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 | |
| Province | Province No. 2 |
| District | Rautahat District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| Member of Parliament | Mohammad Aftab Alam |
Incorporated areas
[edit]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
[edit]It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment
- Rautahat 2(A)
- Rautahat 2(B)
Members of Parliament
[edit]| 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 | |
2(A)[edit]
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2(B)[edit]
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Election results
[edit]Election in the 2020s
[edit]2022 general election
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiran Kumar Sah | Independent | 32,842 | 50.81 | |
| Mohammad Firdos Alam | Nepali Congress | 28,248 | 43.70 | |
| Shailendra Shah | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 2,122 | 3.28 | |
| Ramyas Jha | Janamat Party | 1,004 | 1.55 | |
| Others | 420 | 0.65 | ||
| Total | 64,636 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 4,594 | |||
| Independent gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Election in the 2010s
[edit]| 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 | |||
2(A)[edit]
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2(B)[edit]
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| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
- ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधिसभाको सदस्य निर्वाचित भएको". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-12-11.