Rautahat-1 Constituency Sees High-Profile Contest with Former PM Madhav Nepal and Anil Kumar Jha

Kathmandu. There are 39 candidates contesting in Rautahat Constituency Number 1 for the House of Representatives election. Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and former minister Anil Kumar Jha are candidates in this constituency. The interesting aspect is that both leaders are entering the field this time with different parties and election symbols than before.

Former Prime Minister Nepal is a candidate from the CPN (Unified Socialist), a party formed under his leadership after splitting from the CPN-UML, for the 079 election. He was elected from this constituency based on the alliance with the Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre).

On the other hand, Jha is a leader who has been active in Madhes-centric politics for a long time. He was a candidate in Dhanusha Constituency Number 3 in the 079 election. Representing Lokatantrik Samajwadi Party Nepal (LSPN), he finished second with 23,686 votes, while CPN-UML's Julie Kumari Mahato was elected from that constituency with 33,388 votes.

Jha, who was defeated in Dhanusha, is now a candidate from his home district, carrying the election symbol of the Nepali Congress.

In Rautahat-1, CPN-UML has nominated Ajay Kumar Gupta, Rastriya Swatantra Party has nominated Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary, JSP Nepal has nominated Yogendra Ray Yadav, Janmat Party has nominated Devendra Mishra, Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party has nominated Rajaram Mukhiya, and Ujyalo Nepal Party has nominated Umesh Kumar Shah. CPN-UML's candidate Gupta was limited to the second position in the 079 election. While Madhav Kumar Nepal of the then CPN (Unified Socialist) was elected with 33,522 votes, CPN-UML's Gupta received 26,922 votes. There are also a significant number of independent candidates in Rautahat Constituency Number 1.

The Election Commission stated that Rautahat-1 has a total of 108,726 voters. This constituency includes Ward No. 1 of Garuda Municipality, Wards No. 6, 7, and 8 of Gadhimai Municipality, Wards No. 1 through 9 of Gaur Municipality, five wards of Durga Bhagwati Rural Municipality, nine wards of Madhav Narayan Municipality, five wards of Yamunamai Rural Municipality, and nine wards of Rajdevi Municipality.

Voter Count in Each Ward:

• Garuda Municipality

Ward No. 1 - 3,522

• Gadhimai Municipality

Ward No. 6 - 3,112

Ward No. 7 - 2,885

Ward No. 8 - 2,825

• Gaur Municipality

Ward No. 1 - 2,652

Ward No. 2 - 2,454

Ward No. 3 - 2,067

Ward No. 4 - 3,416

Ward No. 5 - 3,318

Ward No. 6 - 3,151

Ward No. 7 - 1,589

Ward No. 8 - 2,048

Ward No. 9 - 2,272

• Durga Bhagwati Rural Municipality

Ward No. 1 - 2,132

Ward No. 2 - 3,190

Ward No. 3 - 2,966

Ward No. 4 - 3,231

Ward No. 5 - 3,245

• Madhav Narayan Municipality

Ward No. 1 - 3,025

Ward No. 2 - 2,173

Ward No. 3 - 3,145

Ward No. 4 - 2,543

Ward No. 5 - 2,606

Ward No. 6 - 4,764

Ward No. 7 - 2,695

Ward No. 8 - 2,228

Ward No. 9 - 1,066

• Yamunamai Rural Municipality

Ward No. 1 - 2,608

Ward No. 2 - 2,204

Ward No. 3 - 3,334

Ward No. 4 - 4,433

Ward No. 5 - 1,831

• Rajdevi Municipality

Ward No. 1 - 2,546

Ward No. 2 - 1,267

Ward No. 3 - 1,766

Ward No. 4 - 1,872

Ward No. 5 - 1,596

Ward No. 6 - 2,903

Ward No. 7 - 2,645

Ward No. 8 - 2,373

Ward No. 9 - 3,028