Kailali 4 (constituency)

Kailali 4
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Kailali 4 in Sudurpashchim Province Protected areas in green
Assembly segments Kailali 4(A) (red) and Kailali 4(B) within Kailali District
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Kailali District
Electorate	93,384
Current constituency
Created	1994
Party	Nepali Congress
MP	Bir Bahadur Balayar
Sudurpashchim MPA 4(A)	Dirgha Bahadur Sodari ( NCP )
Sudurpashchim MPA 4(B)	Prakash Bam (NC)

Kailali 4 is one of five parliamentary constituencies of Kailali District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Incorporated areas

Kailali 4 incorporates Godawari Municipality, Chure Rural Municipality, ward 5 of Mohanyal Rural Municipality and Gauriganga Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

• Kailali 4(A)
• Kailali 4(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1994	Maheshwar Pathak	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	1999	Tek Bahadur Chokhal	Nepali Congress
	2008	Krishna Kumar Chaudhary	CPN (Maoist)
	January 2009		UCPN (Maoist)
	2013	Gauri Shankar Chaudhary
	May 2016		CPN (Maoist Centre)
	2017	Lekh Raj Bhatta	CPN (Maoist Centre)
	May 2019		Nepal Communist Party
	2022	Bir Bahadur Balayar	Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

4(A) Election Member Party 2017 Dirgha Bahadur Sodari CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) August 2021 CPN (Unified Socialist)

4(B) Election Member Party 2017 Krishna Raj Subedi CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bir Bahadur Balayar	Nepali Congress	26,275	44.26
	Lekh Raj Bhatta	CPN (UML)	22,663	38.17
	Kaiya Chaudhary	Nagrik Unmukti Party	6,233	10.50
	Gobinda Prasad Bhatta	Rastriya Swatantra Party	2,230	3.76
	Jay Bahadur Dhami	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	1,470	2.48
	Others		496	0.84
Total			59,367	100.00
Majority			3,612
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Maoist Centre)	Lekh Raj Bhatta	31,359
	Nepali Congress	Sunil Kumar Bhandari	20,960
	Independent	Gita Chhetri	3,173
	Rastriya Janamorcha	Laxmi Ram Acharya	1,107
	Others		1,461
Invalid votes			3,935
Result		Maoist Centre hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

4(A) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Dirgha Bahadur Sodari 16,115 Nepali Congress Yagya Raj Chaudhary 11,425 Others 1,754 Invalid votes 1,761 Result CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission

4(B) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Krishna Raj Subedi 16,022 Nepali Congress Hira Durra Bhatta 11,803 Others 1,430 Invalid votes 1,626 Result CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	UCPN (Maoist)	Gauri Shankar Chaudhary	11,968
	Nepali Congress	Khem Raj Dagaura Tharu	8,610
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Dirgha Bahadur Sodari	6,756
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Birendra Bahadur Bam	4,170
	Federal Socialist Party, Nepal	Hira Lal Chaudhary	2,928
	Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)	Chandra Kumar Chaudhary	2,602
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Khagendra Kumar Thagulla	1,044
	Others		5,164
Result		Maoist hold
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Maoist)	Krishna Kumar Chaudhary	27,547
	Nepali Congress	Narayan Dutta Mishra	8,367
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Parbati Kumar Chaudhary	7,099
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Dipendra Bahadur Shahi	2,484
	Rastriya Janashakti Party	Aasha Ram Chaudhary	2,152
	Others		1,767
Invalid votes			1,700
Result		Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Tek Bahadur Chokhal	17,998
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Hanuman Chaudhary	11,907
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Dhan Bahadur Bam	10,328
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Maheshwar Pathak	1,089
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)	Dhan Bahadur Shah	1,061
	Others		1,449
Invalid Votes			1,557
Result		Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Maheshwar Pathak	9,594
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Dhan Bahadur Bam	9,038
	Nepali Congress	Tek Bahadur Chokhal	8,076
	Independent	Ram Chandra Bhatta	3,230
	Others		2,875
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal

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. "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.

External links

• Constituency map of Kailali