Gorkha 2
Parliamentary constituency in Gandaki Province, Nepal
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Gorkha 2 one of two parliamentary constituencies of Gorkha District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Gorkha 2 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
Gorkha 2 in Gandaki Province | |
 Assembly segments Gorkha 2(A) and Gorkha 2(B) within Gorkha District | |
| Province | Gandaki Province |
| District | Gorkha District |
| Electorate | 90,826 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| MP | Kabindra Burlakoti (Rastriya Swatantra Party) |
| Gandaki MPA 2(A) | Hari Sharan Acharya (SPN) |
| Gandaki MPA 2(B) | Surendra Raj Pandey (NC) |
Incorporated areas
Gorkha 2 incorporates Ajirkot Rural Municipality, Siranchok Rural Municipality, Barpak Sulikot Rural Municipality ,Palungtar Municipality and wards 8–14 of Gorkha Municipality.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment
- Gorkha 2(A)
- Gorkha 2(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Maya Devi Shrestha | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Kamala Panta | ||
| 2008 | Baburam Bhattarai | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Hit Raj Pandey | ||
| May 2016 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2017 | Baburam Bhattarai | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | |
| May 2019 | Samajbadi Party, Nepal | ||
| April 2020 | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | ||
| August 2022 | Nepal Socialist Party | ||
| 2022 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| 2026 | Kabindra Burlakoti | Rastriya Swatantra Party | |
Provincial Assembly
2(A)
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2(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2026 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabindra Burlakoti | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 26,660 | 49.24 | |
| Prakash Chandra Dawadi | Nepali Congress | 11,700 | 21.61 | |
| Lekhnath Neupane | Nepali Communist Party | 11,073 | 20.45 | |
| Milan Gurung | CPN (UML) | 3,087 | 5.70 | |
| Balaram Tamang | Ujyalo Nepal Party | 639 | 1.18 | |
| Others | Others | 988 | 1.82 | |
| Total | 54,147 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 14,960 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pushpa Kamal Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 26,109 | 51.28 | |
| Kabindra Burlakoti | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 12,639 | 24.82 | |
| Abdus Salam Miya | CPN (UML) | 7,395 | 14.52 | |
| Sushil Pant | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,813 | 3.56 | |
| Som Bahadur Gurung | Mongol National Organisation | 1,164 | 2.29 | |
| Others | 1,798 | 3.53 | ||
| Total | 50,918 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 13,470 | |||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) gain | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
2022 provincial election
2(A)
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2(B)
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Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai | 31,807 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | 24,933 | |
| Others | 739 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,636 | ||
| Result | Naya Shakti 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCPN (Maoist) | Hit Raj Pandey | 20,761 | |
| Nepali Congress | Rabikala Sharma Neupane | 7,929 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Baburam Adhikari | 3,431 | |
| Others | 1,178 | ||
| Result | Maoist hold | ||
| Source: NepalNews[4] | |||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai | 46,272 | |
| Nepali Congress | Chandra Prasad Neupane | 6,143 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hari Prasad Kale | 2,083 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Indra Bahadur Gurung | 1,185 | |
| Others | 794 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,428 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
Election in the 1990s
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Panta | Nepali Congress | 11,544 | 30.75 | |
| Prem Bahadur Gurung | CPN (UML) | 11,131 | 29.65 | |
| Indra Bahadur Gurung | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 6,689 | 17.82 | |
| Rajeshwar Devkota | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | 5,852 | 15.59 | |
| Dil Bahadur Gurung | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,295 | 3.45 | |
| Tilak Bahadur Nepali | Nepal Dalit Shramik Morcha | 308 | 0.82 | |
| Krishna Bahadur Gurung | Rastriya Janamukti Party | 211 | 0.56 | |
| Hom Bahadur Rana | Independent | 197 | 0.52 | |
| Ram Bahadur Dhakal | Rastriya Janamorcha | 180 | 0.48 | |
| Thaneshwor Devkota | Independent | 81 | 0.22 | |
| Tika Dutt Ghimire | Rastriya Janata Parishad | 58 | 0.15 | |
| Total | 37,546 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 37,546 | 95.99 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,568 | 4.01 | ||
| Total votes | 39,114 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 66,500 | 58.82 | ||
| Majority | 413 | |||
| Nepali Congress hold | ||||
| Source: [6][7] | ||||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Kamala Panta | 8,197 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rajeshwar Devkota | 6,862 | |
| Independent | Indra Bahadur Gurung | 6,561 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bachaspati Devkota | 4,957 | |
| Independent | Chandra Nath Kandel | 3,652 | |
| Others | 828 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Maya Devi Shrestha | 15,269 | |
| Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Suresh Wagle | 13,687 | |
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: | |||