2023 Chitwan–2 by-election
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Constituency of Chitwan 2 in the House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 63%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Chitwan 2 in Bagmati Province | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Chitwan–2 by-election was held in the Chitwan 2 constituency of Nepal on 23 April 2023.[2][3] The by-election was held as the result of the vacation of the seat by the sitting member, Rabi Lamichhane, president of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.[4] It was held alongside by-elections in Tanahun 1 and Bara 2.[5]
RSP's Lamichhane was re-elected in the by-election, securing an even greater margin of votes than in the 2022 general election.[6][7]
Background[edit]
First elected in 2022, Lamichhane served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs from 26 December 2022 to 27 January 2023, when he was stripped of all his elected positions after the Supreme Court ruled that Lamichhane did not follow due process to re-obtain his Nepali citizenship after renouncing his American citizenship, and thus, he was not a legal Nepali citizen.[8] He reacquired the Nepali citizenship two days later, and contested the by-election.[9][10]
2022 election result[edit]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabi Lamichhane | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 49,300 | 61.05 | |
| Umesh Shrestha | Nepali Congress | 14,988 | 18.56 | |
| Krishna Bhakta Pokharel | CPN (UML) | 14,652 | 18.14 | |
| Others | 1,813 | 2.25 | ||
| Total | 80,753 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 34,312 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: ECN[11] | ||||
Result[edit]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabi Lamichhane | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 54,176 | 70.03 | +8.98 | |
| Jit Narayan Shrestha | Nepali Congress | 11,214 | 14.49 | −4.07 | |
| Ram Prasad Neupane | CPN (UML) | 10,936 | 14.14 | −4.00 | |
| Others | 1,040 | 1.34 | −0.91 | ||
| Total | 77,366 | 100.00 | – | ||
| Majority | 42,962 | ||||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party hold | |||||
| Source: ECN[12] | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Around 60 percent votes cast in by-elections: Election Commission". kathmandupost.com.
- ^ "प्रेस विज्ञप्ति - २०७९.१०.२९ चितवन जिल्ला निर्वाचन क्षेत्र नं. २ को उपनिर्वाचन सम्बन्धमा". Election Commission, Nepal (in Nepali). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "By-election in Chitwan-2 scheduled for April 23". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Supreme Court annuls Rabi Lamichhane's status as lawmaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ diwakar (20 March 2023). "By-elections in Tanahun 1 and Bara 2 on April 23, together with Chitwan 2 - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Rabi Lamichhane elected from Chitwan-2". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Republica. "RSP Chair Lamichhane wins Chitwan-2 by-election, receives certificate of victory". My Republica. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Court strips Lamichhane of all posts over citizenship". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Rabi Lamichhane reacquires citizenship certificate". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "चितवन–२ को उपचुनावमा रवि उम्मेदवार हुन पाउँछन् ?". Online Khabar. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य उपनिर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
