Syangja 2 (constituency)
# Syangja 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Syangja 2 incorporates Kaligandaki Rural Municipality, Galyang Municipality, Chapakot Municipality, wards 5–9 o., Waling municipality, Bheerkot municipality.,

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment

* Syangja 2(A)
* Syangja 2(B)

## Members of Parliament

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Rudra Man Gurung | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Dhruba Raj Lamsal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Gopal Man Shrestha | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Gopal Man Shrestha | Nepali Congress |
| 2013 | Kamal Prasad Pangeni | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Padma Kumari Aryal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Padma Kumari Aryal | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Padma Kumari Aryal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Dhanraj Gurung | Nepali Congress |

## Election results

### Election in the 2020s

**2022 general election**

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Dhanraj Gurung | Nepali Congress | 31,466 | 46.51 |
| | Padma Kumari Aryal | CPN (UML) | 25,839 | 38.19 |
| | Tika Raj Gurung | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 8,113 | 11.99 |
| | Others | | 2,239 | 3.31 |
| Total | Total | Total | 67,657 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,627 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

### Election in the 2010s

**2017 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Padma Kumari Aryal | 35,142 |
| | Nepali Congress | Gopal Man Shrestha | 31,436 |
| | Others | Others | 1,077 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,827 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**2013 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Kamal Prasad Pangeni | 17,791 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Khand | 16,264 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Kalpana Aryal | 2,809 |
| | Others | Others | 1,420 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s

**2008 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Gopal Man Shrestha | 17,247 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chakra Bahadur Parajuli | 12,173 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Deepa Bhushal | 11,824 |
| | CPN (United) | Rudra Bahadur Thapa | 1,089 |
| | Others | | 3,539 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,471 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s

**1999 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Gopal Man Shrestha | 21,572 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prem Narayan Sharma Paudel | 13,991 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Neel Kantha Kafle | 3,687 |
| | Others | Others | 2,222 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,088 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1994 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dhruba Raj Lamsal | 14,820 |
| | Nepali Congress | Gopal Man Shrestha | 12,236 |
| | Independent | Surya Prasad Regmi | 5,995 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Pitambar Thapa | 4,569 |
| | Others | Others | 1,296 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1991 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Rudra Man Gurung | 15,999 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 13,285 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||
