Rautahat 2 (constituency)

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

Rautahat 2
Parliamentary constituency
Rautahat 2 in Province No. 2
ProvinceProvince No. 2
DistrictRautahat District
Current constituency
Created1991
PartyNepali Congress
Member of ParliamentMohammad Aftab Alam

Incorporated areas

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Rautahat 2 incorporates Ishanath Municipality, Rajpur Municiaplity, Paroha Municipality, Baudhimai Municipality, wards 6 and 7 of Maulapur Municipality and wards 1–4 of Dewahi Gonahi Municipality.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Rautahat 2(A)
  • Rautahat 2(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1991 Sheikh Idris Nepali Congress
1997 by-election Mohammad Aftab Alam
2013 Mohammad Mustaq Alam Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)
April 2017 Nepal Loktantrik Forum
2017 Mohammad Aftab Alam Nepali Congress
2022 Kiran Kumar Sah Independent

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Kiran Kumar SahIndependent32,84250.81
Mohammad Firdos AlamNepali Congress28,24843.70
Shailendra ShahPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal2,1223.28
Ramyas JhaJanamat Party1,0041.55
Others4200.65
Total64,636100.00
Majority4,594
Independent gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Mohammad Aftab Alam 18,833
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Kiran Kumar Sah 16,865
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Mohammad Mustaq Alam 13,883
Others 2,450
Invalid votes 3,277
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Mohammad Mustaq Alam 13,450
Nepali Congress Mohammad Aftab Alam 10,405
UCPN (Maoist) Kiran Kumar Sah 4,685
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Abdul Kalam Aazad 1,270
Others 3,518
Result MJFN(D) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Mohammad Aftab Alam 16,801
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shailendra Sah 7,406
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Abdul Jabbar 5,831
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Nagendra Prasad Sinha 4,214
CPN (Maoist) Surendra Prasad Jaiswal 3,861
Others 2,298
Invalid votes 2,425
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Mohammad Aftab Alam 29,758
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Abul Kalam Aazad 19,775
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Kapil Dev Prasad Patel 1,590
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Lalbabu Yadav 1,057
Others 527
Invalid Votes 1,099
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

1997 by-elections

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Party Candidate
Nepali Congress Mohammad Aftab Alam
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[7]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Sheikh Idris 22,681
Independent Dr. Sheikh Moida 8,859
Independent Rajendra Prasad Patel 7,010
CPN (United) Mohammad Abbas 5,493
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Shambhu Prasad 3,654
Rastriya Jana Parishad Laxman Chaudhary 155
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Sheikh Idris 28,276
CPN (Democratic) Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar 13,848
Result Congress 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.
  7. ^ "प्रतिनिधिसभाको सदस्य निर्वाचित भएको". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
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