Sunsari 2 (constituency)
# Sunsari 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Sunsari 2 incorporates Dewangunj Rural Municipality, ward 3 of Harinagara Rural Municipality, wards 1–3, 5, 8 and 9 of Ramdhuni Municipality, wards 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10 of Inaruwa Municipality and wards 1–5 and 16–20 of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

* Sunsari 2(A)
* Sunsari 2(B)

## Members of Parliament

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Dharma Raj Niraula | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2013 | Rewati Raman Bhandari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Sitaram Mahato | Nepali Congress |
| 2022 | Bhim Acharya | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

## Election results

### Election in the 2020s

**2022 general election**

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Bhim Acharya | CPN (UML) | 32,024 | 36.16 |
| | Sitaram Mahato | Nepali Congress | 26,068 | 29.44 |
| | Lal Bikram Thapa | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 19,391 | 21.90 |
| | Dinesh Kumar Basnet | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,269 | 4.82 |
| | Ramnanda Mahato | Janamat Party | 1,192 | 1.35 |
| | Deepak Raj Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 1,162 | 1.31 |
| | Nunu Ram Chaudhary | Nepal Loktantrik Party | 1,023 | 1.16 |
| | Others | | 3,423 | 3.87 |
| Total | Total | Total | 88,552 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,956 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

### Election in the 2010s

**2017 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Sitaram Mahato | 41,495 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Damaru Subedi | 35,349 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Tej Narayan Chaudhary | 4,834 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Munna Devi Mehta | 1,674 |
| | Others | Others | 3,703 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,705 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**2013 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rewati Raman Bhandari | 18,474 |
| | Nepali Congress | Badri Narayan Chaudhary | 11,443 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Narendra Kumar Chaudhary | 7,468 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Kumari Chaudhary | 4,786 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Prem Prasad Bhattarai | 4,227 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Tek Kumar Ale | 2,069 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Suraj Kadel | 1,511 |
| | Others | Others | 3,441 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s

**2008 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dharma Raj Niraula | 15,636 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Kumar Phudung | 12,805 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Narendra Kumar Chaudhary | 11,247 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ambar Bahadur Gauli | 8,372 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Arjun Thapa | 1,041 |
| | Others | | 2,645 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,708 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s

**1999 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 27,527 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rewati Raman Bhandari | 23,339 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rohit Bahadur Karki | 3,639 |
| | Others | Others | 2,192 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,483 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1994 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 21,963 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kuldeep Peshkar | 10,708 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Tek Chandra Bishwakarma | 9,509 |
| | Others | Others | 2,172 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1991 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 27,775 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lila Shrestha | 15,885 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||
