Dailekh 2 (constituency)

Dailekh 2 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Dailekh District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.^[1]

Dailekh 2
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives
Dailekh 2 in Karnali Province
Assembly segments Dailekh 2(A) (red) and Surkhet 2(B) (blue) within Dailekh District
Province	Karnali Province
District	Dailekh District
Electorate	69,745
Current constituency
Created	1991
Number of members	3
Member of Parliament	Dikpal Kumar Shahi, Congress
Karnali MPA 2(A)	Ghanashyam Bhandari, Congress
Karnali MPA 2(B)	Binod Kumar Shah, UML

Incorporated areas

Dailekh 2 incorporates Dullu Municipality, Bhairabi Rural Municipality, Chamunda Bindrasaini Municipality, Thantikandh Rural Municipality and Aathabis Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment

• Dailekh 2(A)
• Dailekh 2(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Rang Bahadur Shahi	Nepali Congress
	1994	Binod Kumar Shah	Nepal Workers Peasants Party
	1995[2]		CPN (UML)
	1999	Shiv Raj Joshi	Nepali Congress
	2008	Raj Bahadur Budha	CPN (UML)
	2013	Laxmi Prasad Pokhrel
	2017	Raj Bahadur Budha Chhetri
	May 2018		Nepal Communist Party
	March 2021		CPN (UML)
	2022	Dikpal Kumar Shahi	Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

2(A) Election Member Party 2017 Sushil Kumar Thapa CPN (UML) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (UML) 2022 Ghanashyam Bhandari Nepali Congress

2(B) Election Member Party 2017 Raj Bahadur Shahi CPN (UML) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party March 2021 CPN (UML) 2022 Binod Kumar Shah

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Dikpal Kumar Shahi	Nepali Congress	20,183	45.37
	Laxmi Prasad Pokharel	CPN (UML)	20,016	44.99
	Kesendra Prakash Karki	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	3,086	6.94
	Others		1,201	2.70
Total			44,486	100.00
Majority			167
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: [3]

2022 provincial election

2(A) Candidate Party Votes % Ghanashyam Bhandari Nepali Congress 10,822 49.47 Tilak Prasad Rijal CPN (UML) 9,503 43.44 Others 1,550 7.09 Total 21,875 100.00 Majority 1,319 Nepali Congress gain Source: [3]

2(B) Candidate Party Votes % Binod Kumar Shah CPN (UML) 9,480 41.21 Yogendra Bahadur Shahi CPN (Maoist Centre) 9,397 40.85 Jay Bahadur Thapa Nepal Workers Peasants Party 3,209 13.95 Gyanendra Bahadur Shahi Rastriya Prajatantra Party 919 3.99 Total 23,005 100.00 Majority 83 CPN (UML) hold Source: [3]

Election in the 2010s

2017 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Raj Bahadur Budha	CPN (UML)	23,323	53.30
	Shiv Raj Joshi	Nepali Congress	16,634	38.01
	Jagya Bahadur Shahi	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	2,347	5.36
	Others		1,455	3.33
Total			43,759	100.00
Valid votes			43,759	94.11
Invalid/blank votes			2,738	5.89
Total votes			46,497	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			69,754	66.66
Majority			6,689
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[4]

2017 provincial election

2(A) Candidate Party Votes % Sushil Kumar Thapa CPN (UML) 11,819 55.29 Madhur Bikram Khanal Nepali Congress 8,795 41.14 Others 763 3.57 Total 21,377 100.00 Valid votes 21,377 94.81 Invalid/blank votes 1,171 5.19 Total votes 22,548 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 33,603 67.10 Majority 3,024 CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission[5]

2(B) Candidate Party Votes % Raj Bahadur Shahi CPN (UML) 11,445 50.04 Dikpal Kumar Shahi Nepali Congress 8,469 37.03 Lal Bahadur Kathayat Nepal Workers Peasants Party 2,057 8.99 Others 901 3.94 Total 22,872 100.00 Valid votes 22,872 94.34 Invalid/blank votes 1,373 5.66 Total votes 24,245 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 36,151 67.07 Majority 2,976 CPN (UML) gain Source: Election Commission[5]

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Laxmi Prasad Pokhrel	CPN (UML)	15,619	37.63
	Him Bahadur Shahi	Nepali Congress	13,096	31.55
	Thir Bahadur karki	UCPN (Maoist)	7,347	17.70
	Jagya Bahadur Shahi	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	3,511	8.46
	Others		1,935	4.66
Total			41,508	100.00
Valid votes			41,508	93.46
Invalid/blank votes			2,905	6.54
Total votes			44,413	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			56,447	78.68
Majority			2,523
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[6][7][8]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Raj Bahadur Budha	CPN (UML)	16,292	32.71
	Him Bahadur Shahi	Nepali Congress	13,877	27.86
	Thir Bahadur karki	CPN (Maoist)	11,271	22.63
	Tarka Bahadur Baduwal	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	6,276	12.60
	Others		2,091	4.20
Total			49,807	100.00
Valid votes			49,807	93.89
Invalid/blank votes			3,240	6.11
Total votes			53,047	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			85,623	61.95
Majority			2,415
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9]

Election in the 1990s

1999 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Shiv Raj Joshi	Nepali Congress	18,882	45.99
	Binod Kumar Shah	CPN (UML)	14,448	35.19
	Harka Bahadur Shahi	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	3,962	9.65
	Laxmi Prasad Pokharel	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	2,712	6.60
	Others		1,057	2.57
Total			41,061	100.00
Valid votes			41,061	96.64
Invalid/blank votes			1,429	3.36
Total votes			42,490	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			67,417	63.03
Majority			4,434
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[10][11]

1994 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Binod Kumar Shah	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	13,640	45.58
	Ram Bahadur Shahi	Nepali Congress	6,725	22.47
	Brish Bahadur Shahi	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	5,017	16.77
	Chakra Nath Yogi	Independent	3,019	10.09
	Others		1,522	5.09
Total			29,923	100.00
Majority			6,915
	Nepal Workers Peasants Party gain
Source: Election Commission[10][12]

1991 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rang Bahadur Shahi	Nepali Congress	16,182	57.73
	-	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	11,848	42.27
Total			28,030	100.00
Majority			4,334
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: [13]

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal