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Bhaktapur 2 (constituency)

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Bhaktapur 2
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Bhaktapur 2 in Bagmati Province
Assembly segments Bhaktapur 2(A) (red) and Bhaktapur 2(B) (blue) within Bhaktapur
ProvinceBagmati Province
DistrictBhaktapur District
Electorate83,930
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepali Congress
MPDurlabh Thapa Chhetri
Bagmati MPA 2(A)Shasi Jang Thapa (NCP)
Bagmati MPA 2(B)Rajendra Man Shrestha (NCP)

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

Incorporated areas

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Bhaktapur 2 parliamentary constituency consists of Suryabinayak Municipality and Madhyapur Thimi Municipality

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segment

  • Bhaktapur 2(A)
  • Bhaktapur 2(B)

Members of Parliament

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Parliament/Constituent Assembly

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Election Member Party
1991 Jagannath Acharya Nepali Congress
1994 Aasakaji Basukala Nepal Workers Peasants Party
1999 Lekh Nath Neupane Nepali Congress
2008 Sunil Prajapati Nepal Workers Peasants Party
2013 Rameshwar Prasad Dhungel Nepali Congress
2017 Mahesh Basnet CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022 Durlabh Thapa Chhetri Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

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Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Durlabh Thapa chhetriNepali Congress24,23938.06
Mahesh BasnetCPN (UML)23,28236.55
Anuradha Thapa MagarNepal Workers Peasants Party7,12711.19
Sajan B.K.Rastriya Swatantra Party4,0986.43
Mohan K.C.Rastriya Prajatantra Party2,5694.03
Others2,3783.73
Total63,693100.00
Majority957
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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2017 legislative elections

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Mahesh Basnet 36,412
Nepali Congress Daman Nath Dhungana 18,687
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Anuradha Thapa Magar 5,471
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Shashi Bikram Karki 1,784
Others 755
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

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2013 Constituent Assembly election

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Rameshwar Prasad Dhungel 21,121
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Sunil Prajapati 17,411
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Mahesh Basnet 16,029
UCPN (Maoist) Devi Prasad Dhakal 5,791
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Dipendra Kumar K.C. 2,632
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Sanu Kaji Heka 1,761
Result Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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2008 Constituent Assembly election

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Sunil Prajapati 18,100
Nepali Congress Lekh Nath Neupane 13,265
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ganesh Bahadur Khatri 11,769
UCPN (Maoist) Arjun Bahadur Thapa 10,966
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ram Hari Thapa 3,418
Others 4,155
Result NWPP gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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1999 legislative elections

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Lekh Nath Neupane 14,200
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Sunil Prajapati 13,432
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Yuvraj Karki 9,077
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ganesh Bahadur Khatri 7,828
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Prem Nanda Lal Shrestha 1,591
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Sanukaji Heka 1,314
Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal Krishna Lal Goja Shrestha 1,044
Others 403
Invalid Votes 886
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Aasakaji Basukala 13,581
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ganesh Bahadur Khatri 11,906
Nepali Congress Ram Prasad Dawadi 10,630
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rajendra Man Shrestha 8,496
Others 888
Result NWPP gain
Source: Election Commission[5] [1]

1991 legislative elections

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Jagannath Acharya 16,052
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Bhairav Rijal 14,752
Result Congress gain
Source: [2]

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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