Palpa 2 (constituency)

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

Palpa 2
Parliamentary constituency
Palpa 2 in Lumbini Province
ProvinceLumbini Province
DistrictPalpa District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyCPN (Unified Socialist)
Member of ParliamentSom Prasad Pandey

Incorporated areas

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Palpa 2 incorporates Rainadevi Chhahara Rural Municipality, Ribdikot Rural Municipality, Bangnaskali Rural Municipality, ward 1 of Mathagadhi Rural Municipality, ward 1–4 and 6 of Tinau Rural Municipality and wards 1–7 and 9–14 of Tansen Municipality.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment

  • Palpa 2(A)
  • Palpa 2(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1991 Gambhir Jang Karki Nepali Congress
1994 Som Prasad Pandey CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008 Lila Kumari Wagle CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Som Prasad Pandey CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
August 2021 CPN (Unified Socialist)
2022 Thakur Prasad Gaire CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Thakur Prasad GaireCPN (UML)28,64546.05
Som Prasad PandeyCPN (Unified Socialist)24,89940.03
Som Prasad GaireRastriya Swatantra Party5,3498.60
Man Bahadur DarlamiMongol National Organisation1,6042.58
Others1,7092.75
Total62,206100.00
Majority3,746
CPN (UML) gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Som Prasad Pandey 34,899
Nepali Congress Hari Prasad Nepal 24,554
Mongol National Organisation Thaman Bahadur Budha Magar 1,005
Others 1,684
Invalid votes 1,596
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Som Prasad Pandey 13,193
Nepali Congress Bir Bahadur Rana 13,098
UCPN (Maoist) Basanta Kumar Sharma 4,967
Rastriya Janamukti Party Top Bahadur Aslami 1,221
Others 694
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Lila Kumari Wagle 12,750
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Som Prasad Pandey 10,929
Nepali Congress Rajan Prasad Pant 10,820
Rastriya Janamukti Party Top Bahadur Aslami 1,706
Others 1,381
Invalid votes 1,356
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Som Prasad Pandey 15,905
Nepali Congress Rajan Prasad Pant 15,151
Rastriya Janamukti Party Gore Bahadur Khapangi 3,542
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Som Nath Aryal 1,011
Others 635
Invalid votes 764
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Som Prasad Pandey 17,851
Nepali Congress Gambhir Jang Karki 12,147
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Hari Bahadur Thapa 1,744
Prajatantrik Lok Dal Devendra Raj Pandey 1,116
Rastriya Janamukti Party Kheman Singh Rana 42
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Gambhir Jang Karki 17,248
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 13,282
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. ^ "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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