Kanchanpur 2 (constituency)
# Kanchanpur 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Kanchanpur 2 incorporates Krishnapur Municipality, Shuklaphanta Municipality and wards 1–7, 9 and 10 of Bedkot Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

* Kanchanpur 2(A)
* Kanchanpur 2(B)

## Members of Parliament

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Tarini Dutt Chataut | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Bhoj Raj Joshi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Tarini Dutt Chataut | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Devi Lal Chaudhary | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Devi Lal Chaudhary | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Narayan Prakash Saud | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Nar Bahadur Dhami | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Nar Bahadur Dhami | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Nar Bahadur Dhami | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Narayan Prakash Saud | Nepali Congress |

## Election results

### Election in the 2020s

**2022 general election**

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Narayan Prakash Saud | Nepali Congress | 28,136 | 46.96 |
| | Nar Bahadur Dhami | CPN (UML) | 21,682 | 36.19 |
| | Jhankar Raj Joshi | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 4,937 | 8.24 |
| | Ashok Bahadur Singh | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,515 | 5.87 |
| | Others | | 1,646 | 2.75 |
| Total | Total | Total | 59,916 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,454 | |
| | 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) | Nar Bahadur Dhami | 33,220 |
| | Nepali Congress | Narayan Prakash Saud | 24,893 |
| | Others | Others | 1,411 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,257 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**2013 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Narayan Prakash Saud | 13,415 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tara Lama Tamang | 9,676 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Amin Prasad Dahit | 8,293 |
| | Madeshi Janadhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik) | Amar Singh Rana | 4,783 |
| | Terai Madhesh Sadbhawana Party Nepal | Ram Autar Rana | 1,331 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bhuwan Raj Bhatta | 1,328 |
| | Others | Others | 3,321 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s

**2008 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Devi Lal Chaudhary | 18,284 |
| | Nepali Congress | Narayan Prakash Saud | 11,202 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Autar Rana | 5,623 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Maya Ram Chaudhary | 4,643 |
| | CPN (United) | Ram Bahadur Bista | 1,873 |
| | Others | | 2,934 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,942 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s

**1999 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Tarini Dutt Chataut | 13,109 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chandra Lal Chaudhary | 10,282 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Binod Bista | 6,047 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bhoj Raj Joshi | 3,817 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Nanda Devi Khatri | 2,139 |
| | Others | Others | 1,417 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,236 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1994 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhoj Raj Joshi | 11,863 |
| | Nepali Congress | Tarani Dutt Chataut | 7,203 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Binod Bista | 5,260 |
| | Independent | Prem Bahadur Bista | 2,035 |
| | Others | Others | 498 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1991 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Tarini Dutt Chataut | 16,923 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 9,802 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||
