Kaski 2 (constituency)

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

Kaski 2
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Kaski 2 in Gandaki Province
Assembly segments Kaski 2(A) and Kaski 2(B) within Kaski District
ProvinceGandaki Province
DistrictKaski District
Electorate70,651
Current constituency
Created1991
MPBidya Bhattarai (NCP)
Gandaki
MPA
2(A)
Krishna Bahadur Thapa (NCP)
Gandaki
MPA
2(B)
Bindu Kumar Thapa (NC)

Incorporated areas

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Kaski 2 incorporates wards 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21 and 33 of Pokhara Metropolitan City.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment

  • Kaski 2(A)
  • Kaski 2(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1991 Tul Bahadur Gurung CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Mahadev Gurung Nepali Congress
2008 Raj Kaji Gurung CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Sharada Devi Paudel Nepali Congress
2017 Rabindra Prasad Adhikari CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
2019 by-election Bidya Bhattarai Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 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%
Bidhya BhattaraiCPN (UML)16,99836.05
Madhav Prasad KandelRastriya Swatantra Party12,49526.50
Shreenath BaralCPN (Unified Socialist)9,65920.48
Subarna Raj PantRastriya Prajatantra Party3,9938.47
Mahadev GurungIndependent1,3402.84
Others2,6715.66
Total47,156100.00
Majority4,503
CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Communist Party Bidya Bhattarai 24,394
Nepali Congress Khem Raj Paudel 15,991
Samajbadi Party, Nepal Dharma Raj Gurung 1,922
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rom Bahadur Bhandari 1,153
Others 1,486
Invalid votes 600
Result NCP hold
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rabindra Prasad Adhikari 27,207
Nepali Congress Dev Raj Chalise 18,661
Others 2,581
Invalid votes 1,464
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Sharada Devi Paudel 11,662
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Krishna Bahadur Thapa 11,318
UCPN (Maoist) Bakhan Singh Gurung 5,606
Federal Socialist Party, Nepal Devi Raj Gurung 2,595
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Jaya Lal Pun 1,401
Akhanda Nepal Party Padam Bahadur Karki 1,241
Others 1,608
Result Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Raj Kaji Gurung 14,832
Nepali Congress Sharada Devi Paudel 10,743
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Gaja Kumari Gurung 10,637
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Kamal Man Gurung 1,374
Others 2,211
Invalid votes 1,527
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Mahadev Gurung 26,443
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Tul Bahadur Gurung 22,126
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Harka Bahadur Pun 2,960
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rom Bahadur Bhandari 2,691
Others 775
Invalid Votes 1,426
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Tul Bahadur Gurung 22,377
Nepali Congress Shukra Raj Sharma 18,663
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Surya Bahadur K.C. 8,568
Others 745
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Tul Bahadur Gurung 24,034
Nepali Congress 21,311
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. ^ a b c "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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