Dhading 2 (constituency)

Dhading 2
Parliamentary constituency
Dhading 2 in Bagmati Province
ProvinceBagmati Province
DistrictDhading District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepali Congress
Member(s)Ram Nath Adhikari

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

Incorporated areas

Dhading 2 parliamentary constituency incorporates Rubi Valley Rural Municipality, Khaniyabash Rural Municipality, Gangajamuna Rural Municipality, Tripura Sundari Rural Municipality, Netrawati Rural Municipality, Nilkantha Municipality and Jwalamukhi Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment

  • Dhading 2(A)
  • Dhading 2(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Ganga Lal Tuladhar CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Ram Nath Adhikari Nepali Congress
2008 Kalpana Dhamala CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Guru Prasad Burlakoti CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017 Khem Prasad Lohani
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022 Ram Nath Adhikari Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ramnath AdhikariNepali Congress34,73652.34
Khem Prasad LohaniCPN (UML)24,19036.45
Basumaya TamangRastriya Swatantra Party5,5698.39
Dhanmaya TamangMongol National Organisation1,1111.67
Others7631.15
Total66,369100.00
Majority10,546
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Khem Prasad Lohani 36,256
Nepali Congress Dil Man Pakhrin 35,616
Others 1,371
Invalid votes 3,602
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Guru Prasad Burlakoti 20,236
Nepali Congress Ram Nath Adhikari 18,136
UCPN (Maoist) Kalpana Dhamala 9,179
Others 1,928
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Kalpana Dhamala 20,730
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ganga Lal Tuladhar 19,645
Nepali Congress Ram Nath Adhikari 18,407
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Hari Prasad Acharya 1,633
Others 1,891
Invalid votes 2,974
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Nath Adhikari 26,053
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ganga Lal Tuladhar 25,489
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Jyan Bahadur Thakuri 1,385
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Bharat Raj Adhikari 1,084
Others 215
Invalid votes 1,541
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ganga Lal Tuladhar 19,380
Nepali Congress Hari Adhikari 15,684
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Gyanu Prasad Rimal 5,870
Others 824
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ganga Lal Tuladhar 18,911
Nepali Congress Chij Kumar Shrestha 15,654
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

See also

References

  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.