Sunsari 2 (constituency)
Sunsari 2 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Sunsari District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Sunsari 2 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
 Sunsari 2 in Province No. 1 | |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Sunsari District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | CPN(UML) |
| Member of Parliament | Bhim Acharya |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Rewati Raman Bhandari, (CPN (UML)) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Ram prasad Mahato, ([[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|CPN(UML)) |
Incorporated areas
Sunsari 2 incorporates Dewangunj Rural Municipality, ward 3 of Harinagara Rural Municipality, wards 1–3, 5, 8 and 9 of Ramdhuni Municipality, wards 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10 of Inaruwa Municipality and wards 1–5 and 16–20 of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
- Sunsari 2(A)
- Sunsari 2(B)
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Dharma Raj Niraula | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2013 | Rewati Raman Bhandari | ||
| 2017 | Sitaram Mahato | Nepali Congress | |
| 2022 | Bhim Acharya | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
2(A)
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2(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhim Acharya | CPN (UML) | 32,024 | 36.16 | |
| Sitaram Mahato | Nepali Congress | 26,068 | 29.44 | |
| Lal Bikram Thapa | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 19,391 | 21.90 | |
| Dinesh Kumar Basnet | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,269 | 4.82 | |
| Ramnanda Mahato | Janamat Party | 1,192 | 1.35 | |
| Deepak Raj Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 1,162 | 1.31 | |
| Nunu Ram Chaudhary | Nepal Loktantrik Party | 1,023 | 1.16 | |
| Others | 3,423 | 3.87 | ||
| Total | 88,552 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 5,956 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
2(A)
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2(B)
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Election in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Sitaram Mahato | 41,495 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Damaru Subedi | 35,349 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Tej Narayan Chaudhary | 4,834 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Munna Devi Mehta | 1,674 | |
| Others | 3,703 | ||
| Invalid votes | 4,705 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2(A)
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2(B)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rewati Raman Bhandari | 18,474 | |
| Nepali Congress | Badri Narayan Chaudhary | 11,443 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Narendra Kumar Chaudhary | 7,468 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Kumari Chaudhary | 4,786 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Prem Prasad Bhattarai | 4,227 | |
| Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Tek Kumar Ale | 2,069 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Suraj Kadel | 1,511 | |
| Others | 3,441 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: NepalNews[4] | |||
Election in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dharma Raj Niraula | 15,636 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Kumar Phudung | 12,805 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Narendra Kumar Chaudhary | 11,247 | |
| Nepali Congress | Ambar Bahadur Gauli | 8,372 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Arjun Thapa | 1,041 | |
| Others | 2,645 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,708 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
Election in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 27,527 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rewati Raman Bhandari | 23,339 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rohit Bahadur Karki | 3,639 | |
| Others | 2,192 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,483 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6][7] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 21,963 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kuldeep Peshkar | 10,708 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Tek Chandra Bishwakarma | 9,509 | |
| Others | 2,172 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 27,775 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lila Shrestha | 15,885 | |
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: [1] | |||
See also
References
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