Nuwakot 2 (constituency)

Nuwakot 2
Parliamentary constituency
Nuwakot 2 in Bagmati Province
ProvinceBagmati Province
DistrictNuwakot District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepali Congress
Member of ParliamentArjun Narsingh K.C.

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

Incorporated areas

Nuwakot 2 parliamentary constituency incorporates Kispang Rural Municipality, Meghang Rural Municipality, Tarkeshwar Rural Municipality, Bidur Municipality and Belkotgadhi Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment

  • Nuwakot 2(A)
  • Nuwakot 2(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Ganesh Pandit CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994 Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat Nepali Congress
2017 Narayan Prasad Khatiwada CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022 Arjun Narsingh K.C. Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Arjun Narasingha K.C.Nepali Congress28,10744.61
Suman Bikram PandeyRastriya Swatantra Party16,47726.15
Narayan Prasad KhatiwadaCPN (UML)15,56124.70
Jhanak PyakurelRastriya Prajatantra Party1,5712.49
Others1,2882.04
Total63,004100.00
Majority11,630
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Narayan Prasad Khatiwada 36,892
Nepali Congress Arjun Narsingh K.C. 26,335
Others 1,830
Invalid votes 4,770
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat 18,831
UCPN (Maoist) Hit Bahadur Tamang 15,233
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shanta Thapa 2,258
Others 1,985
Result Congress hold
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat 17,442
CPN (Maoist) Hit Bahadur Tamang 17,338
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Binda Dhauna 4,523
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Ambika Kumari Dhakal 1,649
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Krishna Bahadur Gurung 1,346
Others 1,246
Invalid votes 2,894
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat 18,889
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani 8,954
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Janardhan Bhandari 6,313
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Ganesh Pandit 5,317
Others 830
Invalid Votes 1,154
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat 14,799
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nar Bahadur Rai 9,395
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Janardhan Bhandari 8,008
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal Prakash Nepal 420
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ganesh Pandit 13,564
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Jit Singh Khadka 8,531
Result RPP (C) 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.