Ilam 2 (constituency)

Ilam 2
Parliamentary constituency
Ilam 2 in Koshi Province
Province	Koshi Province
District	Ilam District
Current constituency
Created	1991
Party	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Member of Parliament	Suhang Nemwang
Member of the Provincial Assembly	Ram Bahadur Magar, CPN (UML)
Member of the Provincial Assembly	Dhirendra Sharma, CPN (MC)

Ilam 2 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Ilam District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1] After the sudden death of Subash Chandra Nembang the constituency is now vacant and the sub election will be happening on 2024 April 27.

Incorporated areas

Ilam 2 incorporates Chulachuli Rural Municipality, Mangsebung Rural Municipality, Phakphokthum Rural Municipality, Deumai Municipality, wards 1–9, 11 and 12 of Ilam Municipality and wards 6–8 of Mai Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

• Ilam 2(A)
• Ilam 2(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Mani Kumar Limbu	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	1994	Kul Bahadur Gurung	Nepali Congress
	1999	Subas Chandra Nemwang	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	2024 by-election	Suhang Nemwang	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Provincial Assembly

2(A) Election Member Party 2017 Ram Bahadur Magar CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

2(B) Election Member Party 2017 Dhirendra Sharma CPN (Maoist Centre) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2024 by-election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Suhang Nemwang	CPN (UML)	27,772	40.56
	Dambar Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	21,942	32.05
	Dakendra Singh Limbu	Independent	11,457	16.73
	Milan Limbu	Rastriya Swatantra Party	5,050	7.38
	Mani Kumar Limbu	Mongol National Organisation	816	1.19
	Others		1,435	2.10
Total			68,472	100.00
Majority
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

Total Voters: 115,889; Votes Cast:69,374 (59.86%); Valid Votes: 68,472 (98.7%); Invalid Votes: 902 (1.3%)

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Subaschandra Nemwang	CPN (UML)	30,020	45.36
	Dambar Bahadur Khadka	Nepali Congress	29,906	45.19
	Prakash Sapkota	Rastriya Swatantra Party	1,380	2.09
	Mani Bahadur Limbu	Mongol National Organisation	1,363	2.06
	Khadga Prasad Palungwa	Rastriya Janamukti Party	1,272	1.92
	Others		2,244	3.39
Total			66,185	100.00
Majority			114
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: [3]

2022 provincial election

2(A) Candidate Party Votes % Gobinda Giri Nepali Congress 16,658 46.67 Ganesh Prasad Baral CPN (UML) 15,447 43.27 Lachhu Man Rai Mongol National Organisation 1,535 4.30 Yam Nath Bhandari Rastriya Prajatantra Party 975 2.73 Others 1,081 3.03 Total 35,696 100.00 Majority 1,211 Nepali Congress Source: [3]

2(B) Candidate Party Votes % Ram Bahadur Magar CPN (UML) 13,754 44.39 Harka Bahadur Lawati CPN (Maoist Centre) 11,167 36.04 Binay Kumar Phagu Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 2,054 6.63 Pabitra Limbu Tumbangphe Rastriya Janamukti Party 1,415 4.57 Bal Bahadur Angdembe People's Socialist Party 798 2.58 Ujit Kumar Rai Mongol National Organisation 739 2.38 Others 1,060 3.42 Total 30,987 100.00 Majority 2,587 CPN (UML) Source: [3]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Subas Chandra Nemwang	36,517
	Nepali Congress	Keshav Thapa	26,865
	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	Deepak Kumar Yonghang	1,761
	Rastriya Janamukti Party	Khadga Prasad Palungwa	1,308
	Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal	Krishna Bahadur Khatri	1,106
	Others		832
Invalid votes			2,653
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2(A) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ram Bahadur Magar 19,838 Nepali Congress Dambar Bahadur Khadka 16,286 Others 1,016 Invalid votes 1,376 Result CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission

2(B) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Maoist Centre) Dhirendra Sharma 14,716 Nepali Congress Khagendra Devan 11,065 Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Thangsang Lawoti 2,254 Rastriya Janamukti Party Jaya Kumar Kerung 1,432 Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Mani Bikram Limbi 1,357 Others 784 Invalid votes 1,1376 Result Maoist Centre gain Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Subas Chandra Nemwang	14,930
	Nepali Congress	Bhesh Raj Acharya	12,828
	UCPN (Maoist)	Ramesh Kumar Lingden	4,648
	Federal Socialist Party, Nepal	Binod Kumar Nemwang	2,486
	Others		2,587
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: NepalNews[4]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Subas Chandra Nemwang	17,748
	Nepali Congress	Keshav Thapa	14,044
	CPN (Maoist)	Harka Bahadur Lawoti	8,916
	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	Uttam Kumar Yonghang	1,678
	Others		1,682
Invalid votes			2,099
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Subas Chandra Nemwang	17,407
	Nepali Congress	Kul Bahadur Gurung	15,482
	Rastriya Janamukti Party	Sarna Bahadur Pauthak	3,093
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)	Padma Sundar Lawoti	1,475
	Others		2,186
Invalid Votes			875
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[6][7]

1994 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Kul Bahadur Gurung	12,547
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Mani Kumar Limbu	11,960
	Rastriya Janamukti Party	Chandra Prasad Yangya	2,560
	Independent	Chatur Man Limbu	2,396
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Yam Prasad Chapagain	1,458
Result		Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[6]

1991 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Mani Kumar Limbu	19,759
	Nepali Congress	Kul Bahadur Gurung	17,749
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal

References

1. "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
2. "उपनिर्वाचन नतिजा, २०८१". Election Commission of Nepal.
3. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
4. "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
5. "Ca Election report". 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
6. "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
7. "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

External links

• Constituency map of Ilam