Rupandehi 2
Parliamentary constituency in Lumbini Province, Nepal
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Rupandehi 2 is one of three parliamentary constituencies of Rupandehi District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
| Rupandehi 2 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
Rupandehi 2 in Lumbini Province | |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Rupandehi District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Member of Parliament | Sulabh Kharel |
Incorporated areas
Rupandehi 2 incorporates wards 1–4 of Sainamaina Municipality, wards 1–6 of Tilottama Municipality and wards 1–13 of Butwal Sub-metropolitan City.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
- Rupandehi 2(A)
- Rupandehi 2(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Dhanpati Upadhyaya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 1997 by-election | Ghanashyam Bhusal | ||
| March 1998 | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| 1999 | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Om Prakash Yadav | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | |
| May 2011 | Madheshi Janaahikar Forum (Republican) | ||
| 2013 | Deepak Bohara | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | |
| August 2017 | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | ||
| 2017 | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| 2022 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| 2026 | Sulabh Kharel | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulabh Kharel | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 56,550 | 67.31 | |
| Bishnu Prasad Paudel | CPN (UML) | 12,861 | 15.31 | |
| Chunna Parsad Sharma | Nepali Congress | 9,392 | 11.18 | |
| Shuvam Pandey | Nepali Communist Party | 1,409 | 1.68 | |
| Bhim Bahadur Gautam | Shram Sanskriti Party | 1,336 | 1.59 | |
| Others | 2,465 | 2.93 | ||
| Total | 84,013 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 43,689 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishnu Prasad Paudel | CPN (UML) | 27,165 | 35.05 | |
| Ganesh Paudel | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 25,795 | 33.28 | |
| Keshav Bahadur Thapa Magar | Rastriya Janamukti Party | 22,027 | 28.42 | |
| Roop Singh Thapa | Independent | 1,029 | 1.33 | |
| Others | 1,492 | 1.92 | ||
| Total | 77,508 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,370 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
Election in the 2017s
2017 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | 44,009 | |
| Nepali Congress | Yuvraj Giri | 21,946 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Ruk Bahadur Pun | 3,568 | |
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Hari Krishna Adhikari | 1,323 | |
| Others | 1,628 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,819 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Deepak Bohora | 8,152 | |
| Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | 6,210 | |
| Independent | Santosh Kumar Pandey | 5,608 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Devi Prasad Chaudhary | 5,526 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bharat Kumar Pokharel | 5,516 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Binod Kumar Upadhyaya | 3,223 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Surya KUmar Saru Magar | 2,595 | |
| Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Raytan Kumar Teli Gupta | 1,027 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Ratna Kumar Teli | 1,023 | |
| Others | 3,856 | ||
| Result | RPP gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[4] | |||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Om Prakash Yadav | 10,612 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Devi Prasad Chaudhary | 9,829 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Binod Kumar Upadhyaya | 9,115 | |
| Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | 8,616 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Yam Bahadur Thapa | 1,577 | |
| Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Raytan Kumar Teli Gupta | 1,317 | |
| Independent | Ramu Yadav Ahir | 1,316 | |
| Others | 2,725 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,135 | ||
| Result | MJFN gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | 14,441 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lok Bahadur Budha Rana | 12,923 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Devi Prasad Chaudhary | 12,454 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Hem Raj Thapa | 2,708 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Niranjan Kumar Thapa | 2,687 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanshyam Bhusal | 1,172 | |
| Others | 1,803 | ||
| Invalid votes | 764 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6][7] | |||
1997 by-elections
| Party | Candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanshyam Bhusal | |
| Others | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | |
| Source: Election Commission[8] | ||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dhanpati Upadhyaya | 13,571 | |
| Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | 10,850 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chabbi Lal Bhusal | 6,873 | |
| Nepal Sadbhavana Party | Satya Prasad Chaudhary | 5,578 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Shri Prasad Gurung | 2,542 | |
| Others | 909 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | 11,689 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 9,725 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: | |||