Kathmandu 8 (constituency)

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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
ProvinceBagmati Province
DistrictKathmandu District
Electorate50,088
Current constituency
Created2008
PartyRastriya Swatantra Party
Member of ParliamentBiraj Bhakta Shrestha

Incorporated areas

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Kathmandu 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

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It encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segment

  • Kathmandu 8(A)
  • Kathmandu 8(B)

Members of Parliament

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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)

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Biraj Bhakta ShresthaRastriya Swatantra Party10,11232.97
Suman SayamiHamro Nepali Party6,17920.14
Jeevan Ram ShresthaCPN (Unified Socialist)4,88115.91
Prakash RimalRastriya Prajatantra Party4,38814.31
Shiva Sundar RajvaidyaCPN (UML)3,89112.69
Others1,2233.99
Total30,674100.00
Majority3,933
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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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
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

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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

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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.
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