Gulmi 2 (constituency)
# Gulmi 2 (constituency)

Gulmi 2 one of two parliamentary constituencies of Gulmi District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Gulmi 2 incorporates Madane Rural Municipality, Malika Rural Municipality, Dhurkot Rural Municipality, Isma Rural Municipality, Musikot Municipality and, wards 1–6 of Resunga Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment

* Gulmi 2(A)
* Gulmi 2(B)

## Members of Parliament

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Bhagwat Gyawali | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Kamal Raj Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Pradeep Kumar Gyawali | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2013 | Chandra Kant Bhandari | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Gokarna Bista | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Gokarna Bista | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Gokarna Bista | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

## Election results

### Election in the 2020s

**2022 general election**

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Gokarna Bista | CPN (UML) | 28,476 | 50.32 |
| | Ram Kumari Jhakri | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 26,441 | 46.72 |
| | Others | | 1,676 | 2.96 |
| Total | Total | Total | 56,593 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,035 | |
| | 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) | Gokarna Bista | 34,618 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Bahadur K.C. | 20,157 |
| | Others | Others | 1,076 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,199 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**2013 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Kant Bhandari | 21,189 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pradeep Kumar Gyawali | 18,681 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ashok Thapa | 4,531 |
| | Others | Others | 1,155 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s

**2008 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pradeep Kumar Gyawali | 23,253 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Kant Bhandari | 21,101 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Nim Bahadur Pandey | 7,321 |
| | Others | | 2,211 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,168 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s

**1999 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pradeep Kumar Gyawali | 24,345 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Bahadur K.C. | 23,669 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Tej Prasad Kandel | 1,640 |
| | Others | Others | 1,184 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,201 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1994 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Raj Shrestha | 25,651 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhagwat Gyawali | 19,872 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ashok Shrestha | 1,260 |
| | Others | Others | 1,382 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1991 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhagwat Gyawali | 22,364 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 21,011 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||
