Kathmandu 9 (constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in Nepal

Kathmandu 9

Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives

Kathmandu 9 in Bagmati Province

Assembly segment Kathmandu 9(A) (red) and Kathmandu 9(B) (blue) within Kathmandu District

Province| Bagmati Province
District| Kathmandu District
Electorate| 67,651
Current constituency
Created| 2008
Party| Nepal Communist Party
Member of Parliament| Krishna Gopal Shrestha

Kathmandu 9 is one of 10 parliamentary constituencies of Kathmandu District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

## Incorporated areas

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Kathmandu 9 parliamentary constituency consists of wards 12, 14, 21 and 22 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, wards 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Nagarjun Municipality and wards 1, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of Chandragiri Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segment

* Kathmandu 9(A)
* Kathmandu 9(B)

## Members of Parliament

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### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

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Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2008 | Dhyan Govinda Ranjit | Nepali Congress
| 2017 | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

### Provincial Assembly

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#### 9(A)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Ajaya Kranti Shakya  | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party

#### 9(B)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Keshav Prasad Pokharel  | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party

## Election results

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### Election in the 2020s

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#### 2022 general election

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Krishna Gopal Shrestha| CPN (UML)| 11,956| 28.12
| Tek Bahadur Pokharel| Rastriya Swatantra Party| 10,961| 25.78
| Kalpana Dhamala| CPN (Maoist Centre)| 6,402| 15.06
| Devendra Pradhan| Rastriya Prajatantra Party| 4,785| 11.25
| Milan Pandey| Sajha Party Nepal| 2,327| 5.47
| Eras Shrestha| Hamro Nepali Party| 1,586| 3.73
| Suman Maharjan| Nepal Workers Peasants Party| 1,552| 3.65
| Others| | 2,948| 6.93
Total| 42,517| 100.00
Majority| 995|
| CPN (UML) hold
Source: [2]

### Election in the 2010s

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#### 2017 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | 22,852
| Nepali Congress | Dhyan Govinda Ranjit | 14,802
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Milan Pandey  | 4,946
| Others  | 2,475
Invalid votes  | 1,154
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2017 Nepalese provincial elections

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##### Kathmandu 9(A)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ajaya Kranti Shakya  | 9,531
| Nepali Congress | Indraman Tuladhar  | 7,193
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Chakrapani Neupane  | 3,369
| Others  | 1,494
Invalid votes  | 498
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

##### Kathmandu 9(B)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Keshav Prasad Pokharel  | 12,156
| Nepali Congress | Dharma Raj Gautam  | 9,110
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Surendra Bahadur Ranabhaat  | 1,384
| Others  | 1,034
Invalid votes  | 452
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Dhyan Govinda Ranjit | 14,483
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | 13,100
| UCPN (Maoist) | Devendra Paudel | 6,669
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Devendra Pradhan  | 4,490
| Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Radha Krishna Mainali  | 1,547
| Others  | 3,417
Result  | Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[3]

### Election in the 2000s

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#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Dhyan Govinda Ranjit | 12,501
| UCPN (Maoist) | Maila Lama Tamang  | 12,292
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | 12,194
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Badri Raj Giri  | 1,110
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Rukmani Basnet  | 1,083
| Others  | 2,428
Invalid votes  | 1,787
Result  | Congress gain
Source: Election Commission

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal

## References

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1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
2. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
3. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

## External links

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