Baglung 2 (constituency)
| Baglung 2 | |
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| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
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| Province | Gandaki Province |
| District | Baglung District |
| Electorate | 80,526 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| MP | Devendra Paudel (NCP) |
| Gandaki MPA 2(A) | Chandra Bahadur Budha (NCP) |
| Gandaki MPA 2(B) | Khim Bikram Shahi (RJM) |
Baglung 2 one of two parliamentary constituencies of Baglung District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Incorporated areas
Baglung 2 incorporates Galkot Municipality, Tara Khola Rural Municipality, Badigad Rural Municipality, Taman Khol Rural Municipality, Dhorpatan Municipality, Nisikhola Rural Municipality.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment
- Baglung 2(A)
- Baglung 2(B)
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Min Bahadur Khatri | Nepali Congress | |
| 1999 | Chitra Bahadur K.C. | Rastriya Janamorcha | |
| 2013 | Prakash Sharma Paudel | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Devendra Paudel | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
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| 2(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devendra Paudel | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 24,794 | 51.56 | |
| Manju Sharma | CPN (UML) | 20,193 | 41.99 | |
| Tila Khatri | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 2,327 | 4.84 | |
| Others | 776 | 1.61 | ||
| Total | 48,090 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 4,601 | |||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
2(A)
| 2(B)
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Election in the 2010s
2019 by-elections
2(B)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Khim Bikram Shahi | 11,235 | |
| Nepali Congress | Jit Bahadu Sherchan | 9,138 | |
| Others | 597 | ||
| Invalid votes | 425 | ||
| Result | Janamorcha hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Devendra Paudel | 28,827 | |
| Nepali Congress | Nar Bahadur Pun | 19,905 | |
| Others | 1,028 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,610 | ||
| Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2(A)
| 2(B)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Prakash Sharma Paudel | 10,253 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Rajendra Dhungana | 8,031 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Lila Bahadur Thapa Magar | 5,854 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Surya Prasad Pathak | 3,404 | |
| Others | 1,048 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Chitra Bahadur K.C. | 12,594 | |
| Nepali Congress | Mani Bhadra Sharma | 11,975 | |
| CPN (Unified) | Lila Bahadur Thapa Magar | 7,669 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Dhan Prasad Sapkota | 7,451 | |
| Others | 1,760 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,813 | ||
| Result | Janamorcha hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[4] | |||
Election in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Chitra Bahadur K.C. | 24,124 | |
| Nepali Congress | Gopal Prasad Sapkota | 15,040 | |
| Others | 1,102 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 538 | ||
| Result | Janamorcha gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Min Bahadur Khatri | 15,283 | |
| Independent | Chitra Bahadur K.C. | 15,089 | |
| Others | 844 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Min Bahadur Khatri | 15,644 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | 7,283 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: [1] | |||
See also
References
- ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.