Dhanusha 2 (constituency) explained

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

Dhanusha 2
Type:Parliamentary
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Madhesh Province
Region Label:District
Region:Dhanusha District
Year:1991
Party:Nepali Congress
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Ram Krishna Yadav

Incorporated areas

Dhanusha 2 incorporates Kamala Municipality, Janaknandani Rural Municipality, Sahidnagar Municipality, Aaurahi Rural Municipality, wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Bideha Municipality, wards 1, 4, 6 and 9 of Hansapur Municipality and wards 17 and 18 of Janakpur Sub-metropolitan City.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Madhesh Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Lila KoiralaNepali Congress
1999Yog Narayan YadavCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008Ram Chandra JhaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017Umashankar ArgariyaFederal Socialist Forum, Nepal
May 2019Samajbadi Party, Nepal
April 2018People's Socialist Party, Nepal
August 2021Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal
2022Ram Krishna YadavNepali Congress

2(A

ElectionMemberParty
2017Shailendra Kumar YadavFederal Socialist Forum, Nepal
May 2019Samajbadi Party, Nepal
April 2020People's Socialist Party, Nepal

2(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Ram Ashish YadavFederal Socialist Forum, Nepal
May 2019Samajbadi Party, Nepal
April 2020People's Socialist Party, Nepal

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalUmashankar Argariya32,044
CPN (Maoist Centre)Ram Chandra Jha18,715
Nepali CongressRam Krishna Yadav15,442
Others1,822
Invalid votes3,648
ResultFSFN gain
Source: Election Commission
2(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalShailendra Kumar Yadav16,523
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)Nawal Kishore Sah9,085
Nepali CongressRajeshwar Goit7,386
Others693
Invalid votes1,503
ResultFSFN gain
Source: Election Commission
2(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalRam Ashish Yadav17,132
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ram Chandra Mandal9,489
Nepali CongressRajdev Yadav7,164
Others847
Invalid votes1,391
ResultFSFN gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressRam Krishna Yadav9,378
UCPN (Maoist)Ram Chandra Mandal7,144
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bhol Prasad Sah5,365
Madhesh Samata Party NepalNirgun Sahani1,963
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)Sahitya Nanda Yadav1,381
Terai Madhes Loktantrik PartyParmeshwar Sah Sudi1,329
Others6,473
ResultCongress hold
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressRam Krishna Yadav9,825
CPN (Maoist)Ram Chandra Mandal8,219
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ratneshwar Goit Yadav6,518
Terai Madhes Loktantrik PartyParmeshwar Sah Sudi4,490
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, NepalPawan Kumar Jha3,439
Others3,466
Invalid votes2,794
ResultCongress gain
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Yog Narayan Yadav16,736
Nepali CongressLila Koirala15,843
IndependentAsarfi Sah13,204
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Ram Singh Yadav1,730
Others2,182
Invalid Votes1,702
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressLila Koirala17,147
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Yog Narayan Yadav14,056
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyHem Bahadur Malla10,431
Others2,409
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressLila Koirala19,644
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ram Chandra Jha8,791
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 . Kathmandu Post . en . 2018-04-25.
  2. Web site: 2013 . District - Bhaktapur . Nepalnews.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20150325225411/http://vote.nepalnews.com/election/pages/bhaktapur.php#top . 2015-03-25 . 2020-11-23.
  3. Web site: 2008-05-09 . Constituent Assembly Election 2064 List of Winning Candidates . Election Commission of Nepal . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003184536/http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php . 2009-10-03 . 2020-11-15.
  4. Web site: 2003-12-05 . House of Representatives Election 2056 (1999) Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates (Comparative) . Election Commission of Nepal . https://web.archive.org/web/20080124110554/http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php . 2008-01-24 . 2020-11-15.
  5. Web site: Election Results'99. 2020-11-15. nepalresearch.org.