Jhapa 5 (constituency)

Jhapa 5 is one of five parliamentary constituencies of Jhapa District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.^[1]

Jhapa 5
Parliamentary constituency
Jhapa 5 in Koshi Province
Province	Koshi Province
District	Jhapa District
Current constituency
Created	1991
Party	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Member of Parliament	KP Sharma Oli
Koshi MPA 5(A)	Hikmat Kumar Karki
Koshi MPA 5(B)	Hom Bahadur Thapa

Incorporated areas

Jhapa 5 incorporates Damak Municipality, Kamal Rural Municipality, wards 1–8 of Gauradaha Municipality and wards 3–6 of Gauriganj Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

• Jhapa 5(A)
• Jhapa 5(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Chandra Prakash Mainali	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	1994	Radha Krishna Mainali
	March 1998		CPN (Marxist–Leninist)
	1999	Tara Sam Yongya	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
	2008	Keshav Kumar Budhathoki	Nepali Congress
	2017	K.P. Sharma Oli	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Provincial Assembly

5(A) Election Member Party 2017 Hikmat Kumar Karki CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

5(B) Election Member Party 2017 Arjun Rai CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	KP Sharma Oli	CPN (UML)	52,319	55.74
	Khagendra Adhikari	Nepali Congress	23,743	25.29
	Suresh Kumar Pokharel	Rastriya Swatantra Party	11,759	12.53
	Bhim Rajbanshi	Janamat Party	1,485	1.58
	Kavindra Sharma Limbu	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	1,281	1.36
	Others		3,283	3.50
Total			93,870	100.00
Majority			28,576
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

2022 provincial election

5(A) Candidate Party Votes % Hikmat Kumar Karki CPN (UML) 22,530 49.27 Jiwan Kumar Rai Nepali Congress 17,058 37.30 Dunnilal Rajbanshi Janamat Party 2,485 5.43 Surya Prasad Limbu Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 1,650 3.61 Lachhuman Limbu People's Socialist Party 703 1.54 Others 1,305 2.85 Total 45,731 100.00 Majority 5,472 CPN (UML) Source: [2]

5(B) Candidate Party Votes % Hom Bahadur Thapa CPN (UML) 24,129 49.43 Rewatraj Puri CPN (Maoist Centre) 17,315 35.47 Chhabilal Sitaula Hamro Nepali Party 2,171 4.45 Dhanraj Limbu Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 1,563 3.20 Sudip Rai People's Socialist Party 994 2.04 Ramlal Rai Mongol National Organisation 928 1.90 Dhiraj Bajracharya Independent 701 1.44 Others 1,014 2.08 Total 48,815 100.00 Majority 6,814 CPN (UML) Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	K.P. Sharma Oli	43,515
	Nepali Congress	Khagendra Adhikari	26,822
	Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal	Satya Dev Prasad	1,915
	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	Gyan Bahadur Imbung Limbu	1,380
	Others		2,614
Invalid votes			4,674
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

5(A) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Hikmat Kumar Karki 24,098 Nepali Congress Anil Krishna Prasai 18,636 Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Surya Prasad Limbu 1,045 Others 1,586 Invalid votes 1,989 Result CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission

5(B) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Arjun Rai 30,973 Nepali Congress Rajan Bahadur Dhungana 10,993 Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Sushil Kumar Rai 1,626 Others 3,361 Invalid votes 1,552 Result CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Keshav Kumar Budhathoki	16,587
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu	16,347
	UCPN (Maoist)	Jhalak Bahadur Magar	9,172
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal	Dhruba Kumar Upreti	3,154
	Sadbhavana Party	Om Narayan Rajbanshi	1,523
	Others		5,028
Result		Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Keshav Kumar Budhathoki	16,466
	CPN (Maoist)	Harka Bahadur Khadka	15,548
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Tara Sam Yongya	13,247
	Sadbhavana Party	Surya Narayan Ganesh	6,655
	Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal	Tara Nath Rajbanshi	2,601
	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	Lahan Singh Tumbapo	1,398
	Others		2,457
Invalid votes			4,214
Result		Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Tara Sam Yongya	19,199
	Nepali Congress	Santosh Kumar Meinyangbo	16,651
	Nepal Sadbhawana Party	Nitya Nand Tajpuriya	3,492
	Rastriya Janamukti Party	Chandra Prasad Yongya	2,491
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Jung Prasad Chemjong	1,896
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Laxmi Prasad Odari	1,557
	Others		656
Invalid Votes			942
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Radha Krishna Mainali	16,361
	Nepali Congress	Surya Narayan Tajpuriya	13,898
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Shiva Kumar Yongya	4,013
	Rastriya Janamukti Party	Chandra Prasad Yongya	3,043
	Nepal Sadbhawana Party	Top Lal Rajbanshi	1,652
	Nepal Janabadi Morcha	Kedar Nar Singh	197
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Chandra Prakash Mainali	18,892
	Nepali Congress	Ram Babu Prasai	11,948
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source:

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal