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
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictSunsari District
Current constituency
Created1991
Seats1
PartyCPN(UML)
Member of ParliamentBhim Acharya
Member of the Provincial AssemblyRewati Raman Bhandari, (CPN (UML))
Member of the Provincial AssemblyRam prasad Mahato, ([[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|CPN(UML))

[2]

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

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

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)

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bhim AcharyaCPN (UML)32,02436.16
Sitaram MahatoNepali Congress26,06829.44
Lal Bikram ThapaRastriya Swatantra Party19,39121.90
Dinesh Kumar BasnetRastriya Prajatantra Party4,2694.82
Ramnanda MahatoJanamat Party1,1921.35
Deepak Raj ChaudharyNagrik Unmukti Party1,1621.31
Nunu Ram ChaudharyNepal Loktantrik Party1,0231.16
Others3,4233.87
Total88,552100.00
Majority5,956
CPN (UML) gain
Source: [3]

2022 Nepalese provincial elections

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

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

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

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

2008 Constituent Assembly election

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

1999 legislative elections

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]

1994 legislative elections

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]

1991 legislative elections

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

  1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "सुनसरी : प्रदेश १ - प्रदेशसभाको निर्वाचन २०७९ विवरण तथा नतिजा". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  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. ^ a b "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 Sunsari
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