Achham 2 (constituency)

Achham 2
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Achham 2 in Sudurpashchim Province Protected areas in green
Assembly segments Achham 2(A) (red) and Achham 2(B) (blue) within Achham District Protected areas in green
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Achham District
Electorate	68,310
Current constituency
Created	1991
MP	Yagya Bahadur Bogati (CPN(UML))
Sudurpashchim MPA 2(A)	Akkal Bahadur Rawal (NCP)
Sudurpashchim MPA 2(B)	Man Bahadur Rawal (Congress)

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

Incorporated areas

Achham 2 incorporates Mangalsen Municipality, Kamalbazar Municipality, Panchadewal Binayak Municipality, Dhakari Rural Municipality, Turmakhad Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

• Achham 2(A)
• Achham 2(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Gobinda Bahadur Shah	Nepali Congress
	1994	Bhim Bahadur Kathayat	CPN (UML)
	1999	Ram Bahadur Bista	Nepali Congress
	2008	Sharad Singh Bhandari	CPN (Maoist)
	January 2009		UCPN (Maoist)
	2013	Bharat Saud	CPN (UML)
	2017	Yagya Bahadur Bogati
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (UML)
	2022	Pushpa Bahadur Shah	Nepali Congress
	2026	Yagya Bahadur Bogati	CPN (UML)

Provincial Assembly

2(A) Election Member Party 2017 Akkal Bahadur Rawal CPN (Maoist Centre) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party

2(B) Election Member Party 2017 Bal Bahadur Sodari CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) August 2021 CPN (Unified Socialist)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2026 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yagya Bahadur Bogati	CPN (UML)	9,518	31.14
	Pushpa Bahadur Shah	Nepali Congress	9,046	29.59
	Bal Bahadur Kunwar	Nepali Communist Party	6,493	21.24
	Bhup Dev Shah	Rastriya Swatantra Party	4,562	14.92
	Others		950	3.11
Total			30,569	100.00
Majority			472
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: [2]

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Pushpa Bahadur Shah	Nepali Congress	22,954	57.71
	Yagya Bahadur Bogati	CPN (UML)	16,114	40.51
	Others		705	1.77
Total			39,773	100.00
Majority			6,840
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: [3]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Yagya Bahadur Bogati	21,965
	Nepali Congress	Pushpa Bahadur Shah	19,103
	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	Jhankar Bahadur Shahi	173
Invalid votes			1,650
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2(A) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Maoist Centre) Akkal Bahadur Rawal 10,981 Nepali Congress Surat Bahadur Bista 9,040 Others 425 Invalid votes 1,125 Result Maoist Centre gain Source: Election Commission

2(B) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Bal Bahadur Sodari 10,816 Nepali Congress Bal Bahadur Kunwar 9,837 Invalid votes 690 Result CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Bharat Saud	17,725
	Nepali Congress	Bal Bahadur Kunwar	12,968
	UCPN (Maoist)	Jhankar Bahadur Rawal	10,967
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Bam Bahadur B.C.	1,246
	Others		1,629
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews [4]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Maoist)	Sharad Singh Bhandari	17,976
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Shiva Prasad Upadhyaya	14,171
	Nepali Congress	Ram Bahadur Bista	10,442
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Jagat Bahadur Bogati	5,134
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Bhim Bahadur Bista	1,303
	Others		1,527
Invalid votes			3,043
Result		Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission [5]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Ram Bahadur Bista	19,523
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Bharat Saud	11,740
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Jhanker Bahadur Rawal	7,989
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Ram Bahadur Shahi	4,595
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)	Dinesh Kumar Shahi	243
Invalid votes			1,156
Result		Congress gain
Source: Election Commission [6] [7]

1994 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Bhim Bahadur Kathayat	12,797
	Nepali Congress	Ram Bahadur Bista	10,733
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Mahajit Sawat	7,896
	Independent	Harihar Prasad Adhikari	1,713
	Independent	Bhairav Singh Rawal	773
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission [6]

1991 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Gobinda Bahadur Shah	11,026
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)		9,657
Result		Congress gain
Source:

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal

References

1. "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
2. "2026 Election Result". Election Commission of Nepal.
3. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
4. "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
5. "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
6. "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
7. "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

External links

• Constituency map of Achham