasamjbadi Party Nepal | Chet Narayan Upadhayay Panthi | 2,346 |
  | | Others | Others | 3,488 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,474 |
  | Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **2013 Constituent Assembly election**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bal Ram Adhikari | 16,547 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 13,526 |
  | | UCPN (Maoist) | Chakrapani Khanal | 5,850 |
  | | Tharuhat Terai Party Nepal | Jwahar Lal Chaudhary | 4,719 |
  | | Others | Others | 2,944 |
  | Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
  | Source: NepalNews ||||
  
  ### Election in the 2000s
  
  **2008 Constituent Assembly election**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 12,997 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bal Ram Adhikari | 12,802 |
  | | CPN (Maoist) | Chandra Bahadur Chand | 11,730 |
  | | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Jit Bahadur Chaudhary | 3,912 |
  | | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Raj Aryal | 1,200 |
  | | Rastriya Janamorcha | Girdhari Lal Neupane | 1,002 |
  | | Others | | 3,301 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,129 |
  | Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  ### Election in the 1990s
  
  **1999 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dan Bahadur Chaudhary | 14,494 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Kamalesh Kumar Sharma | 13,534 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dr. Guru Prasad Rajauriya | 9,227 |
  | | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Megh Raj Gyawali | 3,588 |
  | | Others | Others | 2,676 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,175 |
  | Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **1994 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Kamlesh Kumar Sharma | 11,558 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tika Ram Aryal | 7,370 |
  | | Independent | | 6,585 |
  | | Nepal Sadbhavana Party | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | 6,490 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Savaro Prasad Chaudhary | 3,076 |
  | | Others | Others | 873 |
  | Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **1991 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Kamlesh Kumar Sharma | 13,329 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 5,591 |
  | Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
  | Source: ||||
  