Achham 2 (constituency)

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

Achham 2
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Assembly segments Achham 2(A) (red) and Achham 2(B) (blue) within Achham District
Protected areas in green
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
DistrictAchham District
Electorate68,310
Current constituency
Created1991
MPPushpa Bahadur Shah (Congress)
Sudurpashchim
MPA
2(A)
Akkal Bahadur Rawal (NCP)
Sudurpashchim
MPA
2(B)
Bal Bahadur Sodari (NCP)

Incorporated areas

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Achham 2 incorporates Mangalsen Municipality, Kamalbazar Municipality, Panchadewal Binayak Municipality, Dhakari Rural Municipality, Turmakhad Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

  • Achham 2(A)
  • Achham 2(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1991 Gobinda Bahadur Shah Nepali Congress
1994 Bhim Bahadur Kathayat CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Ram Bahadur Bista Nepali Congress
2008 Sharad Singh Bhandari CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Bharat Saud CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017 Yagya Bahadur Bogati
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022 Pushpa Bahadur Shah Nepali Congress

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Pushpa Bahadur ShahNepali Congress22,95457.71
Yagya Bahadur BogatiCPN (UML)16,11440.51
Others7051.77
Total39,773100.00
Majority6,840
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Yagya Bahadur Bogati 21,965
Nepali Congress Pushpa Bahadur Shah 19,103
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Jhankar Bahadur Shahi 173
Invalid votes 1,650
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bharat Saud 17,725
Nepali Congress Bal Bahadur Kunwar 12,968
UCPN (Maoist) Jhankar Bahadur Rawal 10,967
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Bam Bahadur B.C. 1,246
Others 1,629
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Sharad Singh Bhandari 17,976
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shiva Prasad Upadhyaya 14,171
Nepali Congress Ram Bahadur Bista 10,442
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Jagat Bahadur Bogati 5,134
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Bhim Bahadur Bista 1,303
Others 1,527
Invalid votes 3,043
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Bahadur Bista 19,523
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bharat Saud 11,740
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Jhanker Bahadur Rawal 7,989
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ram Bahadur Shahi 4,595
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Dinesh Kumar Shahi 243
Invalid votes 1,156
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhim Bahadur Kathayat 12,797
Nepali Congress Ram Bahadur Bista 10,733
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Mahajit Sawat 7,896
Independent Harihar Prasad Adhikari 1,713
Independent Bhairav Singh Rawal 773
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5][1]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Gobinda Bahadur Shah 11,026
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 9,657
Result Congress gain
Source: [2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. 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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