Dhanusha 2 (constituency)
Dhanusha 2 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Dhanusha District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Dhanusha 2 | |
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Parliamentary Constituency | |
Province | Province No. 2 |
District | Dhanusha District |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1991 |
Party | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
Member of Parliament | Umashankar Argariya |
Incorporated areas[]
Dhanusha 2 incorporates Kamala Municipality, Janaknandani Rural Municipality, Sahidnagar Municipality, Aaurahi Rural Municipality, wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Bideha Municipality, wards 1, 4, 6 and 9 of Hansapur Municipality and wards 17 and 18 of Janakpur Sub-metropolitan City.
Assembly segments[]
It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment
- Dhanusha 2(A)
- Dhanusha 2(B)
Members of Parliament[]
Parliament/Constituent Assembly[]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1991 | Lila Koirala | Nepali Congress | |
1999 | Yog Narayan Yadav | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
2008 | Ram Krishna Yadav | Nepali Congress | |
2017 | Umashankar Argariya | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | |
May 2019 | Samajbadi Party, Nepal | ||
April 2018 | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
Provincial Assembly[]
2(A[]
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2(B)[]
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Election results[]
Election in the 2010s[]
2017 legislative elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Umashankar Argariya | 32,044 | |
CPN (Maoist Centre) | Ram Chandra Jha | 18,715 | |
Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 15,442 | |
Others | 1,822 | ||
Invalid votes | 3,648 | ||
Result | FSFN gain | ||
Source: Election Commission |
2017 Nepalese provincial elections[]
2(A)[]
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2(B)[]
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2013 Constituent Assembly election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 9,378 | |
UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Chandra Mandal | 7,144 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhol Prasad Sah | 5,365 | |
Madhesh Samata Party Nepal | Nirgun Sahani | 1,963 | |
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Sahitya Nanda Yadav | 1,381 | |
Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Parmeshwar Sah Sudi | 1,329 | |
Others | 6,473 | ||
Result | Congress hold | ||
Source: NepalNews[2] |
Election in the 2000s[]
2008 Constituent Assembly election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 9,825 | |
CPN (Maoist) | Ram Chandra Mandal | 8,219 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ratneshwar Goit Yadav | 6,518 | |
Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Parmeshwar Sah Sudi | 4,490 | |
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Pawan Kumar Jha | 3,439 | |
Others | 3,466 | ||
Invalid votes | 2,794 | ||
Result | Congress gain | ||
Source: Election Commission[3] |
Election in the 1990s[]
1999 legislative elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yog Narayan Yadav | 16,736 | |
Nepali Congress | Lila Koirala | 15,843 | |
Independent | Asarfi Sah | 13,204 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Singh Yadav | 1,730 | |
Others | 2,182 | ||
Invalid Votes | 1,702 | ||
Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
Source: Election Commission[4][5] |
1994 legislative elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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Nepali Congress | Lila Koirala | 17,147 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yog Narayan Yadav | 14,056 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Hem Bahadur Malla | 10,431 | |
Others | 2,409 | ||
Result | Congress hold | ||
Source: Election Commission[4] |
1991 legislative elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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Nepali Congress | Lila Koirala | 19,644 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Chandra Jha | 8,791 | |
Result | Congress gain | ||
Source: [1] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "District - Bhaktapur". Nepalnews.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Constituent Assembly Election 2064 List of Winning Candidates". Election Commission of Nepal. 2008-05-09. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ a b "House of Representatives Election 2056 (1999) Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates (Comparative)". Election Commission of Nepal. 2003-12-05. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
External links[]
Categories:
- Parliamentary constituencies of Nepal