Bardiya 2 (constituency)
| Bardiya 2 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
 Bardiya 2 in Lumbini Province | |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Bardiya District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Nepal Communist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Sant Kumar Tharu |
Bardiya 2 one of two parliamentary constituencies of Bardiya District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Incorporated areas
Bardiya 2 incorporates Geruwa Rural Municipality, Rajapur Municipality, Thakurbaba Municipality, Madhuwan Municipality and, wards 1–3 of Barbardiya Municipality.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
- Bardiya 2(A)
- Bardiya 2(B)
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Khag Raj Sharma | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 1994 | Shyam Prasad Dhakal | ||
| 1999 | Mangal Prasad Tharu | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Bishnu Prasad Chaudhary | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Sanjay Kumar Gautam | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Sant Kumar Tharu | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| 2022 | Lalbir Chaudhary | Independent | |
2(A)
| 2(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalbir Chaudhary | Independent | 26,520 | 30.55 | |
| Suresh Pantha | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 26,384 | 30.39 | |
| Pankaj Singh Rathore | CPN (UML) | 16,090 | 18.53 | |
| Binay Rawal | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 13,292 | 15.31 | |
| Om Prakash Basaula | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,891 | 4.48 | |
| Others | 635 | 0.73 | ||
| Total | 86,812 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 136 | |||
| Independent gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Sant Kumar Tharu | 50,555 | |
| Nepali Congress | Gopal Dahit | 36,735 | |
| Others | 1,310 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,689 | ||
| Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2(A)
| 2(B)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Sanjay Kumar Gautam | 11,618 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Purna Sharma | 10,242 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Tilak Ram Sharma | 8,595 | |
| Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Ram Kumar Tharu | 5,003 | |
| Sadbhavana Party | Dhanesh Kumar Yadav | 2,269 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Nasuriddin Sheikh | 1,587 | |
| Others | 4,549 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Bishnu Prasad Chaudhary | 17,851 | |
| Nepali Congress | Sanjay Kumar Gautam | 7,605 | |
| Sadbhavana Party | Ram Kumar Tharu | 7,317 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shyam Prasad Dhakal | 5,189 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bhim Bahadur K.C. | 2,065 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rais Ahmed Shiekh | 1,716 | |
| Others | 3,420 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,902 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[4] | |||
Election in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Mangal Prasad Tharu | 14,070 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Pratibha Rana | 9,617 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhim Bahadur K.C. | 6,383 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Deep Bahadur Rana | 6,364 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Ram Kumar Tharu | 5,109 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Rajendra Prasad Shivastav | 2,490 | |
| Others | 757 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,393 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shyam Prasad Dhakal | 11,907 | |
| Nepali Congress | Gyan Raj Sharma | 8,328 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Pratibha Sharma | 7,356 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Ram Kumar Tharu | 6,600 | |
| Others | 446 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Sharma | 11,247 | |
| Nepali Congress | 8,769 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: [1] | |||
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.