Kavrepalanchok 2 (constituency)

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

Kavrepalanchok 2
Parliamentary constituency
Kavrepalanchok 2 in Bagmati Province
ProvinceBagmati Province
DistrictKavrepalanchok District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepal Communist Party
Member of ParliamentGokul Prasad Baskota

Incorporated areas

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Kavrepalanchok 2 parliamentary constituency incorporates Bhumlu Rural Municipality, Bethanchowk Rural Municipality, Mandandeupur Municipality, Panchkhal Municipality, Banepa Municipality wards 1–7 of Dhulikhel Municipality and wards 1–3, 11 and 12 of Panauti Municipality.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment

  • Kavrepalanchok 2(A)
  • Kavrepalanchok 2(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1991 Shiva Kumar Deuja CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994 Keshav Prasad Badal
1999 Shiva Prasad Humagain[2] Nepali Congress
2008 Akal Bahadur Thing CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Ram Hari Subedi CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017 Gokul Prasad Baskota
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022 Gokul Prasad Baskota[3] CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Gokul Prasad BaskotaCPN (UML)45,34545.70
Shiva Prasad HumagainNepali Congress39,48239.79
Dinesh HumagainRastriya Swatantra Party10,57310.66
Yasu Ale MagarRastriya Prajatantra Party1,9331.95
Others1,8921.91
Total99,225100.00
Majority5,863
CPN (UML) hold
Source: [4]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Gokul Prasad Baskota 55,526
Nepali Congress Madhu Prasad Acharya 36,753
Nepali Janata Dal Saraswati Tripathi 1,106
Others 3,171
Invalid votes 4,198
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ram Hari Subedi 13,510
Nepali Congress Shiva Prasad Humagain 11,040
UCPN (Maoist) Akal Bahadur Thing 5,913
Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Ganesh Lama 4,908
Others 2,608
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[5]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Akal Bahadur Thing 18,207
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Keshav Prasad Badal 11,814
Nepali Congress Tirtha Bahadur Paskhal 10,788
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Komal Bahadur Basnet 2,091
Rastriya Janashakti Party Satyaman Lama 2,050
Janamorcha Nepal Gyan Sagar Lama 1,080
Others 1,638
Invalid votes 2,496
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[6]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Shiva Prasad Humagain 25,390
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Keshav Prasad Badal 24,401
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Laxmi Narsingh Bade Shrestha 5,201
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Tri Bikram Karmacharya 1,796
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Hari Prasad Manandhar 1,176
Others 1,301
Invalid Votes 1,557
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Keshav Prasad Badal 19,938
Nepali Congress Bishnu Humagain 12,582
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Resham Lal Baidhya 10,105
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal Gopi Krishna Thapaliya 2,034
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Ram Sharan K.C. 1,251
Independent Bhata Rayamajhi 147
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[7]
Party Candidate Votes % Status
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Keshab Prasad Badal 16,325 47.91 Elected
Nepali Congress Gopaldas Bade 10,002 29.36
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) Gopal Singh Musyaju
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Ram Bahadur K.C.
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal Ganesh Das Ulak
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Krishna Kumar Vaidya
Janata Dal (Samajbadi Prajatantrik) Rup Bahadur Bista
Independent Krishna Bahadur Karmacharya
Independent Rabindra Khadka
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. ^ "Kabhrepalanchok 1999". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  3. ^ लेखक:न्युजमाण्डु (2022-11-25). "काभ्रे - २ मा एमालेका गोकुल प्रसाद बास्कोटा निर्वाचित". Newsmandu (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  4. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  5. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  6. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  7. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  8. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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