Rupandehi 3 (constituency)

Rupandehi 3
Parliamentary constituency
Rupandehi 3 in Lumbini Province
ProvinceLumbini Province
DistrictRupandehi District
Electorate140,035
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1991
Party  RSP
Member of ParliamentDr. Lekh Jung Thapa
Member of the Provincial Assembly 3(A)Santosh Kumar Pandey,   Loktantrik Samajwadi
Member of the Provincial Assembly 3(B)Tulasi Prasad Chaudhary,   CPN (UML)

Rupandehi 3 is one of three parliamentary constituencies of the Rupandehi District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence from the Constituency Delimitation Commission(CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Incorporated areas

Rupandehi 3 incorporates Sudhdhodhan Rural Municipality, Sidhhartanagar Municipality, wards 1 to 3, 6 and 7 of Siyari Rural Municipality, ward 2 of Omasatiya Rural Municipality, wards 7 and 8 of Mayadevi Rural Municipality, wards 13 and 14 of Tilottama Municipality and wards 14 to 19 of Butwal Sub-metropolitan City.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segments.

  • Rupandehi 3(A)
  • Rupandehi 3(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Bal Krishna Khand Nepali Congress
1994 Mod Nath Prasrit CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Surya Prasad Pradhan Nepali Congress
2008 Bal Krishna Khand
2017 Ghanashyam Bhusal CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022 Deepak Bohara Rastriya Prajatantra Party
2026 Dr. Lekh Jung Thapa Rastriya Swatantra Party

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2026 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Dr. Lekh Jung ThapaRastriya Swatantra Party58,81465.78
Sushil GurungNepali Congress8,4359.43
Basudev GhimireCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)8,2759.26
Gaurab BoharaRastriya Prajatantra Party7,7898.71
Faiz Ahmad KhaNepali Communist Party2,5942.90
Nanda Kumari ThapaNagrik Unmukti Party7500.84
Jit Bahadur GuptaIndependent6010.67
Bishal GuptaJanamat Party4290.48
Mojib Ali MusalmanRastriya Janamukti Party4170.47
Saroj Singh ChaudharyUjyaalo Nepal Party2060.23
Others1,0951.22
Total89,405100.00
Registered voters/turnout140,035–
Majority50,379
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain
Source: [2] [3]

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Deepak BoharaRastriya Prajatantra Party36,71741.62
Bal Krishna KhandNepali Congress34,03638.58
Jeet Bahadur Gupta TeliRastriya Swatantra Party5,7966.57
Tulsi Prasad TharuNagrik Unmukti Party4,7515.39
Pramod Kumar RautJanamat Party3,3173.76
Prakhyat BanjadeHamro Nepali Party1,3841.57
Keshav Bikram KhadkaIndependent1,0561.20
Others1,1551.31
Total88,212100.00
Majority2,681
Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Source: [4]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ghanshyam Bhusal 32,866
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) Deepak Bohora 27,422
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Mahendra Yadav 12,536
Rastriya Janamukti Party Surya Kumar Saru Magar 2,409
Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist) Kamal Prasad Sharma Upadhyaya 1,856
Others 2,894
Invalid votes 4,063
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bal Krishna Khand 18,481
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ghanshyam Bhusal 18,395
Rastriya Janamukti Party Jham Bahadur Gurung 4,620
UCPN (Maoist) Bharat Aryal 3,897
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Sant Prasad Chaudhary 1,891
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Ram Avatar Yadav 1,063
Others 2,225
Result Congress hold
Source: NepalNews[5]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bal Krishna Khand 16,790
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Lila Giri 15,458
CPN (Maoist) Tej Kumari Paudel 11,554
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Shiva Kumar Tharu Chaudhary 1,645
Independent Yam Bahadur Pun 1,336
Others 5,017
Invalid votes 2,035
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[6]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Surya Prasad Pradhan 23,697
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bishnu Prasad Paudel 23,033
Rastriya Janamukti Party Jasmaya Gurung 2,289
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Ram Kewal Yadav 2,120
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Manbir Garbuja Magar 1,728
Others 2,015
Invalid votes 1,268
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[7][8]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Mod Nath Prasrit 19,675
Nepali Congress Bal Krishna Khand 15,349
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Pradip Udaya 5,462
Nepal Sadbhavana Party Ram Kewal Yadav 2,960
Rastriya Janamukti Party Malabar Singh Thapa 1,815
Others 689
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[7]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bal Krishna Khand 16,778
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Keshar Mani Pokharel 14,640[9]
Result Congress gain
Source: [1]

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Dr. Lekh Jung Thapa Wins in Rupandehi-3 Constituency". Ratopati.
  4. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
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