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Palpa 2 one of two parliamentary constituencies of Palpa District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Palpa 2 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
 Palpa 2 in Lumbini Province | |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Palpa District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Member of Parliament | Som Prasad Pandey |
Palpa 2 incorporates Rainadevi Chhahara Rural Municipality, Ribdikot Rural Municipality, Bangnaskali Rural Municipality, ward 1 of Mathagadhi Rural Municipality, ward 1–4 and 6 of Tinau Rural Municipality and wards 1–7 and 9–14 of Tansen Municipality.
It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
- Palpa 2(A)
- Palpa 2(B)
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Gambhir Jang Karki | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Som Prasad Pandey | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2008 | Lila Kumari Wagle | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Som Prasad Pandey | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| August 2021 | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| 2022 | Thakur Prasad Gaire | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
Provincial Assembly
2(A)
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2(B)
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Election in the 2020s
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thakur Prasad Gaire | CPN (UML) | 28,645 | 46.05 | |
| Som Prasad Pandey | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 24,899 | 40.03 | |
| Som Prasad Gaire | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 5,349 | 8.60 | |
| Man Bahadur Darlami | Mongol National Organisation | 1,604 | 2.58 | |
| Others | 1,709 | 2.75 | ||
| Total | 62,206 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 3,746 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Som Prasad Pandey | 34,899 | |
| Nepali Congress | Hari Prasad Nepal | 24,554 | |
| Mongol National Organisation | Thaman Bahadur Budha Magar | 1,005 | |
| Others | 1,684 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,596 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Som Prasad Pandey | 13,193 | |
| Nepali Congress | Bir Bahadur Rana | 13,098 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Basanta Kumar Sharma | 4,967 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Top Bahadur Aslami | 1,221 | |
| Others | 694 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: NepalNews[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Lila Kumari Wagle | 12,750 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Som Prasad Pandey | 10,929 | |
| Nepali Congress | Rajan Prasad Pant | 10,820 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Top Bahadur Aslami | 1,706 | |
| Others | 1,381 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,356 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[4] | |||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Som Prasad Pandey | 15,905 | |
| Nepali Congress | Rajan Prasad Pant | 15,151 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Gore Bahadur Khapangi | 3,542 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Som Nath Aryal | 1,011 | |
| Others | 635 | ||
| Invalid votes | 764 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Som Prasad Pandey | 17,851 | |
| Nepali Congress | Gambhir Jang Karki | 12,147 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Hari Bahadur Thapa | 1,744 | |
| Prajatantrik Lok Dal | Devendra Raj Pandey | 1,116 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Kheman Singh Rana | 42 | |
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Gambhir Jang Karki | 17,248 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 13,282 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: | |||
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