Bhaktapur 2 (constituency) explained

Bhaktapur 2
Type:Parliamentary
Parl Name:House of Representatives
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Bagmati Province
Region Label:District
Region:Bhaktapur District
Electorate:83,930
Year:1991
Party:Nepali Congress
Members Label:MP
Members:Durlabh Thapa Chhetri
Blank1 Name:Bagmati MPA 2(A)
Blank1 Info:Shasi Jang Thapa (NCP)
Blank2 Name:Bagmati MPA 2(B)
Blank2 Info:Rajendra Man Shrestha (NCP)

Bhaktapur 2 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Bhaktapur District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Incorporated areas

Bhaktapur 2 parliamentary constituency consists of Suryabinayak Municipality and Madhyapur Thimi Municipality

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Jagannath AcharyaNepali Congress
1994Aasakaji BasukalaNepal Workers Peasants Party
1999Lekh Nath NeupaneNepali Congress
2008Sunil PrajapatiNepal Workers Peasants Party
2013Rameshwar Prasad DhungelNepali Congress
2017Mahesh BasnetCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022Durlabh Thapa ChhetriNepali Congress

2(A)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Shasi Jang ThapaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party

2(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Rajendra Man ShresthaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
March 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
August 2021CPN (Unified Socialist)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Mahesh Basnet36,412
Nepali CongressDaman Nath Dhungana18,687
Nepal Workers Peasants PartyAnuradha Thapa Magar5,471
Bibeksheel Sajha PartyShashi Bikram Karki1,784
Others755
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
2(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Shasi Jung Thapa19,515
Nepali CongressAngat Khadka9,115
Nepal Workers Peasants PartySaroj Raj Gosai2,654
Bibeksheel Sajha PartyRamesh Rai1,081
Others959
ResultCPN UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
2(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rajendra Man Shrestha14,229
Nepali CongressGanesh Man Chitrakar11,538
Nepal Workers Peasants PartyPremajan Thapa Shrestha2,355
Bibeksheel Sajha PartyRam Bhakta Bade1,088
Others796
ResultCPN UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressRameshwar Prasad Dhungel21,121
Nepal Workers Peasants PartySunil Prajapati17,411
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Mahesh Basnet16,029
UCPN (Maoist)Devi Prasad Dhakal5,791
Rastriya Prajatantra Party NepalDipendra Kumar K.C.2,632
Rastriya Prajatantra PartySanu Kaji Heka1,761
ResultCongress gain
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepal Workers Peasants PartySunil Prajapati18,100
Nepali CongressLekh Nath Neupane13,265
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ganesh Bahadur Khatri11,769
UCPN (Maoist)Arjun Bahadur Thapa10,966
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyRam Hari Thapa3,418
Others4,155
ResultNWPP gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressLekh Nath Neupane14,200
Nepal Workers Peasants PartySunil Prajapati13,432
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Yuvraj Karki9,077
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyGanesh Bahadur Khatri7,828
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Prem Nanda Lal Shrestha1,591
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)Sanukaji Heka1,314
Samyukta Janamorcha NepalKrishna Lal Goja Shrestha1,044
Others403
Invalid Votes886
ResultCongress gain
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepal Workers Peasants PartyAasakaji Basukala13,581
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyGanesh Bahadur Khatri11,906
Nepali CongressRam Prasad Dawadi10,630
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rajendra Man Shrestha8,496
Others888
ResultNWPP gain
Source: Election Commission http://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1994_constituency_results_english.pdf
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressJagannath Acharya16,052
Nepal Workers Peasants PartyBhairav Rijal14,752
ResultCongress gain
Source: http://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1991_constituency_results_english.pdf

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies. en. 2018-04-25.
  2. Web site: 2015-03-25. Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens. 2020-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20150325225411/http://vote.nepalnews.com/election/pages/bhaktapur.php#top. 2015-03-25.
  3. Web site: 2009-10-03. Ca Election report. 2020-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20091003184536/http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php. 2009-10-03.
  4. Web site: 2008-01-24. Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates. 2020-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20080124110554/http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php. 2008-01-24.
  5. Web site: Election Results'99. 2020-11-15. nepalresearch.org.

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