Morang 3
Parliamentary constituency of the Morang District in Nepal
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Morang 3 is one of six parliamentary constituencies of Morang District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Morang 3 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
Morang 3 in Koshi Province | |
| Province | Koshi |
| District | Morang District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Member of Parliament | Ganesh Karki |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Suyarma Raj Rai, NC |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Raj Kumar Ojha, CPN (UML) |
Incorporated areas
Morang 3 incorporates wards 1–4 and 7–10 of Pathari Shanishchare Municipality, wards 4–7 of Kanepokhari Rural Municipality, wards 1–4 and 8–11 of Belbari Municipality and wards 1 and 8–12 of Sundarharaicha Municipality.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
- Morang 3(A)
- Morang 3(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Lal Babu Pandit | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 1994 | Badri Narayan Basnet | Nepali Congress | |
| 1999 | Lal Babu Pandit | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2008 | Sabitri Kumar Kafle | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Gaurav timsina | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| 2022 | Sunil Kumar Sharma | Nepali Congress | |
| 2026 | Ganesh Karki | Rastriya Swatantra Party | |
Provincial Assembly
3(A)
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3(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2026 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganesh Karki | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 36,924 | 41.28 | |
| Dr. Sunil Kumar Sharma | Nepali Congress | 24,354 | 27.22 | |
| Amir Magar | Shram Sanskriti Party | 16,509 | 18.45 | |
| Iran Kumar Rai | CPN (UML) | 7,752 | 8.67 | |
| Dr. Deuman Sambahamphe | Nepali Communist Party | 1,259 | 1.41 | |
| Prem Prasad Subedi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 733 | 0.82 | |
| Bikendra Rai | Mongol National Organisation | 647 | 0.72 | |
| Mitrasen Yonjan | Ujyaalo Nepal Party | 643 | 0.72 | |
| Khadga Bahadur Karki | Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) | 142 | 0.16 | |
| Dilli Bahadur Jawegu | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | 129 | 0.14 | |
| Others | 364 | 0.41 | ||
| Total | 89,456 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 12,570 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: [2][3] | ||||
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Sunil Kumar Sharma | Nepali Congress | 48,631 | 52.74 | |
| Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal | CPN (UML) | 25,895 | 28.09 | |
| Rekha Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 10,998 | 11.93 | |
| Bikas Upreti | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,172 | 3.44 | |
| Bikendra Rai | Mongol National Organisation | 1,520 | 1.65 | |
| Others | 1,986 | 2.15 | ||
| Total | 92,202 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 22,736 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [4] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal | 42,413 | |
| Nepali Congress | Sunil Kumar Sharma | 40,506 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Uddhim Bahadur Khadka | 1,338 | |
| Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Bhawi Raj Limbu | 1,013 | |
| Others | 2,173 | ||
| Invalid votes | 4,160 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
3(A)
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3(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Dilip Khawas Gachhadar | 12,984 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Guru Prasad Baral | 12,674 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Khem Raj Bhattarai | 6,266 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Satya Narayan Bhagat Tharu | 4,576 | |
| Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Minu Rai | 1,956 | |
| Others | 3,124 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[5] | |||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Sabitri Kumar Kafle | 15,863 | |
| Nepali Congress | Satya Narayan Bhagat Tharu | 12,626 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Naresh Prasad Pokharel | 10,481 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Kamala Rai | 2,102 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Bhim Lal Bhagat Tharu | 1,896 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Pakhu Lal Bishwas | 1,198 | |
| Others | 1,921 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,398 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lal Babu Pandit | 16,288 | |
| Nepali Congress | Gopal Man Singh Rajbhandari | 15,589 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Dilip Kumar Dhadewa | 7,042 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Harendra Bahadur Thapa | 6,939 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Tara Bahadur Kafle | 2,080 | |
| Others | 1,629 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,589 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7][8] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Badri Narayan Basnet | 19,821 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lal Babu Pandit | 14,987 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Janak Bahadur Karki | 4,312 | |
| Others | 1,885 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lal Babu Pandit | 18,667 | |
| Nepali Congress | Badri Narayan Basnet | 16,670 | |
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: | |||