There were 42,346 votes casted during 2008 Constituent Assembly elections in Ilam District, Constituency No. 1. The candidte of Nepal Communist Party (Unified Marxist-Leninist) - Jhal Nath Khanal secured 17,655 (41.69%) votes and secured victory in the election. The runner-up candidate was Benup Raj Prasai of Nepali Congress Party who secured 13,774 (32.53%) votes and came in second position. The difference in votes of Jhal Nath Khanal and Benup Raj Prasai was 3,881. All other candidates secured 10,917 (25.78%) votes.
As illustrated in the pie-chart above, the candidates who lost the election secured 24,691 (58.31%) votes as compared to votes secured by elected candidate Jhal Nath Khanal, which was 17,655 (41.69%) votes.
Detailed Election Results are illustrated in the table below:
| Rank | Name | Political Party | Gender | Age | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhal Nath Khanal | Nepal Communist Party (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | N/A | N/A | 17,655 | 41.69% |
| 2 | Benup Raj Prasai | Nepali Congress Party | N/A | N/A | 13,774 | 32.53% |
| 3 | Surya Prakash Wala | Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) | N/A | N/A | 10,917 | 25.78% |
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.