| Election Name: | 2019 Kaski 2 by-election |
| Type: | by-election |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Seats For Election: | Kaski 2 |
| Turnout: | 63.37% |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2017 Nepalese legislative election |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Nepalese legislative election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | 30 November 2019 |
| Candidate1: | Bidya Bhattarai |
| Party1: | Nepal Communist Party (NCP) |
| Candidate2: | Khem Raj Paudel |
| Party2: | Nepali Congress |
| Popular Vote1: | 24,394 |
| Percentage1: | 54.27% |
| Popular Vote2: | 15,991 |
| Percentage2: | 35.58% |
| MP | |
| Before Party: | Nepal Communist Party |
| After Election: | Bidya Bhattarai |
| After Party: | Nepal Communist Party |
A by-election was held in Kaski 2 constituency of Nepal on 30 November 2019, following the death of incumbent Rabindra Prasad Adhikari in a helicopter crash.[1] Adhikari was a 3-term Member of Parliament from Kaski. He was the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation at the time of his death. The by-election was won by Bidya Bhattarai, his widow, with 54.27% of the vote. She defeated her nearest rival, Khem Raj Paudel of Nepali Congress, by 8,403 votes.[2]
A total of 21 candidates took part in the election.[3] Nepal Communist Party (NCP) selected Bidya Bhattarai, widow of Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, as their candidate. Her primary opponent was Khem Raj Paudel of Nepali Congress.[4]