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Tanahun 2 (constituency)

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Tanahun 2
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Tanahun 2 in Gandaki Province
Assembly segments Tahaun 2(A) and Tanahun 2(B) within Tanahun District
ProvinceGandaki Province
DistrictTanahun District
Electorate105,824
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepali Congress
MPShankar Bhandari
Gandaki
MPA
2(A)
Asha Koirala (NCP)
Gandaki
MPA
2(B)
Kiran Gurung (NCP)

Tanahun 2 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Tanahun District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Incorporated areas

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Tanahun 2 incorporates Shuklagandaki Municipality, Bhimad Municipality, Ghiring Rural Municipality, Myagde Rural Municipality, Rhishing Rural Municipality and, wards 5 and 6 of Byas Municipality.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment

  • Tanahun 2(A)
  • Tanahun 2(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1991 Govinda Raj Joshi Nepali Congress
1994 Ram Chandra Paudel
2017 Kedar Sigdel CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
2022 Shankar Bhandari Nepali Congress

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Shankar BhandariNepali Congress30,60447.64
Kiran GurungCPN (UML)25,13039.12
Bijay JoshiRastriya Swatantra Party5,3738.36
Narendra Pratap MahatRastriya Prajatantra Party1,4212.21
Others1,7082.66
Total64,236100.00
Majority5,474
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Kedar Sigdel 32,924
Nepali Congress Shankar Bhandari 29,645
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Jit Bahadur Pariyar 1,168
Others 1,528
Invalid votes 3,193
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Chandra Paudel 18,149
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Krishna Kumar Shrestha 11,739
UCPN (Maoist) Om Raj Ale 4,493
Independent Purna Bahdur Gurung 2,773
Rastriya Janamukti Party Mandhari Ale 1,022
Others 2,077
Result Congress hold
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Chandra Paudel 18,970
CPN (Maoist) Dambar Bahadur Bishwakarma 11,050
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Pratap Lal Shrestha 8,892
Rastriya Janamukti Party Shiva Lal Thapa 2,220
CPN (United) Parbati Sharma Kafle 1,714
Others 2,140
Invalid votes 2,823
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Chandra Paudel 24,446
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shankar Narayan Shrestha 10,325
Rastriya Janamukti Party Shiva Lal Thapa 5,223
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Ravi Narayan Khanal 1,089
Others 1,409
Invalid Votes 707
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Chandra Paudel 22,639
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bishwabandhu Bhandari 6,493
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Durga Shrestha 5,957
Rastriya Janamukti Party Tul Bahadur Chumi 1,697
Rastriya Jana Parishad Shri Bhadra Khanal 891
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Govinda Raj Joshi 22,799
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal 8,350
Result Congress gain
Source: [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ a b c "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  3. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  5. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  6. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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