2023 Bara–2 by-election

2023 Bara–2 by-election
← 2022 23 April 2023 (2023-04-23)
Constituency of Bara 2 in the House of Representatives
Turnout64%[1]
 
Candidate Upendra Yadav Shivachandra Prasad Kushwaha Purushottam Poudel
Party People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) Janamat CPN (UML)
Popular vote 28,415 23,334 10,216
Percentage 41.67 34.22% 14.98
MP before election

Ram Sahaya Yadav
People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)

Elected MP

Upendra Yadav
People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)

The 2023 Bara–2 by-election was held in the Bara 2 constituency of Nepal on 23 April 2023.[2][3] The by-election was held as the result of the vacation of the seat by the sitting member, Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav, who was elected vice president on 17 March 2023.[4] It was held alongside by-elections in Chitwan 2 and Tanahun 1.[5]

Upendra Yadav, chairman of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal, who had been defeated in Saptari 2 in the 2022 general election, was elected from the by-election, defeating Janamat Party's Shivachandra Prasad Kushwaha, who had contested the seat from the CPN (Maoist Centre) in 2022.[6][7]

Background

First elected as a proportional candidate from the Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal's party list in 2008, Yadav was not re-elected in 2013 despite being on the party list. He then contested and won from Bara 2 in 2017 from the MJFN's successor party, the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal. Yadav briefly served as the minister for Forests and Environment from 2021 to 2022 in the fifth Deuba cabinet. He was re-elected from Bara 2 in 2022 by a very thin margin of just 354 votes.

Yadav was the candidate from the People's Socialist Party, Nepal and the 10-party ruling alliance for the 2023 vice-presidential election, and was elected vice president on 17 March 2023, defeating CPN (UML)'s Astalaxmi Shakya and Janamat Party's Mamata Jha.[8][9] He resigned as member of Parliament before assuming office as vice president on 20 March 2023.[10]

2022 election result

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ram Sahaya YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal13,82221.68
Shivachandra Prasad KushwahaCPN (Maoist Centre)13,46821.13
Ram Kishor Prasad YadavIndependent11,04317.32
Rabindra Prasad YadavIndependent10,75016.86
Arun Kumar GyawaliIndependent7,69812.08
Rajesh SahJanamat Party2,7254.28
Tej Bahadur BhagatNagrik Unmukti Party1,1111.74
Others3,1254.90
Total63,742100.00
Majority354
People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold
Source: ECN[11]

Result

CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Upendra YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal28,41541.67+19.99
Shivachandra Prasad KushwahaJanamat Party23,33434.22+29.94
Purushottam PoudelCPN (UML)10,21614.98New
Ramesh KharelRastriya Swatantra Party2,8294.15New
Arun Kumar GyawaliAam Janata Party2,7384.02New
Others6600.97−73.06
Total68,192100.00–
Majority5,081
People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold
Source: ECN[12]

References

  1. ^ "Around 60 percent votes cast in by-elections: Election Commission". kathmandupost.com.
  2. ^ "तनहुँ जिल्ला निर्वाचन क्षेत्र नं. १ र बारा जिल्ला निर्वाचन क्षेत्र नं. २ मा २०८० वैशाख १० गते उपनिर्वाचन हुने सम्बन्धमा प्रेस विज्ञप्ति". Election Commission, Nepal (in Nepali). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Election Commission announces by-elections in Tanahun-1 and Bara-2 on April 23". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav elected Vice President". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. ^ diwakar (20 March 2023). "By-elections in Tanahun 1 and Bara 2 on April 23, together with Chitwan 2 - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Upendra Yadav elected from Bara-2". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. ^ diwakar (26 April 2023). "Upendra Yadav turns lucky in Bara 2 by-election - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Ruling alliance and UML pick vice presidential candidates". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  9. ^ Republica. "Yadav elected as Nepal's new Vice President". My Republica. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav sworn in as Vice President". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  11. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  12. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य उपनिर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.