Dang 2 (constituency)
Dang 2 | |
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Parliamentary constituency | |
![]() Dang 2 in Lumbini Province | |
Province | Lumbini Province |
District | Dang District |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1991 |
Party | Nepal Communist Party |
Member of Parliament | Krishna Bahadur Mahara |
Member of the Provincial Assembly | Shankar Pokharel, (UML) |
Dang 2 one of three parliamentary constituencies of Dang District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Incorporated areas
[edit]Dang 2 incorporates Banglachuli Rural Municipality, wards 4 and 6–19 of Ghorahi Sub-metropolitan City, and wards 16–19 of Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City.
Assembly segments
[edit]It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
- Dang 2(A)
- Dang 2(B)
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Shiva Raj Gautam | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
1994 | Bal Dev Sharma | Nepali Congress | |
2008 | Dama Kumari Sharma | CPN (Maoist) | |
January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
2013 | Sushila Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | |
2017 | Krishna Bahadur Mahara | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
2022 | Rekha Sharma |
2(A)[edit]
| 2(B)[edit]
|
Election results
[edit]Election in the 2020s
[edit]2022 general election
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rekha Sharma | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 26,880 | 36.07 | |
Shankar Pokharel | CPN (UML) | 26,687 | 35.81 | |
Bishal Adhikari | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 15,861 | 21.28 | |
Bholanath Yogi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,273 | 3.05 | |
Others | 2,829 | 3.80 | ||
Total | 74,530 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 193 | |||
CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | ||||
Source: [2] |
Election in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
CPN (Maoist Centre) | Krishna Bahadur Mahara | 40,042 | |
Nepali Congress | Raju Khanal | 25,897 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bhoj Bahadur Bishwakarma | 2,204 | |
Others | 1,342 | ||
Invalid votes | 4,284 | ||
Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
Source: Election Commission |
2(A)[edit]
| 2(B)[edit]
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nepali Congress | Sushila Chaudhary | 10,430 | |
UCPN (Maoist) | Hom Bahadur Pun | 8,590 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shanta Chaudhary | 7,402 | |
Rastriya Janamorcha | Shashidhar Bhandari | 1,856 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Govinda Bahadur K.K. | 1,093 | |
Others | 2,008 | ||
Result | Congress gain | ||
Source: NepalNews[3] |
Election in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
CPN (Maoist) | Dama Kumari Sharma | 20,240 | |
Nepali Congress | Krishna Kishor Ghimire | 6,930 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Naru Lal Chaudhary | 5,442 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Prabhu Chaudhary | 2,913 | |
Rastriya Janamorcha | Lal Mani Sharma | 1,252 | |
Others | 1,718 | ||
Invalid votes | 1,512 | ||
Result | Maoist gain | ||
Source: Election Commission[4] |
Election in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nepali Congress | Bal Dev Sharma | 14,811 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chhabi Lal Oli | 8,463 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Sushma Ghimire | 5,550 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dinesh Bahadur Neupane | 5,386 | |
Rastriya Janamukti Party | Khadga Bahadur Budha Magar | 1,678 | |
Others | 586 | ||
Invalid votes | 1,667 | ||
Result | Congress hold | ||
Source: Election Commission[5][6] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nepali Congress | Bal Dev Sharma | 12,560 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sushma Sharma | 9,695 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rana Bahadur Shah | 9,330 | |
Others | 504 | ||
Result | Congress gain | ||
Source: Election Commission[5] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shiva Raj Gautam | 20,590 | |
Nepali Congress | 19,322 | ||
Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
Source: [1] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
- ^ "Nepalnews.com – News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.