Rupandehi 3 (constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in Lumbini Province, Nepal

Rupandehi 3

Parliamentary constituency

Rupandehi 3 in Lumbini Province

Province| Lumbini Province
District| Rupandehi District
Current constituency
Created| 1991
Party| Nepal Communist Party
Member of Parliament| Ghanashyam Bhusal

Rupandehi 3 is one of three parliamentary constituencies of the Rupandehi District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence from the Constituency Delimitation Commission(CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

## Incorporated areas

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Rupandehi 3 incorporates Sudhdhodhan Rural Municipality, Sidhhartanagar Municipality, wards 1 to 3, 6 and 7 of Sivari Rural Municipality, ward 2 of Omasatiya Rural Municipality, wards 7 and 8 of Mayadevi Rural Municipality, wards 13 and 14 of Tilottama Municipality and wards 14 to 19 of Butwal Sub-metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segments.

* Rupandehi 3(A)
* Rupandehi 3(B)

## Members of Parliament

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### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

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Election  | Member  | Party

|
|

| 1991 | Bal Krishna Khand | Nepali Congress
| 1994 | Mod Nath Prasrit | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| 1999 | Surya Prasad Pradhan | Nepali Congress
2008 | Bal Krishna Khand
| 2017 | Ghanashyam Bhusal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| 2022 | Deepak Bohara | Rastriya Prajatantra Party

### Provincial Assembly

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#### 3(A)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

|
|

| 2017 | Santosh Kumar Pandey  | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal
May 2019 | Samajbadi Party, Nepal
April 2020 | People's Socialist Party, Nepal

#### 3(B)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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|

| 2017 | Tulsi Prasad Chaudhary  | 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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|
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| Deepak Bohara| Rastriya Prajatantra Party| 36,717| 41.62
| Bal Krishna Khand| Nepali Congress| 34,036| 38.58
| Jeet Bahadur Gupta Teli| Rastriya Swatantra Party| 5,796| 6.57
| Tulsi Prasad Tharu| Nagrik Unmukti Party| 4,751| 5.39
| Pramod Kumar Raut| Janamat Party| 3,317| 3.76
| Prakhyat Banjade| Hamro Nepali Party| 1,384| 1.57
| Keshav Bikram Khadka| Independent| 1,056| 1.20
| Others| | 1,155| 1.31
Total| 88,212| 100.00
Majority| 2,681|
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party
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) | Ghanshyam Bhusal | 32,866
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | Deepak Bohora | 27,422
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Mahendra Yadav  | 12,536
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Surya Kumar Saru Magar  | 2,409
| Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist)  | Kamal Prasad Sharma Upadhyaya  | 1,856
| Others  | 2,894
Invalid votes  | 4,063
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2017 Nepalese provincial elections

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##### 3(A)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Santosh Kumar Pandey  | 11,477
| Nepali Congress  | Devi Prasad Chaudhary  | 10,328
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Bishwas Baral  | 9,837
| Independent | Om Kumar Shrestha  | 2,394
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Rekha Prasad Chaudhary  | 1,795
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Amit Kumar Gupta  | 1,133
| Others  | 1,850
Invalid votes  | 1,851
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

##### 3(B)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tulsi Prasad Chaudhary  | 18,615
| Nepali Congress | Hari Dhoj Malla  | 16,793
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Ashook Kumar Verma  | 3,577
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Chiktra Prasad Gurung  | 1,058
| Others  | 1,754
Invalid votes  | 1,700
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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|

| Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 18,481
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanshyam Bhusal | 18,395
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Jham Bahadur Gurung  | 4,620
| UCPN (Maoist) | Bharat Aryal  | 3,897
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Sant Prasad Chaudhary  | 1,891
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Avatar Yadav  | 1,063
| Others  | 2,225
Result  | Congress hold
Source: NepalNews[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 | Bal Krishna Khand | 16,790
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lila Giri  | 15,458
| CPN (Maoist) | Tej Kumari Paudel  | 11,554
| Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Shiva Kumar Tharu Chaudhary  | 1,645
| Independent | Yam Bahadur Pun  | 1,336
| Others  |  | 5,017
Invalid votes  | 2,035
Result  | Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[4]

### Election in the 1990s

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#### 1999 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Surya Prasad Pradhan | 23,697
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | 23,033
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Jasmaya Gurung  | 2,289
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Ram Kewal Yadav  | 2,120
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Manbir Garbuja Magar  | 1,728
| Others  | 2,015
Invalid votes  | 1,268
Result  | Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

#### 1994 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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|

| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mod Nath Prasrit | 19,675
| Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 15,349
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Pradip Udaya  | 5,462
| Nepal Sadbhavana Party | Ram Kewal Yadav  | 2,960
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Malabar Singh Thapa  | 1,815
| Others  | 689
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[5]

#### 1991 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 16,778
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |  | 14,640
Result  | Congress gain
Source: [1]

## 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.
4. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
5. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
6. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

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