Gulmi 2 (constituency)

Gulmi 2
Parliamentary constituency
Gulmi 2 in Lumbini Province
ProvinceLumbini Province
DistrictGulmi jeiwiwuDistrict
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepal Communist Party
Member of ParliamentGokarna Raj Bista

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

Incorporated areas

Gulmi 2 incorporates Madane Rural Municipality, Malika Rural Municipality, Dhurkot Rural Municipality, Isma Rural Municipality, Musikot Municipality and, wards 1–6 of Resunga Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment

  • Gulmi 2(A)
  • Gulmi 2(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Bhagwat Gyawali Nepali Congress
1994 Kamal Raj Shrestha CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
2013 Chandra Kant Bhandari Nepali Congress
2017 Gokarna Bista CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Gokarna BistaCPN (UML)28,47650.32
Ram Kumari JhakriCPN (Unified Socialist)26,44146.72
Others1,6762.96
Total56,593100.00
Majority2,035
CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Gokarna Bista 34,618
Nepali Congress Chandra Bahadur K.C. 20,157
Others 1,076
Invalid votes 2,199
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Chandra Kant Bhandari 21,189
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Pradeep Kumar Gyawali 18,681
UCPN (Maoist) Ashok Thapa 4,531
Others 1,155
Result Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Pradeep Kumar Gyawali 23,253
Nepali Congress Chandra Kant Bhandari 21,101
CPN (Maoist) Nim Bahadur Pandey 7,321
Others 2,211
Invalid votes 2,168
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Pradeep Kumar Gyawali 24,345
Nepali Congress Chandra Bahadur K.C. 23,669
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Tej Prasad Kandel 1,640
Others 1,184
Invalid votes 1,201
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Kamal Raj Shrestha 25,651
Nepali Congress Bhagwat Gyawali 19,872
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ashok Shrestha 1,260
Others 1,382
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bhagwat Gyawali 22,364
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 21,011
Result Congress gain
Source: [1]

See also

References

  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.