Saptari 2 (constituency)

Saptari 2
Parliamentary constituency
The map of Saptari 2 constituency in Saptari district
The map of Saptari 2(A) and Saptari 2(B) provincial constituency in Saptari
ProvinceMadhesh Province
DistrictSaptari District
Population164,722[1] (2021)
Electorate105,922 (21 November 2025)[2]
Major settlementsRajbiraj
Mahadeva Rural Municipality
Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality
Chinnamasta Rural Municipality
Current constituency
Created1991
Party  RSP
Member of ParliamentRamjee Yadav
MPA 2(A)"Vacant"
MPA 2(B)Mahesh Prasad Yadav   Janamat

Saptari 2 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Saptari District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[3]In 2026, Ramjee Yadav of Rastriya Swatantra Party won the parliamentary election from this constituency.[4]

Incorporated areas

Saptari 2 incorporates Rajbiraj Municipality, Mahadeva Rural Municipality, Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality, and Chinnamasta Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province segment

  • Saptari 2(A)
  • Saptari 2(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Gajendra Narayan Singh Nepal Sadbhawana Party
1999 Ram Kumar Chaudhary Nepali Congress
2008 Jay Prakash Prasad Gupta Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal
May 2011 Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum (Republican)
2013 Ashok Kumar Mandal UCPN (Maoist)
April 2016 CPN (Maoist Centre)
2017 Upendra Yadav Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal
May 2019 Samajbadi Party, Nepal
April 2020 People's Socialist Party, Nepal
2022 CK Raut[5] Janamat Party
2026 Ramjee Yadav[6] Rastriya Swatantra Party

Provincial Assembly

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2026 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ramjee YadavRastriya Swatantra Party28,40445.24
Umesh Kumar YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal14,26322.72
CK RautJanamat Party9,88015.74
Satish Kumar SinghSwabhiman Party3,5575.67
Ram Kumar YadavNepali Congress2,4983.98
Afroz AalamRastra Nirman Dal1,1201.78
Mohammad Jiaul Rahman CPN (UML)8831.41
Suryanath Prasad YadavNepali Communist Party4260.68
Ajay Kumar DasRastriya Prajatantra Party3740.60
Others1,3782.19
Total62,783100.00
Registered voters/turnout105,922–
Majority14,141
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain
Source: [10]

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Chandra Kant RautJanamat Party35,04257.52
Upendra YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal16,97927.87
Jay Prakash ThakurLoktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal7,34712.06
Others1,5532.55
Total60,921100.00
Majority18,063
Janamat Party gain
Source: [11]

2022 provincial elections

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Upendra Yadav 21,620
CPN (Maoist Centre) Umesh Kumar Yadav 11,580
Independent Jay Prakash Thakur 9,459
Nepali Congress Sakal Dev Sutihar 1,840
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Durga Nanda Mandal 1,465
Others 1,333
Invalid votes 5,193
Result FSFN gain
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
UCPN (Maoist) Ashok Kumar Mandal 6,057
Sadbhavana Party Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi 5,624
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Chandra Narayan Yadav 4,835
Nepali Congress Birbal Biraji Yadav 3,146
Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party Shekhar Kumar Singh 2,386
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shailendra Chandra Jha 2,384
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Sakil Ali Miya 2,022
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Dipak Kumar Yadav 1,878
Others 5,634
Result Maoist gain
Source: NepalNews[14]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Jay Prakash Prasad Gupta 8,515
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Bijay Kumar Yadav 5,765
Sadbhavana Party Madhuri Mandal 5,384
CPN (Maoist) Ashok Kumar Mandal 4,119
Nepali Congress Dev Narayan Mandal 3,789
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Jag Dev Yadav 2,922
Dalit Janajati Party Raj Kishor Khang 1,821
Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal Dev Narayan Mukhiya 1,660
Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) Bikas Kumar Tiwari 1,036
Others 3,629
Invalid votes 3,963
Result MJFN gain
Source: Election Commission[15]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Kumar Chaudhary 12,970
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Gajendra Narayan Singh 12,953
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Jitendra Narayan Dev 5,112
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Nathuni Prasad Yadav 4,733
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rajendra Prasad Yadav 2,519
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Dharmadish Mandal 2,110
Others 1,675
Invalid Votes 1,849
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[16][17]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Gajendra Narayan Singh 10,424
Nepali Congress Madhu Kanta Singh 9,308
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Jitendra Narayan Dev 7,281
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Mukti Nath Mandal 6,522
Nepal Janabadi Morcha Laxman Prasad Singh 1,258
Others 950
Result NSP hold
Source: Election Commission[16]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Gajendra Narayan Singh 9,471
Nepali Congress Indra Dev Singh 7,169
Result NSP gain
Source: [1]

See also

References

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