Lalitpur 3 (constituency)

Lalitpur 3
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Lalitpur 3 in Bagmati Province
Assembly segments Lalitpur 3(A) (red) and Lalitpur 3(B) (blue) within Lalitpur District
ProvinceBagmati Province
DistrictLalitpur District
Electorate86,439
Current constituency
Created1991
MPToshima Karki (RSP)
Bagmati MPA 3(A)Raghu Nath Maharjan (NCP)
Bagmati MPA 3(B)Prem Bhakta Maharjan (NCP)

Lalitpur 3 is one of three parliamentary constituencies of Lalitpur District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Incorporated areas

Lalitpur 3 parliamentary constituency consists of wards 1-5,10,13,14,15,18 and 20-29 of Lalitpur Metropolitan City and ward 12 and 14 of Godawari Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment

  • Lalitpur 3(A)
  • Lalitpur 3(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Lila Mani Pokharel Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal
1994 Raghuji Pant CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008 Pampha Bhusal CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Madan Bahadur Amatya Nepali Congress
2017 Pampha Bhusal CPN (Maoist Centre)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Maoist Centre)
2022 Toshima Karki Rastriya Swatantra Party

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Toshima KarkiRastriya Swatantra Party31,13653.55
Amrit KhadkaCPN (UML)12,96322.29
Pampha BhusalCPN (Maoist Centre)8,76915.08
Niranjan ThapaRastriya Prajatantra Party2,1303.66
Rajaram TandukarHamro Nepali Party1,5542.67
Others1,5932.74
Total58,145100.00
Majority18,173
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist Centre) Pampha Bhusal 24,036
Nepali Congress Madan Bahadur Amatya 22,328
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Ujwal Lal Shrestha 7,628
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Ram Prasad Bhatta 2,121
Others 3,101
Invalid votes 2,060
Result Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Madan Bahadur Amatya 23,566
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Raghuji Pant 12,308
UCPN (Maoist) Dinesh Maharjan 11,441
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Babu Kaji Pradhan 6,867
Federal Socialist Party, Nepal Nhuchhelal Maharjan 1,287
Others 3,691
Result Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Pampha Bhusal 18,930
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Raghuji Pant 10,632
Nepali Congress Mohan Shyam Paudel 10,251
Rastriya Janashakti Party Keshar Bahadur Bista 5,117
Janamorcha Nepal Dipendra Shrestha 3,212
Nepa Rastriy Party Dhan Bhakta Shakya 1,262
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Madhu Kumar Chalise 1,198
Others 3,898
Invalid votes 2,097
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Raghuji Pant 15,570
Nepali Congress Kamala Maskey 12,240
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal Shashi Pokhrel Shrestha 5,942
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Bala Ram Gharti Magar 5,627
Others 1,819
Invalid Votes 836
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Raghuji Pant 15,733
Nepali Congress Omkar Shrestha 13,660
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal Dil Bahadur Shrestha 4,526
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ram Hari Thapa 4,003
Others 2,364
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5] [1]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal Lila Mani Pokharel 19,749
Nepali Congress Marshal Julaum Shakya 15,842
Result SJMN gain
Source: [2]

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.