| Ananda Prasad Dhungana आनन्द प्रसाद ढुँगाना | |
| Birth Place: | Dhanushadham, Dhanusa, Nepal[1] |
| Father: | Thakur Prasad Dhungana |
| Alma Mater: | Tribhuvan University |
| Residence: | Janakpur, Dhanusha, Province No. 2, Nepal |
| Spouse: | Padhma Dhungana |
| Nationality: | Nepalese |
| Party: | Nepali Congress |
| Constituency1: | Proportional list |
| Term End1: | 14 October 2017 |
| Term Start1: | 28 May 2008 |
| Office1: | Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament |
| Office2: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Successor2: | Bimalendra Nidhi |
| Predecessor2: | Constituency created |
| Constituency2: | Dhanusha-3 |
| Term End2: | 2002 |
| Term Start2: | 1990 |
| Mother: | Suwarnalata Devi Dhungana |
Anand Prasad Dhungana (Nepali: आनन्द प्रसाद ढुँगाना) is a Nepali politician of Nepali Congress.[2] He served as Minister in at various point of time.[3] He is also central committee member of Nepali Congress.[4] He is also served as member of the 1st Constituent Assembly and 2nd Constituent Assembly from Nepali Congress party.[5]
Dhungana remained victorious in 1990, 1994 and 1999 election. He gained win over two former deputy PMs Raghubir Mahasheth and Ishwor Pokhrel in 1990 and 1999 respectively. In 2017, he couldn't win as Deepak Karki of Nepali Congress joined FSF-N to give candidacy.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Matrika Prasad Yadav | 26,418 | ||
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Deepak Karki | 17,296 | ||
| Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 15,679 | ||
| Independent | Manoj Malla Thakuri | 3,492 | ||
| Others | 1,812 | |||
| Invalid votes | 4,471 | |||
| Result | Maoist Centre gain | |||
| Source: Election Commission | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 15,026 | ||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Hem Bahadur Malla | 13,736 | ||
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Anand Yadav | 10,256 | ||
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Raghubir Mahaseth | 9,974 | ||
| Others | 3,272 | |||
| Invalid Votes | 1,301 | |||
| Result | Congress hold | |||
| Source: Election Commission[6] [7] | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 17,429 | ||
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhola Prasad Shah | 15,133 | ||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Hem Bahadur Malla | 12,937 | ||
| Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Dinesh Bharati | 1,008 | ||
| Others | 1,886 | |||
| Result | Congress hold | |||
| Source: Election Commission | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 20,877 | ||
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ishwar Pokhrel | 14,311 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | |||
| Source: http://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1991_constituency_results_english.pdf | ||||