Morang 5
Parliamentary constituency in Nepal
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Morang 5 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 5 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
Morang 5 in Province No. 1 | |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Morang District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Member of Parliament | Asha Jha |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Gyanesdwar Rajbanshi, CPN (UML) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Jay Ram Yadav, PSP-N |
Incorporated areas
Morang 5 incorporates Dhanpalthan Rural Municipality, Jahada Rural Municipality, wards 4–7 of Rangeli Municipality and wards 13–18 of Biratnagar Metropolitan City.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
- Morang 5(A)
- Morang 5(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Shailaja Acharya | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Kamal Prasad Koirala | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 1999 | Mahesh Acharya | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Upendra Yadav | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | |
| 2009 by-election | Jay Ram Yadav | ||
| 2013 | Amrit Kumar Aryal | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Shiva Kumar Mandal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2022 | Yogendra Mandal | Independent | |
| 2026 | Asha Jha | Rastriya Swatantra Party | |
Provincial Assembly
5(A)
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5(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2026 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aasha Jha | RSP | 30,434 | 43.05 | |
| Phool Kumar Lalbani | Congress | 9,415 | 13.32 | |
| Raj Kumar Yadav | PSP-N | 8,747 | 12.37 | |
| Shiva Kumar Mandal | NCP | 8,614 | 12.18 | |
| Manoj Agrawal | CPN-(UML) | 6,945 | 9.82 | |
| Yogendra Mandal | RSP, N | 4,199 | 5.94 | |
| Kumud Raya | RPP | 549 | 0.78 | |
| Others | 1,796 | 2.54 | ||
| Total | 70,699 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | – | |||
| Majority | 21,019 | |||
| RSP gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogendra Mandal | Independent | 21,820 | 32.38 | |
| Shiva Kumar Mandal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 17,486 | 25.95 | |
| Raj Kumar Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 17,390 | 25.81 | |
| Rewat Bahadur Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,479 | 3.68 | |
| Parmeshwar Murmu | Janamat Party | 2,395 | 3.55 | |
| Pramod Kumar Mandal | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 2,282 | 3.39 | |
| Mohammad Reza Hussein | Independent | 1,900 | 2.82 | |
| Others | 1,628 | 2.42 | ||
| Total | 67,380 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 4,334 | |||
| Independent gain | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Shiva Kumar Mandal | 22,945 | |
| Nepali Congress | Amrit Kumar Aryal | 19,153 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Raj Kumar Yadav | 18,649 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Badri Prasad Mandal | 1,895 | |
| Others | 1,287 | ||
| Invalid votes | 4,363 | ||
| Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
5(A)
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5(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Amrit Kumar Aryal | 15,254 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Upendra Yadav | 12,566 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Baleshwar Kamat | 3,780 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Lal Sah | 2,563 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Basanta Lal Rajbanshi | 1,114 | |
| Sadbhavana Party | Badri Pasad Mandal | 1,112 | |
| Others | 4,820 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[4] | |||
Election in the 2000s
2009 by-elections
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Ram Yadav | Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | 13,811 | 35.68 | |
| Shiva Kumar Mandal | UCPN (Maoist) | 9,101 | 23.51 | |
| Jagannath Singh | Nepali Congress | 5,544 | 14.32 | |
| Jeevan Ghimire | CPN (UML) | 3,586 | 9.26 | |
| Umesh Giri | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | 2,801 | 7.24 | |
| Others | 3,865 | 9.99 | ||
| Total | 38,708 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 38,708 | 99.34 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 256 | 0.66 | ||
| Total votes | 38,964 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 67,397 | 57.81 | ||
| Majority | 4,710 | |||
| Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6] | ||||
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Upendra Yadav | 27,508 | |
| Nepali Congress | Amrit Kumar Aryal | 10,324 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Rajendra Prasad Gupta | 3,616 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mina Devi Yadav | 2,224 | |
| Others | 2,387 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,026 | ||
| Result | MJFN gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7] | |||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Mahesh Acharya | 19,119 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Subodh Raj Pyakurel | 15,450 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Surendra Bahadur Basnet | 9,329 | |
| Independent | Satya Narayan Chaudhary | 1,941 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Anirudh Prasad Bishwas | 1,465 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Paladh Prasad Shah | 1,131 | |
| Others | 1,857 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,444 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[8][9] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Prasad Koirala | 14,106 | |
| Nepali Congress | Shyam Lal Tabdar | 10,357 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Krishna Bahadur Bhattarai | 4,013 | |
| Others | 6,697 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[8] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Shailaja Acharya | 19,769 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Prasad Koirala | 10,537 | |
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: | |||