Makwanpur 2 (constituency)

Makwanpur 2
Parliamentary constituency
Makwanpur 2 in Bagmati Province
Province	Bagmati Province
District	Makwanpur District
Current constituency
Created	1991
Party	CPN (Unified Socialist)
Member of Parliament	Birodh Khatiwada

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

Incorporated areas

Makwanpur 2 parliamentary constituency incorporates Raksirang Rural Municipality, Kailash Rural Municipality, Indrasarowar Rural Municipality, Thaha Municipality, Manahari Rural Municipality, Bhimphedi Rural Municipality, wards 5–8 Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality and, wards 1, 3, 11 and 19 of Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment

• Makwanpur 2(A)
• Makwanpur 2(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Birodh Khatiwada	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	2008	Prem Bahadur Pulami	CPN (Maoist)
	January 2009		UCPN (Maoist)
	2013	Subhas Chandra Shahi Thakuri	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	2017	Birodh Khatiwada
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	August 2021		CPN (Unified Socialist)
	2022	Mahesh Kumar Bartaula	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Provincial Assembly

2(A) Election Member Party 2017 Kumari Moktan CPN (Maoist Centre) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party

2(B) Election Member Party 2017 Indra Bahadur Baniya Nepali Congress

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mahesh Kumar Bartaula	CPN (UML)	34,950	42.47
	Birodh Khatiwada	CPN (Unified Socialist)	30,432	36.98
	Bharat Parajuli	Rastriya Swatantra Party	12,059	14.65
	Rajan Mainali	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	2,196	2.67
	Uddhav Prasad Adhikari	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	1,807	2.20
	Others		850	1.03
Total			82,294	100.00
Majority			4,518
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Birodh Khatiwada	46,481
	Nepali Congress	Mahalaxmi Upadhyaya	34,090
	Others		2,074
Invalid votes			4,141
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

Makwanpur 2(A) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Maoist Centre) Kumari Muktan 27,243 Nepali Congress Yatiraj Sapkota 14,125 CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Aite Singh Dimdung 1,694 Others 1,383 Invalid votes 2,094 Result Maoist Centre gain Source: Election Commission

Makwanpur 4 2013 election result Party Candidate Votes Nepali Congress Uma Dahal 10,245 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Raja Ram Syangtal 12,443 Others 8,252 Invalid votes 1,735 Result UML gain Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Subhas Chandra Shahi Thakuri	11,711
	UCPN (Maoist)	Narayan Kaji Shrestha	10,740
	Nepali Congress	Jayaram Lamichhane	8,477
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal	Bhim Bahadur Bomjan	1,075
	Others		1,700
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Maoist)	Prem Bahadur Pulami	16,976
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Bir Bahadur Lama	10,221
	Janamorcha Nepal	Jyoti Rayamajhi	3,046
	Nepali Congress	Bhim Lama	2,834
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Bidyut Bajracharya	2,191
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Bhim Bahadur Bomjan	1,490
	Others		1,056
Invalid votes			2,186
Result		Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Birodh Khatiwada	18,281
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Deepak Singh	15,901
	Nepali Congress	Ram Chandra Aryal	11,809
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Hiranya Lal Shrestha	1,808
	Others		1,619
Invalid Votes			1,231
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Birodh Khatiwada	16,144
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Kamal Thapa	11,878
	Independent	Bishwa Raj Upreti	4,866
	Nepali Congress	Dina Aryal	3,792
	Others		1,313
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Birodh Khatiwada	16,869
	Nepali Congress	Mahalaxmi Upadhyaya	11,576
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 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 Makwanpur