There were 50,816 votes casted during 2008 Constituent Assembly elections in Darchula District, Constituency No. 1. The candidte of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) - Laxman Dutta Joshi secured 25,404 (49.99%) votes and secured victory in the election. The runner-up candidate was Ganesh Singh Thagunna of Nepal Communist Party (Unified Marxist-Leninist) who secured 12,813 (25.21%) votes and came in second position. The difference in votes of Laxman Dutta Joshi and Ganesh Singh Thagunna was 12,591. All other candidates secured 12,599 (24.79%) votes.
As illustrated in the pie-chart above, the candidates who lost the election secured 25,412 (50.01%) votes as compared to votes secured by elected candidate Laxman Dutta Joshi, which was 25,404 (49.99%) votes.
Detailed Election Results are illustrated in the table below:
| Rank | Name | Political Party | Gender | Age | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laxman Dutta Joshi | Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) | N/A | N/A | 25,404 | 49.99% |
| 2 | Ganesh Singh Thagunna | Nepal Communist Party (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | N/A | N/A | 12,813 | 25.21% |
| 3 | Dilendra Prasad Badu | Nepali Congress Party | N/A | N/A | 12,599 | 24.79% |
Please, note that details candidates who contested in the election may not be available due to lack of election data. If you found N/A in the table above in any column, that means the information is not available at present. If the age of a candidate is given in the table, that should be considered as the age of candidate at the time of filing nomination for the election, but not the current age.