Bardiya 2 (constituency)

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

Bardiya 2
Parliamentary constituency
Bardiya 2 in Lumbini Province
ProvinceLumbini Province
DistrictBardiya District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepal Communist Party
Member of ParliamentSant Kumar Tharu

Incorporated areas

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Bardiya 2 incorporates Geruwa Rural Municipality, Rajapur Municipality, Thakurbaba Municipality, Madhuwan Municipality and, wards 1–3 of Barbardiya Municipality.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment

  • Bardiya 2(A)
  • Bardiya 2(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1991 Khag Raj Sharma CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994 Shyam Prasad Dhakal
1999 Mangal Prasad Tharu Nepali Congress
2008 Bishnu Prasad Chaudhary CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Sanjay Kumar Gautam Nepali Congress
2017 Sant Kumar Tharu CPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
2022 Lalbir Chaudhary Independent

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Lalbir ChaudharyIndependent26,52030.55
Suresh PanthaCPN (Maoist Centre)26,38430.39
Pankaj Singh RathoreCPN (UML)16,09018.53
Binay RawalRastriya Prajatantra Party13,29215.31
Om Prakash BasaulaRastriya Swatantra Party3,8914.48
Others6350.73
Total86,812100.00
Majority136
Independent gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist Centre) Sant Kumar Tharu 50,555
Nepali Congress Gopal Dahit 36,735
Others 1,310
Invalid votes 2,689
Result Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Sanjay Kumar Gautam 11,618
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Purna Sharma 10,242
UCPN (Maoist) Tilak Ram Sharma 8,595
Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Ram Kumar Tharu 5,003
Sadbhavana Party Dhanesh Kumar Yadav 2,269
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Nasuriddin Sheikh 1,587
Others 4,549
Result Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Bishnu Prasad Chaudhary 17,851
Nepali Congress Sanjay Kumar Gautam 7,605
Sadbhavana Party Ram Kumar Tharu 7,317
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shyam Prasad Dhakal 5,189
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Bhim Bahadur K.C. 2,065
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rais Ahmed Shiekh 1,716
Others 3,420
Invalid votes 1,902
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Mangal Prasad Tharu 14,070
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Pratibha Rana 9,617
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhim Bahadur K.C. 6,383
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Deep Bahadur Rana 6,364
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Ram Kumar Tharu 5,109
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Rajendra Prasad Shivastav 2,490
Others 757
Invalid votes 1,393
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shyam Prasad Dhakal 11,907
Nepali Congress Gyan Raj Sharma 8,328
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Pratibha Sharma 7,356
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Ram Kumar Tharu 6,600
Others 446
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Khag Raj Sharma 11,247
Nepali Congress 8,769
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  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.
  5. ^ a b "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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