Kapilvastu 2 (constituency) explained

Kapilvastu 2
Type:Parliamentary
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Lumbini Province
Region Label:District
Region:Kapilvastu District
Year:1991
Party:Nepali Congress
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Surendra Raj Acharya

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

Incorporated areas

Kapilvastu 2 incorporates Budhhabhumi Municipality, Yashodhara Rural Municipality, wards 1–4 and 8–11 of Maharajgunj Municipality, and wards 1–7 of Kapilvastu Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Deep Kumar UpadhyayaNepali Congress
1994Dipak Kumar Upadhyaya
1999Brijesh Kumar GuptaRastriya Prajatantra Party
2008Dan Bahadur KurmiTerai Madhesh Loktantrik Party
December 2010[2] Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Nepal
2013Atahar Kamal MusalmanIndependent
April 2016[3] Nepali Congress
2017Brijesh Kumar GuptaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022Surendra Raj AcharyaNepali Congress

2(A)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Driga Narayan PandayaCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party

2(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Dharma Bahadur Lal ShriwastavCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Brijesh Kumar Gupta35,147
Nepali CongressSurendra Raj Acharya31,566
Rastriya Janata Party NepalShatrudhan Vilas Singh Kurmi2,048
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalRam Newas Yadav1,774
Others1,379
Invalid votes4,075
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
2(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Driga Narayan Pandaya19,244
Nepali CongressJwahar Lal Chaudhary17,066
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalMohammad Safiq Mansoori1,529
Rastriya Janata Party NepalOmkar Nath Shukla1,206
Others969
Invalid votes1,721
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
2(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Dharma Bahadur Lal Shriwastav10,436
Nepali CongressSudhakar Pandaya10,050
IndependentRaju Prasad Aryal4,556
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalBrija Gopal Gupta2,368
Rastriya Janata Party NepalRam Dev Kalwar1,748
Others2,637
Invalid votes2,359
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
IndependentAtahar Kamal Musalman4,674
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, NepalSahas Ram Yadav3,693
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ajijur Rehman Shesh3,320
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyRajesh Singh2,888
Dalit Janajati PartyAbdul Rashid Khan2,770
UCPN (Maoist)Ram Laut Tiwari2,750
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik PartyMadhusudan Sharan Chaudhary2,612
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)Dan Bahadur Kurmi2,350
Nepali CongressRajesh Acharya2,134
Others5,382
ResultIndependent gain
Source: NepalNews[4]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik PartyDan Bahadur Kurmi8,434
CPN (Maoist)Ramlaut Tiwari7,806
Nepali CongressAtahar Kamal Musalman6,180
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, NepalShatrudhan Bilas Singh Kurmi4,605
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Sahas Ram Yadav2,254
Sadbhavana PartyNisar Ahmed Khan1,732
IndependentShyam Dev Nau1,445
Rastriya Prajatantra Party NepalHari Ram Kurmi1,045
Others2,612
Invalid votes2,972
ResultTMLP gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyBrijesh Kumar Gupta24,699
Nepali CongressDeep Kumar Upadhyaya18,585
Rastriya JanamorchaDurga Paudel5,115
Others1,926
Invalid votes906
ResultRPP gain
Source: Election Commission[6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressDipak Kumar Upadhyaya18,878
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyBhagwan Das Gupta17,401
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rukmini Kunwar3,328
Others1,168
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressDeep Kumar Upadhyaya19,586
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa)12,382
ResultCongress 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: 2012-04-05. Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party suffers split. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120405200239/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Terai+Madhes+Loktrantrik+Party+suffers+split&NewsID=271302. 2012-04-05. 2020-12-09.
  3. Web site: 2016-04-05. Deuba, Paudel in fray for Congress PP leader. 2020-12-09. The Himalayan Times. en-US.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Election Results'99. 2020-11-15. nepalresearch.org.

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