Jhapa 2 (constituency)

Jhapa 2
Jhapa 2
Parliamentary constituency
	Jhapa 2 in Koshi Province
Province	Koshi
District	Jhapa
Current constituency
Created	1991
Party	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Member of Parliament	Dev Raj Ghimire
Koshi MPA 2(A)	Ekraj Karki
Koshi MPA 2(B)	Tilchan Pathak

Last updated June 05, 2024

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

Incorporated areas

Jhapa 2 incorporates Arjundhara Municipality, wards 1–9 of Birtamod Municipality, wards 8 and 9 of Kankai Municipality and wards 1-2–3 of Buddhashanti Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

Jhapa 2(A)
Jhapa 2(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

	Member	Party
1991	Devi Prasad Ojha	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994	Chandra Prakash Mainali	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
March 1998	Chandra Prakash Mainali	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)
1999	K.P. Sharma Oli	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008	Gauri Shankar Khadka	CPN (Maoist)
January 2009	Gauri Shankar Khadka	UCPN (Maoist)
2013	Sudhir Kumar Siwakoti	Nepali Congress
2017	Pabitra Niraula Kharel	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
March 2021		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022	Dev Raj Ghimire	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Provincial Assembly

2(A)

	Member	Party
2017	Ekraj Karki	CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
March 2021		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

2(B)

	Member	Party
2017	Brikha Bahadur Pradhan	CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
March 2021		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Dev Raj Ghimire	CPN (UML)	28,716	35.14
	Bhadra Prasad Nepal	Independent	26,455	32.37
	Hari Kumar Rana Magar	CPN (Maoist Centre)	13,930	17.05
	Rudra Prasad Giri	Rastriya Swatantra Party	8,781	10.75
	Others		3,839	4.70
Total			81,721	100.00

Majority			2,261
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: ^[2]

2022 provincial election

2(A)


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ekraj Karki	CPN (UML)	18,758	53.19
	Pushparaj Pokharel	CPN (Unified Socialist)	6,110	17.33
	Bhakta Bahadur Bhujel	Hamro Nepali Party	3,246	9.20
	Bhim Prasad Sharma	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	2,453	6.96
	Durga Prasad Dahal	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	1,595	4.52
	Kamal Sitaula	Nepali Congress (B.P.)	1,145	3.25
	Dev Narayan Dhimal	Mongol National Organisation	749	2.12
	Others	1,208	3.43
Total			35,264	100.00

Majority			12,648
	CPN (UML)
Source: ^[2]

2(B)


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tilchan Pathak	CPN (UML)	20,200	44.18
	Khagendra Mainali	Nepali Congress	16,359	35.78
	Anindra Timasina	Independent	2,617	5.72
	Dhan Bahadur Bhujel	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	2,455	5.37
	Baburam Paudel	नेCPN (Marxist–Leninist)	1,051	2.30
	Mangal Singh Limbu	Mongol National Organisation	950	2.08
	Ramesh Karki	Nepali Congress (B.P.)	925	2.02
	Bijay Ingnam	Rastriya Janamukti Party	813	1.78
	Others	351	0.77
Total			45,721	100.00

Majority			3,841
	CPN (UML)
Source: ^[2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Pabitra Niraula Kharel	45,817
	Nepali Congress	Udhhav Thapa	32,050
	Bibeksheel Sajha Party	Nabin Bastola	1,105
	Others		2,985
Invalid votes			3,699
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2(A)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Ek Raj Karki	21,284
	Nepali Congress	Laxman Khadka	12,722
	Others		2,003
Invalid votes			1,318
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2(B)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Brikha Bahadur Pradhan	25,461
	Nepali Congress	Khang Prasad Prasai	18,240
	Others		2,933
Invalid votes			1,601
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Sudhir Kumar Siwakoti	13,554
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Pabitra Niraula Kharel	12,825
	UCPN (Maoist)	Purna Prasad Rajbanshi	10,108
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal	Bhakti Prasad Situala	6,710
	Federal Socialist Party, Nepal	Bhupal Bahadur Rai	1,012
	Others		2,605
Result		Congress gain
Source: NepalNews^[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Maoist)	Gauri Shankar Khadka	18,580
	Nepali Congress	Sudhir Kumar Siwakoti	13,843
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Menuka Pokharel Kafle	9,168
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Bhaskar Kafle	2,716
	Others		4,069
Invalid votes			2,978
Result		Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission^[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	K.P. Sharma Oli	18,909
	Nepali Congress	Giriraj Kumari Prasai	18,892
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Chandra Prakash Mainali	10,199
	Rastriya Janamukti Party	Sanjuhang Palungwa Limbu	2,727
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Hari Nath Bastola	1,143
	Others		1,174
Invalid Votes			2,001
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission^[5]^[6]

1994 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Chandra Prakash Mainali	18,863
	Nepali Congress	Ram Babu Prasai	12,456
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Jay Narayan Dhungana	6,247
	Rastriya Janamukti Party	Bal Bahadur Idnam	2,072
	Nepal Sadbhawana Party	Kameshwar Dutta	1,087
	Others		529
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission^[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Devi Prasad Ojha	20,646
	Nepali Congress	C.K. Prasai	12,382
Result		CPN (UML) gain
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References

↑ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies" . Retrieved 2018-04-25.
1 2 3 "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.
1 2 "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.

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[1] "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies" . Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2022el-2] 1 2 3 "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.

[:0-3] "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[4] "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

[archive-5] 1 2 "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

[6] "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

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Jhapa 2 (constituency)

Contents

Incorporated areas

Assembly segments

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Provincial Assembly

2(A)

2(B)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

2022 provincial election

2(A)

2(B)

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2(A)

2(B)

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

1994 legislative elections

1991 legislative elections

See also

Related Research Articles

References

External links

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