Morang 2 (constituency)

Morang 2
Parliamentary constituency
Morang 2 in Province No. 1
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictMorang District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepali Congress
Member of ParliamentRishikesh Pokhrel
Member of the Provincial AssemblyShiva Narayan Ganagain, NC
Member of the Provincial AssemblyLila Ballav Adhikari, CPN (UML)

Morang 2 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

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Morang 2 incorporates Ratuwamai Municipality, Sunawarshi Municipality, wards 5 and 6 of Pathari Shanishchare Municipality, wards 1–3 of Kanepokhari Rural Municipality and wards 1–3, 8 and 9 of Rangeli Municipality.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Morang 2(A)
  • Morang 2(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1991 Bharat Mohan Adhikari CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008 Lal Bahadur Susling Magar CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Chandi Prasad Rai CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017 Minendra Prasad Rijal Nepali Congress
2022 Rishikesh Pokharel 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%
Rishikesh PokharelCPN (UML)33,14843.81
Sujata KoiralaNepali Congress31,94042.21
Thagendra Prasad NeupaneRastriya Swatantra Party4,9876.59
Gopal DahalRastriya Prajatantra Party2,7453.63
Binod Mani BhattaraiHamro Nepali Party1,4571.93
Others1,3891.84
Total75,666100.00
Majority1,208
CPN (UML) gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Minendra Prasad Rijal 35,819
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rishikesh Pokharel 34,014
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Yuvraj Karki 2,595
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Mahendra Lal Das Kevrat 2,082
Others 1,279
Invalid votes 4,460
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Chandi Prasad Rai 14,516
Nepali Congress Shekhar Chandra Thapa 11,144
UCPN (Maoist) Kumar Prasad Paudel 5,487
Federal Socialist Party, Nepal Bhuraj Rai 1,595
Others 4,127
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Lal Bahadur Susling Magar 16,567
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bharat Mohan Adhikari 12,537
Nepali Congress Basanta Bhattarai 10,093
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Deuman Sambahamphe 2,180
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Shukra Raj Sanyok 1,261
Others 1,391
Invalid votes 2,714
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bharat Mohan Adhikari 22,428
Nepali Congress Basanta Bhattarai 15,364
Rastriya Janamukti Party Man Bahadur Rai 3,419
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Lav Pradhan 1,142
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Bhagwati Karki 1,104
Others 1,373
Invalid Votes 940
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bharat Mohan Adhikari 16,758
Nepali Congress Basanta Bhattarai 9,174
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Dhruba Narayan Shrestha 4,932
Rastriya Janamukti Party Kamal Charahanga 4,169
Others 447
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bharat Mohan Adhikari 26,950
Nepali Congress Jagat Man Angdambe 12,993
Result CPN (UML) 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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