Gorkha 2 one of two parliamentary constituencies of Gorkha District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Gorkha 2 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
 Gorkha 2 in Gandaki Province | |
 Assembly segments Gorkha 2(A) and Gorkha 2(B) within Gorkha District | |
| Province | Gandaki Province |
| District | Gorkha District |
| Electorate | 90,826 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| MP | Pushpa Kamal Dahal (SPN) |
| Gandaki MPA 2(A) | Hari Sharan Acharya (SPN) |
| Gandaki MPA 2(B) | Surendra Raj Pandey (NC) |
Incorporated areas
Gorkha 2 incorporates Ajirkot Rural Municipality, Siranchok Rural Municipality, Palungtar Municipality and wards 8–14 of Gorkha Municipality.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment
- Gorkha 2(A)
- Gorkha 2(B)
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Maya Devi Shrestha | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Kamala Panta | ||
| 2008 | Baburam Bhattarai | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Hit Raj Pandey | ||
| May 2016 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2017 | Baburam Bhattarai | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | |
| May 2019 | Samajbadi Party, Nepal | ||
| April 2020 | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | ||
| August 2022 | Nepal Socialist Party | ||
| 2022 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pushpa Kamal Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 26,109 | 51.28 | |
| Kabindra Burlakoti | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 12,639 | 24.82 | |
| Abdus Salam Miya | CPN (UML) | 7,395 | 14.52 | |
| Sushil Pant | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,813 | 3.56 | |
| Som Bahadur Gurung | Mongol National Organisation | 1,164 | 2.29 | |
| Others | 1,798 | 3.53 | ||
| Total | 50,918 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 13,470 | |||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
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Election in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai | 31,807 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | 24,933 | |
| Others | 739 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,636 | ||
| Result | Naya Shakti gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2(A)
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2(B)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCPN (Maoist) | Hit Raj Pandey | 20,761 | |
| Nepali Congress | Rabikala Sharma Neupane | 7,929 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Baburam Adhikari | 3,431 | |
| Others | 1,178 | ||
| Result | Maoist hold | ||
| Source: NepalNews[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai | 46,272 | |
| Nepali Congress | Chandra Prasad Neupane | 6,143 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hari Prasad Kale | 2,083 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Indra Bahadur Gurung | 1,185 | |
| Others | 794 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,428 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[4] | |||
Election in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Kamala Panta | 11,544 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prem Bahadur Gurung | 11,131 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Indra Bahadur Gurung | 6,689 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Rajeshwar Devkota | 5,852 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Dil Bahadur Gurung | 1,295 | |
| Others | 1,035 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,568 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Kamala Panta | 8,197 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rajeshwar Devkota | 6,862 | |
| Independent | Indra Bahadur Gurung | 6,561 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bachaspati Devkota | 4,957 | |
| Independent | Chandra Nath Kandel | 3,652 | |
| Others | 828 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Maya Devi Shrestha | 15,269 | |
| Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Suresh Wagle | 13,687 | |
| 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.