Dang 2 one of three parliamentary constituencies of Dang District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Dang 2 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
 Dang 2 in Lumbini Province | |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Dang District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Nepal Communist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Krishna Bahadur Mahara |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Shankar Pokharel, (UML) |
Incorporated areas
Dang 2 incorporates Banglachuli Rural Municipality, wards 4 and 6–19 of Ghorahi Sub-metropolitan City, and wards 16–19 of Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
- Dang 2(A)
- Dang 2(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Shiva Raj Gautam | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 1994 | Bal Dev Sharma | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Dama Kumari Sharma | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Sushila Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Krishna Bahadur Mahara | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2022 | Rekha Sharma | ||
Provincial Assembly
2(A)
|
2(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rekha Sharma | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 26,880 | 36.07 | |
| Shankar Pokharel | CPN (UML) | 26,687 | 35.81 | |
| Bishal Adhikari | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 15,861 | 21.28 | |
| Bholanath Yogi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,273 | 3.05 | |
| Others | 2,829 | 3.80 | ||
| Total | 74,530 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 193 | |||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Krishna Bahadur Mahara | 40,042 | |
| Nepali Congress | Raju Khanal | 25,897 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bhoj Bahadur Bishwakarma | 2,204 | |
| Others | 1,342 | ||
| Invalid votes | 4,284 | ||
| Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
2(A)
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2(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Sushila Chaudhary | 10,430 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Hom Bahadur Pun | 8,590 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shanta Chaudhary | 7,402 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Shashidhar Bhandari | 1,856 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Govinda Bahadur K.K. | 1,093 | |
| Others | 2,008 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Dama Kumari Sharma | 20,240 | |
| Nepali Congress | Krishna Kishor Ghimire | 6,930 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Naru Lal Chaudhary | 5,442 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Prabhu Chaudhary | 2,913 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Lal Mani Sharma | 1,252 | |
| Others | 1,718 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,512 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[4] | |||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Bal Dev Sharma | 14,811 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chhabi Lal Oli | 8,463 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Sushma Ghimire | 5,550 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dinesh Bahadur Neupane | 5,386 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Khadga Bahadur Budha Magar | 1,678 | |
| Others | 586 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,667 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Bal Dev Sharma | 12,560 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sushma Sharma | 9,695 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rana Bahadur Shah | 9,330 | |
| Others | 504 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shiva Raj Gautam | 20,590 | |
| Nepali Congress | 19,322 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: | |||
See also
References
External links
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