Tanahun-1 heads to polls with a history of changing choices

Sixteen candidates, including last-elected Swarnim Wagle of the RSP, are contesting the seat as voters weigh performance and local issues.

A look back at the electoral history of Tanahun constituency 1 shows a striking pattern—voters here rarely repeat their choices. Since the 1991 general elections, eight parliamentary elections have been held in the constituency and the voters have consistently elected new faces from different parties except in the mid-term poll in 1994 and general election in 1999.