Morang 3 (constituency)

Morang 3
Parliamentary constituency
Morang 3 in Province No. 1
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictMorang District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepali Congress
Member of ParliamentSunil Kumar Sharma
Member of the Provincial AssemblySuyarma Raj Rai, NC
Member of the Provincial AssemblyRaj Kumar Ojha, CPN (UML)

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

Incorporated areas

Morang 3 incorporates wards 1–4 and 7–10 of Pathari Shanishchare Municipality, wards 4–7 of Kanepokhari Rural Municipality, wards 1–4 and 8–11 of Belbari Municipality and wards 1 and 8–12 of Sundarharaicha Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Morang 3(A)
  • Morang 3(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Lal Babu Pandit CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994 Badri Narayan Basnet Nepali Congress
1999 Lal Babu Pandit CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008 Sabitri Kumar Kafle CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Dilip Khawas Gachhadar Nepali Congress
2017 Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022 Sunil Kumar Sharma Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sunil Kumar SharmaNepali Congress48,63152.74
Bhanu Bhakta DhakalCPN (UML)25,89528.09
Rekha ThapaRastriya Prajatantra Party10,99811.93
Bikas UpretiRastriya Swatantra Party3,1723.44
Bikendra RaiMongol National Organisation1,5201.65
Others1,9862.15
Total92,202100.00
Majority22,736
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal 42,413
Nepali Congress Sunil Kumar Sharma 40,506
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Uddhim Bahadur Khadka 1,338
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Bhawi Raj Limbu 1,013
Others 2,173
Invalid votes 4,160
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Dilip Khawas Gachhadar 12,984
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Guru Prasad Baral 12,674
UCPN (Maoist) Khem Raj Bhattarai 6,266
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Satya Narayan Bhagat Tharu 4,576
Federal Socialist Party, Nepal Minu Rai 1,956
Others 3,124
Result Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Sabitri Kumar Kafle 15,863
Nepali Congress Satya Narayan Bhagat Tharu 12,626
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Naresh Prasad Pokharel 10,481
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Kamala Rai 2,102
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Bhim Lal Bhagat Tharu 1,896
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Pakhu Lal Bishwas 1,198
Others 1,921
Invalid votes 3,398
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Lal Babu Pandit 16,288
Nepali Congress Gopal Man Singh Rajbhandari 15,589
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Dilip Kumar Dhadewa 7,042
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Harendra Bahadur Thapa 6,939
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Tara Bahadur Kafle 2,080
Others 1,629
Invalid Votes 1,589
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Badri Narayan Basnet 19,821
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Lal Babu Pandit 14,987
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Janak Bahadur Karki 4,312
Others 1,885
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Lal Babu Pandit 18,667
Nepali Congress Badri Narayan Basnet 16,670
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.
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