Jhapa 4 (constituency)
# Jhapa 4 (constituency)

Jhapa 4 is one of five parliamentary constituencies of Jhapa District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Jhapa 4 incorporates Jhapa Rural Municipality, Shivasataxi Municipality, wards 1–7 of Kankai Municipality, wards 1 and 2 of Gauriganj Rural Municipality and ward 9 of Gauradaha Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

* Jhapa 4(A)
* Jhapa 4(B)

## Members of Parliament

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Narayan Singh Rajbanshi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Chakra Prasad Bastola | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Dharma Shila Chapagain | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Dharma Shila Chapagain | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Prem Bahadur Giri | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

## Election results

### Election in the 2020s

**2022 general election**

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu | CPN (UML) | 29,315 | 39.17 |
| | Deu Kumar Thebe | Nepali Congress | 22,448 | 30.00 |
| | Shambhu Prasad Dhakal | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 14,069 | 18.80 |
| | Khushbu Oli | Independent | 5,010 | 6.69 |
| | Others | | 3,994 | 5.34 |
| Total | Total | Total | 74,836 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,867 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||

### Election in the 2010s

**2017 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu | 43,515 |
| | Nepali Congress | Deu Kumar Thebe | 26,822 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Gyan Bahadur Imbung Limbu | 1,132 |
| | Others | Others | 2,160 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,563 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**2013 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prem Bahadur Giri | 22,159 |
| | Nepali Congress | Udhhav Thapa | 20,177 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Purushottam Chudal | 6,648 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Pralhad Sapkota | 1,839 |
| | Others | Others | 2,429 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s

**2008 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Dharma Shila Chapagain | 19,289 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chakra Prasad Bastola | 15,502 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Devendra Dahal | 13,662 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Prem Prasad Dahal | 1,847 |
| | Others | | 3,164 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,916 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s

**1999 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Chakra Prasad Bastola | 15,670 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yukta Prasad Bhetwal | 15,645 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Bishwa Nath Singh Rajbanshi | 6,748 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Radha Krishna Mainali | 5,323 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Kumar Singh Rajbanshi | 2,106 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Dhan Bahadur Tamang | 1,305 |
| | Others | Others | 598 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,323 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1994 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Chakra Prasad Bastola | 13,912 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Narayan Singh Rajbanshi | 13,668 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Marguv Alam | 8,269 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ganesh Prasad Pokharel | 3,211 |
| | Others | Others | 779 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1991 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Narayan Singh Rajbanshi | 15,374 |
| | Nepali Congress | Surya Prasad Ganesh | 12,901 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||
