Kavrepalanchok 2
Parliamentary constituency in Bagmati Province, Nepal
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Kavrepalanchok 2 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Kavrepalanchok District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[2]
| Kavrepalanchok 2 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
Kavrepalanchok 2 in Bagmati Province | |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| District | Kavrepalanchok District |
| Population | 206,986[1] |
| Electorate | 165,511 |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | RSP |
| Member of Parliament | Badan Kumar Bhandari |
| Local levels | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly 2(A) | Laxman Lamsal, NCP |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly 2(B) | Kanchan Chandra Bade, Congress |
Incorporated areas
Kavrepalanchok 2 parliamentary constituency incorporates Bhumlu Rural Municipality, Bethanchowk Rural Municipality, Mandandeupur Municipality, Panchkhal Municipality, Banepa Municipality wards 1–7 of Dhulikhel Municipality and wards 1–3, 11 and 12 of Panauti Municipality.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment
- Kavrepalanchok 2(A)
- Kavrepalanchok 2(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Shiva Bahadur Deuja | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 1994 | Keshab Prasad Badal | ||
| 1999 | Shiva Prasad Humagain[3] | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Akal Bahadur Thing | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Ram Hari Subedi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2017 | Gokul Prasad Baskota | ||
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| 2022 | Gokul Prasad Baskota[4] | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2026 | Badan Kumar Bhandari | Rastriya Swatantra Party | |
| 5 Times | 1 Time | 1 Time | 1 Time |
| CPN (UML) | Congress | CPN (Maoist) | RSP |
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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badan Kumar Bhandari | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 53,344 | 53.57 | |
| Madhu Prasad Acharya | Nepali Congress | 17,868 | 17.94 | |
| Ashok Kumar Byanju Shrestha | CPN (UML) | 13,940 | 14.00 | |
| Basundhara Humagain | Nepali Communist Party | 8,107 | 8.14 | |
| Jyotsana Saiju | Ujyaalo Nepal Party | 3,749 | 3.76 | |
| Ranjib Shrestha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,125 | 1.13 | |
| Muna Tamang | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 428 | 0.43 | |
| Kancha Ram Ghising | Shram Sanskriti Party | 400 | 0.40 | |
| Tanka Bahadur Lama | Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) | 146 | 0.15 | |
| Ramesh Bahadur Gharti Chhetri | Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party | 144 | 0.14 | |
| Aasha Tamang | Independent | 59 | 0.06 | |
| Subarna Bikram Thapa | Rastriya Janamorcha | 39 | 0.04 | |
| Rakam Lama (Tamang) | Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal | 32 | 0.03 | |
| Rajan Thapa | Nepal Communist Party (Sainyukta) | 32 | 0.03 | |
| Dilli Prasad Neupane | Independent | 31 | 0.03 | |
| Umesh Tamang | Independent | 28 | 0.03 | |
| Umesh Thapa | Independent | 26 | 0.03 | |
| Sita Ram Mainali | Independent | 21 | 0.02 | |
| Sukaman Tamang | National Republic Nepal | 15 | 0.02 | |
| Bishnu Kumar Shrestha | Independent | 13 | 0.01 | |
| Ganesh Prasad Adhikari | Independent | 11 | 0.01 | |
| Hari Bahadur Thapa | Miteri Party Nepal | 10 | 0.01 | |
| Lenin Bista | Independent | 8 | 0.01 | |
| Keshab Raj Timalsena | Independent | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 99,580 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 99,580 | 95.16 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,062 | 4.84 | ||
| Total votes | 104,642 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 165,511 | 63.22 | ||
| Majority | 35,476 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: [5][6][7] | ||||
Total Voters: 1,65,511 · Votes Cast: 1,04,642 (63.22%) · Valid Votes: 99,580 (95.16%) · Invalid Votes: 5,062 (4.84%)
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gokul Prasad Baskota | CPN (UML) | 45,345 | 45.70 | |
| Shiva Prasad Humagain | Nepali Congress | 39,482 | 39.79 | |
| Dinesh Humagain | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 10,573 | 10.65 | |
| Yasu Ale Magar | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,933 | 1.95 | |
| Krishna Kumar Baidhya | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 802 | 0.81 | |
| Manoj Pandit | Independent | 173 | 0.17 | |
| Siddhi Bahadur Joshi | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 162 | 0.16 | |
| Shwoyambhu Raj Shakya | Independent | 115 | 0.12 | |
| Ganga Lal Shrestha | Nepal Naulo Janbadi Party | 100 | 0.10 | |
| Shesh Raj Lamichhane | Independent | 100 | 0.10 | |
| Yok Bahadur Ghising | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Socialist) | 99 | 0.10 | |
| Achamma Lama | Mongol National Organisation | 92 | 0.09 | |
| Uttar Kumar Lama | Communist Party of Nepal (Paribartan) | 92 | 0.09 | |
| Bodh Nath Neupane | Independent | 83 | 0.08 | |
| Krishna Khatri | Independent | 45 | 0.05 | |
| Bijay Tamang | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | 35 | 0.04 | |
| Total | 99,231 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 99,231 | 96.59 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,498 | 3.41 | ||
| Total votes | 102,729 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 157,442 | 65.25 | ||
| Majority | 5,863 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: [8] | ||||
Total Voters: 1,57,442 · Votes Cast: 1,02,729 (65.25%) · Valid Votes: 99,231 (96.59%) · Invalid Votes: 3,498 (3.41%)
Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Gokul Prasad Baskota | 55,526 | |
| Nepali Congress | Madhu Prasad Acharya | 36,753 | |
| Nepali Janata Dal | Saraswati Tripathi | 1,106 | |
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Bilash Thapa | 877 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Surath Chaulagain | 725 | |
| Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Krishna Kumar Baidhya | 707 | |
| Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Krishna Kumar Bhandari | 315 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Pradeep Kumar Prajapati | 206 | |
| Deshbhakta Janaganatantrik Morcha Nepal | Saurav Raj Kayastha | 153 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Siddhi Bahadur Joshi | 127 | |
| Independent | Sudarshan Humagain | 61 | |
| Invalid votes | 4,198 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
Kavrepalanchok 2(A)
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Kavrepalanchok 2(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Ram Hari Subedi | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 13,510 | 35.60 | |
| Shiva Prasad Humagain | Nepali Congress | 11,040 | 29.09 | |
| Akal Bahadur Thing | Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) | 5,913 | 15.58 | |
| Ganesh Lama | Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik) | 4,908 | 12.93 | |
| Arju Kumar K.C. | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 794 | 2.09 | |
| Komal Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 614 | 1.62 | |
| Tulku Lama | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 397 | 1.05 | |
| Badri Prasad Timalsina | Nepali Janata Dal | 219 | 0.58 | |
| Gyan Bahadur Tamang | Federal Socialist Party | 200 | 0.53 | |
| Khadga Bahadur Jimba | Sanghiya Gantantrik Samajwadi Party Nepal | 100 | 0.26 | |
| Raju Tamang | Rastriya Janamukti Party | 60 | 0.16 | |
| Navaraj Ghorasaini | Independent | 43 | 0.11 | |
| Buddhi Man Syangtan | Liberal Democratic Party | 41 | 0.11 | |
| Sanu Babu Khatri | Sadbhavana Party | 37 | 0.10 | |
| Krishna Bahadur Tamang | Nepal Workers and Peasants Party | 36 | 0.09 | |
| Suntala Kaji Shrestha | Nepa Rastriya Party | 36 | 0.09 | |
| Total | 37,948 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 2,470 | |||
| Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) gain | ||||
| Source: [11][12] | ||||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akal Bahadur Thing | CPN (Maoist) | 18,207 | 38.20 | |
| Keshab Prasad Badal | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 11,814 | 24.78 | |
| Tirtha Bahadur Paskhala | Nepali Congress | 10,788 | 22.63 | |
| Komal Bahadur Basnet | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 2,091 | 4.39 | |
| Satyaman Lama | Rastriya Janashakti Party | 2,050 | 4.30 | |
| Gyan Sagar Lama | Janamorcha Nepal | 1,080 | 2.27 | |
| Tulku Lama | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 601 | 1.26 | |
| Resham Bahadur Lama | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 416 | 0.87 | |
| Rita Dhungana | Rastriya Janata Dal | 210 | 0.44 | |
| Bhoj Raj Khanal | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified) | 149 | 0.31 | |
| Yok Bahadur Ghising | Tamsaling Nepal Rastriya Dal | 115 | 0.24 | |
| Nani Maya Tamang | Nepal Workers and Peasants Party | 77 | 0.16 | |
| Chamar Sing Tamang | Nawa Janabadi Morcha | 34 | 0.07 | |
| Purna Bahadur Timalsina | Independent | 20 | 0.04 | |
| Surya Bahadur Thapa | Nepal Samata Party | 16 | 0.03 | |
| Total | 47,668 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 47,668 | 95.02 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,496 | 4.98 | ||
| Total votes | 50,164 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 6,393 | |||
| CPN (Maoist) hold | ||||
| Source: [13] | ||||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiva Prasad Humagain | Nepali Congress | 25,390 | 42.84 | |
| Keshab Prasad Badal | CPN (UML) | 24,401 | 41.17 | |
| Laxmi Narsingh Bade Shrestha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 5,201 | 8.78 | |
| Tri Bikram Karmacharya | Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,796 | 3.03 | |
| Hari Prasad Manandhar | Nepal Majdoor Kissan Party | 1,176 | 1.98 | |
| Arju Kumar K.C. | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | 825 | 1.39 | |
| Sudarshan Humagain | Independent | 271 | 0.46 | |
| Min Bahadur Shahi | Independent | 155 | 0.26 | |
| Surya Bahadur Thapa | Independent | 50 | 0.08 | |
| Total | 59,265 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 59,265 | 97.44 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,557 | 2.56 | ||
| Total votes | 60,822 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 83,364 | 72.96 | ||
| Majority | 989 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [14][15] | ||||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Keshab Prasad Badal | 19,938 | |
| Nepali Congress | Bishnu Humagain | 12,582 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Resham Lal Baidhya | 10,105 | |
| Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Gopi Krishna Thapaliya | 2,034 | |
| Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Ram Sharan K.C. | 1,251 | |
| Independent | Bhata Rayamajhi | 147 | |
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[14] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Status | |
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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Keshab Prasad Badal | 16,325 | 47.91 | Elected | |
| Nepali Congress | Gopaldas Bade | 10,002 | 29.36 | ||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | Gopal Singh Musyaju | ||||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Ram Bahadur K.C. | ||||
| Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Ganesh Das Ulak | ||||
| Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Krishna Kumar Vaidya | ||||
| Janata Dal (Samajbadi Prajatantrik) | Rup Bahadur Bista | ||||
| Independent | Krishna Bahadur Karmacharya | ||||
| Independent | Rabindra Khadka | ||||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||||
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