Jhapa 5

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Jhapa 5
Parliamentary constituency
Jhapa 5 in Koshi Province
ProvinceKoshi
DistrictJhapa District
Electorate163,379
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1991
Seats1
Party  Rastriya Swatantra Party
Member of ParliamentBalen Shah
Local Levels
Koshi MPA 5(A)Hikmat Kumar Karki,   CPN (UML)
Koshi MPA 5(B)Hom Bahadur Thapa,   CPN (UML)
Koshi Provincial Assembly Seats2

Jhapa 5 is one of five parliamentary constituencies of Jhapa District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Incorporated areas

Jhapa 5 incorporates Damak Municipality, Kamal Rural Municipality, wards 1–8 of Gauradaha Municipality and wards 3–6 of Gauriganj Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Jhapa 5(A)
  • Jhapa 5(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

Election Member Party
1991 Chandra Prakash Mainali CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994 Radha Krishna Mainali
March 1998 CPN (Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Tara Sam Yongya CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008 Keshav Kumar Budhathoki Nepali Congress
2013
2017 K. P. Sharma Oli CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022
2026 Balen Shah Rastriya Swatantra Party

Provincial Assembly

5(A)

Election Member Party
2017 Hikmat Kumar Karki CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022

5(B)

Election Member Party
2017 Arjun Rai CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022 Hom Bahadur Thapa

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2026 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Balen ShahRastriya Swatantra Party68,34866.80
KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)18,73418.31
Samir TamangShram Sanskriti Party9,2339.02
Mandhara ChimariyaNepali Congress1,8211.78
Laxmi Prasad SangroulaRastriya Prajatantra Party1,5361.50
Ranjit TamangNepali Communist Party1,4611.43
Amrit Lal MahtoJanamat Party2960.29
Sabin RaiRastriya Pariwartan Party2040.20
San Bahadur MecheMongol National Organisation1660.16
Sobha BhandariIndependent820.08
Sanjay RaiNepal Communist Party (Maoist)760.07
Others3570.35
Total102,314100.00
Valid votes102,31496.04
Invalid/blank votes4,2193.96
Total votes106,533100.00
Registered voters/turnout163,37965.21
Majority49,614
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain from CPN (UML)
Source: [2][3][4][5]

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)52,31955.74
Khagendra AdhikariNepali Congress23,74325.29
Suresh Kumar PokharelRastriya Swatantra Party11,75912.53
Bhim RajbanshiJanamat Party1,4851.58
Kavindra Sharma LimbuSanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch1,2811.36
Others3,2833.50
Total93,870100.00
Majority28,576
CPN (UML) hold
Source: [6]

2022 provincial election

5(A)
CandidatePartyVotes%
Hikmat Kumar KarkiCPN (UML)22,53049.27
Jiwan Kumar RaiNepali Congress17,05837.30
Dunnilal RajbanshiJanamat Party2,4855.43
Surya Prasad LimbuSanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch1,6503.61
Lachhuman LimbuPeople's Socialist Party7031.54
Others1,3052.85
Total45,731100.00
Majority5,472
CPN (UML)
Source: [6]
5(B)
CandidatePartyVotes%
Hom Bahadur ThapaCPN (UML)24,12949.43
Rewatraj PuriCPN (Maoist Centre)17,31535.47
Chhabilal SitaulaHamro Nepali Party2,1714.45
Dhanraj LimbuSanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch1,5633.20
Sudip RaiPeople's Socialist Party9942.04
Ramlal RaiMongol National Organisation9281.90
Dhiraj BajracharyaIndependent7011.44
Others1,0142.08
Total48,815100.00
Majority6,814
CPN (UML)
Source: [6]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

CandidatePartyVotes%
KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)43,51557.07
Khagendra AdhikariNepali Congress26,82235.18
Satya Dev PrasadFederal Socialist Forum, Nepal1,9152.51
Gyan Bahadur Imbung LimbuSanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch1,3801.81
Others2,6143.43
Total76,246100.00
Majority
CPN (UML) gain from Nepali Congress
Source: [6]

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

5(A)
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Hikmat Kumar Karki 24,098
Nepali Congress Anil Krishna Prasai 18,636
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Surya Prasad Limbu 1,045
Others 1,586
Invalid votes 1,989
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
5(B)
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Arjun Rai 30,973
Nepali Congress Rajan Bahadur Dhungana 10,993
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Sushil Kumar Rai 1,626
Others 3,361
Invalid votes 1,552
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Keshav Kumar BudhathokiNepali Congress16,58732.01
Lal Prasad Sawa LimbuCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)16,34731.55
Jhalak Bahadur MagarUCPN (Maoist)9,17217.70
Dhruba Kumar UpretiRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal3,1546.09
Om Narayan RajbanshiSadbhavana Party1,5232.94
Others5,0289.70
Total51,811100.00
Majority
Nepali Congress hold
Source: [7]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Keshav Kumar Budhathoki 16,466
CPN (Maoist) Harka Bahadur Khadka 15,548
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Tara Sam Yongya 13,247
Sadbhavana Party Surya Narayan Ganesh 6,655
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Tara Nath Rajbanshi 2,601
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Lahan Singh Tumbapo 1,398
Others 2,457
Invalid votes 4,214
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[8]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Tara Sam Yongya 19,199
Nepali Congress Santosh Kumar Meinyangbo 16,651
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Nitya Nand Tajpuriya 3,492
Rastriya Janamukti Party Chandra Prasad Yongya 2,491
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Jung Prasad Chemjong 1,896
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Laxmi Prasad Odari 1,557
Others 656
Invalid Votes 942
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9][10]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Radha Krishna Mainali 16,361
Nepali Congress Surya Narayan Tajpuriya 13,898
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Shiva Kumar Yongya 4,013
Rastriya Janamukti Party Chandra Prasad Yongya 3,043
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Top Lal Rajbanshi 1,652
Nepal Janabadi Morcha Kedar Nar Singh 197
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Chandra Prakash Mainali 18,892
Nepali Congress Ram Babu Prasai 11,948
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source:

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