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Jhapa 2 (constituency)

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Jhapa 2
Parliamentary constituency
Jhapa 2 in Koshi Province
ProvinceKoshi
DistrictJhapa
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Member of ParliamentDev Raj Ghimire
Koshi MPA 2(A)Ekraj Karki
Koshi MPA 2(B)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

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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

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It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Jhapa 2(A)
  • Jhapa 2(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1991 Devi Prasad Ojha CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994 Chandra Prakash Mainali
March 1998 CPN (Marxist–Leninist)
1999 K.P. Sharma Oli CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008 Gauri Shankar Khadka CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Sudhir Kumar Siwakoti Nepali Congress
2017 Pabitra Niraula Kharel CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022 Dev Raj Ghimire

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Dev Raj GhimireCPN (UML)28,71635.14
Bhadra Prasad NepalIndependent26,45532.37
Hari Kumar Rana MagarCPN (Maoist Centre)13,93017.05
Rudra Prasad GiriRastriya Swatantra Party8,78110.75
Others3,8394.70
Total81,721100.00
Majority2,261
CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Pabitra Niraula Kharel 45,817
Nepali Congress Udhhav Thapa 32,050
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Nabin Bastola 1,105
Others 2,985
Invalid votes 3,699
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Sudhir Kumar Siwakoti 13,554
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Pabitra Niraula Kharel 12,825
UCPN (Maoist) Purna Prasad Rajbanshi 10,108
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Bhakti Prasad Situala 6,710
Federal Socialist Party, Nepal Bhupal Bahadur Rai 1,012
Others 2,605
Result Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Gauri Shankar Khadka 18,580
Nepali Congress Sudhir Kumar Siwakoti 13,843
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Menuka Pokharel Kafle 9,168
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Bhaskar Kafle 2,716
Others 4,069
Invalid votes 2,978
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) K.P. Sharma Oli 18,909
Nepali Congress Giriraj Kumari Prasai 18,892
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Chandra Prakash Mainali 10,199
Rastriya Janamukti Party Sanjuhang Palungwa Limbu 2,727
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Hari Nath Bastola 1,143
Others 1,174
Invalid Votes 2,001
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Chandra Prakash Mainali 18,863
Nepali Congress Ram Babu Prasai 12,456
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Jay Narayan Dhungana 6,247
Rastriya Janamukti Party Bal Bahadur Idnam 2,072
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Kameshwar Dutta 1,087
Others 529
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Devi Prasad Ojha 20,646
Nepali Congress C.K. Prasai 12,382
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ a b c "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  3. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  5. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  6. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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