Kathmandu 8 is one of 10 parliamentary constituencies of Kathmandu District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Kathmandu 8 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
 Kathmandu 8 in Bagmati Province | |
 Assembly segment Kathmandu 8(A) (red) and Kathmandu 8(B) (blue) within Kathmandu District | |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| District | Kathmandu District |
| Electorate | 50,088 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Member of Parliament | Biraj Bhakta Shrestha |
Incorporated areas
editKathmandu 8 parliamentary constituency consists of wards 13, 15, 19, 20, 23 and 24 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and wards 4 and 5 of Nagarjun Municipality.
Assembly segments
editIt encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segment
- Kathmandu 8(A)
- Kathmandu 8(B)
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nabindra Raj Joshi | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Jeevan Ram Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| August 2021 | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| 2022 | Biraj Bhakta Shrestha | RSP(Rastriya Swatantra Party) | |
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Election results
editElection in the 2020s
edit2022 general election
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biraj Bhakta Shrestha | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 10,112 | 32.97 | |
| Suman Sayami | Hamro Nepali Party | 6,179 | 20.14 | |
| Jeevan Ram Shrestha | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 4,881 | 15.91 | |
| Prakash Rimal | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,388 | 14.31 | |
| Shiva Sundar Rajvaidya | CPN (UML) | 3,891 | 12.69 | |
| Others | 1,223 | 3.99 | ||
| Total | 30,674 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 3,933 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jeevan Ram Shrestha | 13,397 | |
| Nepali Congress | Nabindra Raj Joshi | 12,963 | |
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Pukar Bam | 4,414 | |
| Others | 1,327 | ||
| Invalid votes | 9,80 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
Kathmandu 8(A)edit
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Nabindra Raj Joshi | 13,774 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jeevan Ram Shrestha | 6,367 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Prakash Rimal | 4,938 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Mukti Narayan Pradhan | 2,765 | |
| Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Pabitra Bajracharya | 2,492 | |
| Nepa Rastriya Party | Naresh Bir Shakya | 1,556 | |
| Others | 2,391 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Nabindra Raj Joshi | 11,005 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Astha Laxmi Sakya | 6,878 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Sarbottam Dangol | 6,573 | |
| Nepa Rastriya Party | Naresh Bir Shakya | 3,975 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Bikram Bahadur Thapa | 2,093 | |
| Others | 2,424 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,550 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
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.