Tanahun 2 (constituency) explained

Tanahun 2
Type:Parliamentary
Parl Name:House of Representatives
Map Size:300
Map Year:2017
District Label:Province
District:Gandaki Province
Region Label:District
Region:Tanahun District
Electorate:105,824
Year:1991
Party:Nepali Congress
Members Label:MP
Members:Shankar Bhandari
Blank1 Name:Gandaki
MPA 2(A)
Blank1 Info:Asha Koirala (NCP)
Blank2 Name:Gandaki
MPA 2(B)
Blank2 Info:Kiran Gurung (NCP)

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

Incorporated areas

Tanahun 2 incorporates Shuklagandaki Municipality, Bhimad Municipality, Ghiring Rural Municipality, Myagde Rural Municipality, Rhishing Rural Municipality and, wards 5 and 6 of Byas Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1991Govinda Raj JoshiNepali Congress
1994Ram Chandra Paudel
2017Kedar SigdelCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
2022Shankar BhandariNepali Congress

2(A)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Asha KoiralaCPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party

2(B)

ElectionMemberParty
2017Kiran GurungCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

2(B)

Election in the 2010s

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Kedar Sigdel32,924
Nepali CongressShankar Bhandari29,645
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Jit Bahadur Pariyar1,168
Others1,528
Invalid votes3,193
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
2(A)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Maoist Centre)Asha Koirala16,646
Nepali CongressPradip Paudel16,641
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Sobha Thapa Magar1,039
Others1,395
Invalid votes1,357
ResultMaoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission
2(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Kiran Gurung15,630
Nepali CongressDhruba Wagle14,214
Others716
Invalid votes810
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressRam Chandra Paudel18,149
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Krishna Kumar Shrestha11,739
UCPN (Maoist)Om Raj Ale4,493
IndependentPurna Bahdur Gurung2,773
Rastriya Janamukti PartyMandhari Ale1,022
Others2,077
ResultCongress hold
Source: NepalNews[2]

Election in the 2000s

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressRam Chandra Paudel18,970
CPN (Maoist)Dambar Bahadur Bishwakarma11,050
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Pratap Lal Shrestha8,892
Rastriya Janamukti PartyShiva Lal Thapa2,220
CPN (United)Parbati Sharma Kafle1,714
Others2,140
Invalid votes2,823
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission[3]

Election in the 1990s

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressRam Chandra Paudel24,446
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Shankar Narayan Shrestha10,325
Rastriya Janamukti PartyShiva Lal Thapa5,223
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Ravi Narayan Khanal1,089
Others1,409
Invalid Votes707
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission[4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressRam Chandra Paudel22,639
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bishwabandhu Bhandari6,493
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyDurga Shrestha5,957
Rastriya Janamukti PartyTul Bahadur Chumi1,697
Rastriya Jana ParishadShri Bhadra Khanal891
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressGovinda Raj Joshi22,799
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal8,350
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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