Kailali 5 is one of five parliamentary constituencies of Kailali District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Kailali 5 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
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 Assembly segments Kailali 5(A) (red) and Kailali 5(B) within Kailali District | |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| District | Kailali District |
| Electorate | 91,818 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| MP | Dilli Raj Pant |
| Sudurpashchim MPA 5(A) | Nepalu Chaudhary (NCP) |
| Sudurpashchim MPA 5(B) | Dilli Raj Pant (NC) |
Incorporated areas
editKailali 5 incorporates Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City and wards 6 and 9 of Kailari Rural Municipality.
Assembly segments
editIt encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment
- Kailali 5(A)
- Kailali 5(B)
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lekh Raj Bhatta | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Dirgha Raj Bhatta | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Narad Muni Rana | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| May 2019 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| 2022 | Dilli Raj Pant | Nepali Congress | |
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Election results
editElection in the 2020s
edit2022 general election
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilli Raj Pant | Nepali Congress | 21,392 | 34.63 | |
| Narad Muni Rana | CPN (UML) | 20,318 | 32.90 | |
| Pushkar Nath Ojha | Independent | 8,349 | 13.52 | |
| Jagadish Chaudhary | Independent | 7,460 | 12.08 | |
| Ishwari Bista | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,405 | 5.51 | |
| Others | 842 | 1.36 | ||
| Total | 61,766 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,074 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Narad Muni Rana | 27,202 | |
| Nepali Congress | Araju Rana Deuba | 22,322 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Laxman Chaudhary | 6,747 | |
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Dinesh Raj Bhandari | 2,722 | |
| Others | 621 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,947 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Dirgha Raj Bhatta | 16,346 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Lekh Raj Bhatta | 9,334 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Padam Singh Singhal | 9,139 | |
| Tharuhat Terai Party Nepal | Madhav Chaudhary | 1,674 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Gajendra Bahdur Singh | 1,555 | |
| Others | 3,540 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Lekh Raj Bhatta | 17,979 | |
| Nepali Congress | Dirgha Raj Bhatta | 13,638 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hari Shankar Yogi | 7,597 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ganesh Khadka | 1,342 | |
| Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Bamshiram Chaudhary | 1,006 | |
| Others | 2,310 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,983 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[4] | |||
See also
editReferences
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.