Kapilvastu 2 (constituency)
| Kapilvastu 2 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Constituency | |
 Kapilvastu 2 in Lumbini Province | |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Kapilvastu District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | People's Progressive Party |
| Member of Parliament | Brijesh Kumar Gupta |
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
- Kapilvastu 2(A)
- Kapilvastu 2(B)
Members of Parliament[]
Parliament/Constituent Assembly[]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Dipak Kumar Upadhyaya | ||
| 1999 | Brijesh Kumar Gupta | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | |
| 2008 | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | |
| December 2010[2] | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Nepal | ||
| 2013 | Atahar Kamal Musalman | Independent | |
| April 2016[3] | Nepali Congress | ||
| 2017 | Brijesh Kumar Gupta | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| December 2021 | People's Progressive Party | ||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Brijesh Kumar Gupta | 35,147 | |
| Nepali Congress | Surendra Raj Acharya | 31,566 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Shatrudhan Vilas Singh Kurmi | 2,048 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Ram Newas Yadav | 1,774 | |
| Others | 1,379 | ||
| Invalid votes | 4,075 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Atahar Kamal Musalman | 4,674 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Sahas Ram Yadav | 3,693 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ajijur Rehman Shesh | 3,320 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rajesh Singh | 2,888 | |
| Dalit Janajati Party | Abdul Rashid Khan | 2,770 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Laut Tiwari | 2,750 | |
| Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Madhusudan Sharan Chaudhary | 2,612 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | 2,350 | |
| Nepali Congress | Rajesh Acharya | 2,134 | |
| Others | 5,382 | ||
| Result | Independent gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[4] | |||
Election in the 2000s[]
2008 Constituent Assembly election[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | 8,434 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Ramlaut Tiwari | 7,806 | |
| Nepali Congress | Atahar Kamal Musalman | 6,180 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Shatrudhan Bilas Singh Kurmi | 4,605 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sahas Ram Yadav | 2,254 | |
| Sadbhavana Party | Nisar Ahmed Khan | 1,732 | |
| Independent | Shyam Dev Nau | 1,445 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Hari Ram Kurmi | 1,045 | |
| Others | 2,612 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,972 | ||
| Result | TMLP gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
Election in the 1990s[]
1999 legislative elections[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Brijesh Kumar Gupta | 24,699 | |
| Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 18,585 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Durga Paudel | 5,115 | |
| Others | 1,926 | ||
| Invalid votes | 906 | ||
| Result | RPP gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6][7] | |||
1994 legislative elections[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Dipak Kumar Upadhyaya | 18,878 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bhagwan Das Gupta | 17,401 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rukmini Kunwar | 3,328 | |
| Others | 1,168 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
1991 legislative elections[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 19,586 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | 12,382 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: [1] | |||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party suffers split". 2012-04-05. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ "Deuba, Paudel in fray for Congress PP leader". The Himalayan Times. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ "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