Rupandehi 5
Parliamentary constituency in Lumbini Province, Nepal
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Rupandehi 5 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 5 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
Rupanedhi 5 in Lumbini Province | |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Rupandehi District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Member of Parliament | Taufik Ahmad Khan |
Incorporated areas
Rupandehi 5 incorporates Kanchan Rural Municipality, Gaidhawa Rural Municipality, wards 5–11 of Sainamaina Municipality, wards 6–9 of Sudhdhodhan Rural Municipality, ward 1 of Mayadevi Rural Municipality and wards 1 and 3–11 of Lumbini Sanskritik Municipality.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
- Rupandehi 5(A)
- Rupandehi 5(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Shyam Sundar Gupta | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | |
| 1994 | Sarvendra Nath Shukla | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | |
| 1999 | Yaggya Jeet Shah | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | |
| 2008 | Ram Nath Dhakal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2013 | Bharat Kumar Shah | Nepali Congress | |
| 2022 | Basudev Ghimire | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2026 | Taufik Ahmad Khan | Rastriya Swatantra Party | |
Provincial Assembly
5(A)
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5(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basudev Ghimire | CPN (UML) | 36,822 | 45.74 | |
| Bharat Kumar Shah | Nepali Congress | 27,120 | 33.69 | |
| Chandrashekhar Sonar | Janamat Party | 8,390 | 10.42 | |
| Bhishma Kumar Rana | Hamro Nepali Party | 5,876 | 7.30 | |
| Others | 2,296 | 2.85 | ||
| Total | 80,504 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 9,702 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Bharat Kumar Shah | 33,088 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Dila Ram Acharya | 20,438 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Mohammad Wakil Musalman | 14,121 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Upadhyaya | 1,879 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Bhaira Bahadur Thapa Magar | 1,657 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Rajendra Gupta | 1,337 | |
| Others | 1,739 | ||
| Invalid votes | 5,237 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| 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 | Bharat Kumar Shah | 14,274 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Nath Dhakal | 13,766 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Dadhiram Neupane | 4,622 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Bam Bahadur Darlami Magar | 2,393 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Mohan Lal Yadav | 2,271 | |
| Others | 3,382 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Nath Dhakal | 11,080 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Basanta Kumar Shrestha | 10,785 | |
| Nepali Congress | Bharat Kumar Shah | 8,920 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Mohan Lal Yadav | 4,443 | |
| Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) | Rangi Lal Lodh | 2,610 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Bhaira Bahadur Thapa | 2,571 | |
| Sadbhawana Party | Gajendra Gupta | 1,356 | |
| Others | 2,885 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,144 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[4] | |||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Yaggya Jeet Shah | 19,203 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Sarvendra Nath Shukla | 14,476 | |
| Nepali Congress | Vashistha Mani Tripathi | 9,016 | |
| Others | 1,598 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,151 | ||
| Result | NSP gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Sarvendra Nath Shukla | 13,919 | |
| Independent | Yaggya Jeet Shah | 11,712 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Shyam Sundar Gupta | 6,694 | |
| Nepali Congress | Shaligram Upadhyaya | 3,699 | |
| Others | 1,752 | ||
| Result | RPP gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
1991 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Shyam Sundar Gupta | 12,282 | |
| Nepali Congress | Yaggya Jeet Shah | 7,957 | |
| Result | NSP gain | ||
| Source: | |||