Jhapa 2 (constituency) explained

Jhapa 2
Type:Parliamentary
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Koshi
Region Label:District
Region:Jhapa
Year:1991
Party:CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Dev Raj Ghimire
Blank1 Name:Koshi MPA 2(A)
Blank1 Info:Ekraj Karki
Blank2 Name:Koshi MPA 2(B)
Blank2 Info:Tilchan Pathak

Jhapa 2 is one of five parliamentary constituencies of Jhapa District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Incorporated areas

Jhapa 2 incorporates Arjundhara Municipality, wards 1–9 of Birtamod Municipality, wards 8 and 9 of Kankai Municipality and wards 1-2–3 of Buddhashanti Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Devi Prasad OjhaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994Chandra Prakash Mainali
March 1998CPN (Marxist–Leninist)
1999K.P. Sharma OliCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008Gauri Shankar KhadkaCPN (Maoist)
January 2009UCPN (Maoist)
2013Sudhir Kumar SiwakotiNepali Congress
2017Pabitra Niraula KharelCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022Dev Raj Ghimire

2(A)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Ekraj KarkiCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

2(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Brikha Bahadur PradhanCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

2(B)

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Pabitra Niraula Kharel45,817
Nepali CongressUdhhav Thapa32,050
Bibeksheel Sajha PartyNabin Bastola1,105
Others2,985
Invalid votes3,699
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
2(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ek Raj Karki21,284
Nepali CongressLaxman Khadka12,722
Others2,003
Invalid votes1,318
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
2(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Brikha Bahadur Pradhan25,461
Nepali CongressKhang Prasad Prasai18,240
Others2,933
Invalid votes1,601
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressSudhir Kumar Siwakoti13,554
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Pabitra Niraula Kharel12,825
UCPN (Maoist)Purna Prasad Rajbanshi10,108
Rastriya Prajatantra Party NepalBhakti Prasad Situala6,710
Federal Socialist Party, NepalBhupal Bahadur Rai1,012
Others2,605
ResultCongress gain
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist)Gauri Shankar Khadka18,580
Nepali CongressSudhir Kumar Siwakoti13,843
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Menuka Pokharel Kafle9,168
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Bhaskar Kafle2,716
Others4,069
Invalid votes2,978
ResultMaoist gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)K.P. Sharma Oli18,909
Nepali CongressGiriraj Kumari Prasai18,892
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Chandra Prakash Mainali10,199
Rastriya Janamukti PartySanjuhang Palungwa Limbu2,727
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyHari Nath Bastola1,143
Others1,174
Invalid Votes2,001
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Chandra Prakash Mainali18,863
Nepali CongressRam Babu Prasai12,456
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyJay Narayan Dhungana6,247
Rastriya Janamukti PartyBal Bahadur Idnam2,072
Nepal Sadbhawana PartyKameshwar Dutta1,087
Others529
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Devi Prasad Ojha20,646
Nepali CongressC.K. Prasai12,382
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: http://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1991_constituency_results_english.pdf

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies. en. 2018-04-25.
  2. Web site: 2015-03-25. Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens. 2020-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20150325225411/http://vote.nepalnews.com/election/pages/bhaktapur.php#top. 2015-03-25.
  3. Web site: 2009-10-03. Ca Election report. 2020-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20091003184536/http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php. 2009-10-03.
  4. Web site: 2008-01-24. Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates. 2020-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20080124110554/http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php. 2008-01-24.
  5. Web site: Election Results'99. 2020-11-15. nepalresearch.org.