Gorkha 2 (constituency)
Gorkha 2 | |
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Parliamentary Constituency for the House of Representatives | |
Province | Gandaki Province |
District | Gorkha District |
Electorate | 90,826 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1991 |
MP | Baburam Bhattarai (PSP-N) |
Gandaki MPA 2(A) | Hari Sharan Acharya (PSP-N) |
Gandaki MPA 2(B) | Prakash Chandra Dawadi (NC) |
Gorkha 2 one of two parliamentary constituencies of Gorkha District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Incorporated areas[]
Gorkha 2 incorporates Ajirkot Rural Municipality, Siranchok Rural Municipality, Palungtar Municipality and wards 8–14 of Gorkha Municipality.
Assembly segments[]
It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment
- Gorkha 2(A)
- Gorkha 2(B)
Members of Parliament[]
Parliament/Constituent Assembly[]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1991 | Maya Devi Shrestha | Nepali Congress | |
1994 | Kamala Panta | ||
2008 | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai | CPN (Maoist) | |
January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
2013 | Hit Raj Pandey | ||
May 2016 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
2017 | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | |
May 2019 | Samajbadi Party, Nepal | ||
April 2020 | 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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Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai | 31,807 | |
CPN (Maoist Centre) | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | 24,933 | |
Others | 739 | ||
Invalid votes | 2,636 | ||
Result | Naya Shakti 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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UCPN (Maoist) | Hit Raj Pandey | 20,761 | |
Nepali Congress | Rabikala Sharma Neupane | 7,929 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Baburam Adhikari | 3,431 | |
Others | 1,178 | ||
Result | Maoist hold | ||
Source: NepalNews[2] |
Election in the 2000s[]
2008 Constituent Assembly election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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CPN (Maoist) | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai | 46,272 | |
Nepali Congress | Chandra Prasad Neupane | 6,143 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hari Prasad Kale | 2,083 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Indra Bahadur Gurung | 1,185 | |
Others | 794 | ||
Invalid votes | 1,428 | ||
Result | Maoist gain | ||
Source: Election Commission[3] |
Election in the 1990s[]
1999 legislative elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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Nepali Congress | Kamala Panta | 11,544 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prem Bahadur Gurung | 11,131 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Indra Bahadur Gurung | 6,689 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Rajeshwar Devkota | 5,852 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Dil Bahadur Gurung | 1,295 | |
Others | 1,035 | ||
Invalid Votes | 1,568 | ||
Result | Congress hold | ||
Source: Election Commission[4][5] |
1994 legislative elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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Nepali Congress | Kamala Panta | 8,197 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rajeshwar Devkota | 6,862 | |
Independent | Indra Bahadur Gurung | 6,561 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bachaspati Devkota | 4,957 | |
Independent | Chandra Nath Kandel | 3,652 | |
Others | 828 | ||
Result | Congress hold | ||
Source: Election Commission[4] |
1991 legislative elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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Nepali Congress | Maya Devi Shrestha | 15,269 | |
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Suresh Wagle | 13,687 | |
Result | Congress gain | ||
Source: [1] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. 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
- 1991 establishments in Nepal
- Gorkha District
- Constituencies established in 1991