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

Incorporated areas

Sunsari 2 incorporates Dewangunj Rural Municipality, ward 3 of Harinagara Rural Municipality, wards 1–3, 5, 8 and 9 of Ramdhuni Municipality, wards 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10 of Inaruwa Municipality and wards 1–5 and 16–20 of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

  • Sunsari 2(A)
  • Sunsari 2(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly

ElectionMemberParty
1991Bijay Kumar GachhadarNepali Congress
2008Dharma Raj NiraulaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2013Rewati Raman Bhandari
2017Sitaram MahatoNepali Congress
2022Bhim AcharyaCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Provincial Assembly

ElectionMemberParty
2(A) Election Member Party 2017 Rewati Raman Bhandari CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) May 2018 Nepal Communist Party2(B) Election Member Party 2017 Rajeev Koirala Nepali Congress
2017Rewati Raman BhandariCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
May 2018Nepal Communist Party
ElectionMemberParty
2017Rajeev KoiralaNepali Congress

Election results

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bhim AcharyaCPN (UML)32,02436.16
Sitaram MahatoNepali Congress26,06829.44
Lal Bikram ThapaRastriya Swatantra Party19,39121.90
Dinesh Kumar BasnetRastriya Prajatantra Party4,2694.82
Ramnanda MahatoJanamat Party1,1921.35
Deepak Raj ChaudharyNagrik Unmukti Party1,1621.31
Nunu Ram ChaudharyNepal Loktantrik Party1,0231.16
Others3,4233.87
Total88,552100.00
Majority5,956
CPN (UML) gain
Source:

2022 Nepalese provincial elections

PartyCandidateVotes
2(A) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rewati Raman Bhandari 14537 CPN(Maoist Center) Dwarik lal chaudhary 11852 Result CPN (UML) won Source:2(B) Party Candidate Votes Nepali Congress Rajeev koirala 17643 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ram prasad Mahato 18209 Result CPN UML won Source:
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rewati Raman Bhandari14537
CPN(Maoist Center)Dwarik lal chaudhary11852
ResultCPN (UML) won
Source:
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressRajeev koirala17643
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ram prasad Mahato18209ResultCPN UML won
Source:

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressSitaram Mahato41,495
CPN (Maoist Centre)Damaru Subedi35,349
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalTej Narayan Chaudhary4,834
Rastriya Janata Party NepalMunna Devi Mehta1,674
Others3,703
Invalid votes4,705
ResultCongress gain
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2017 Nepalese provincial elections

PartyCandidateVotes
2(A) Party Candidate Votes CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Sarba Dhoj Sawa Limbu 24,674 Nepali Congress Hem Karna Paduel 19,245 Others 2,569 Invalid votes 1,409 Result CPN (UML) gain Source:2(B) Party Candidate Votes Nepali Congress Rajeev Koirala 17,892 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhim Prasad Acharya 16,475 Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Narayan Yadav 3,579 CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Shyam Dev Mehta 1,176 Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Mahadev Mehta 1,066 Others 677 Invalid votes 3,049 Result Congress gain Source:
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Sarba Dhoj Sawa Limbu24,674
Nepali CongressHem Karna Paduel19,245
Others2,569
Invalid votes1,409
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source:
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressRajeev Koirala17,892
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bhim Prasad Acharya16,475
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalNarayan Yadav3,579
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Shyam Dev Mehta1,176
Rastriya Janata Party NepalMahadev Mehta1,066
Others677
Invalid votes3,049
ResultCongress gain
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2013 Constituent Assembly election

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rewati Raman Bhandari18,474
Nepali CongressBadri Narayan Chaudhary11,443
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)Narendra Kumar Chaudhary7,468
UCPN (Maoist)Ram Kumari Chaudhary4,786
Rastriya Prajatantra Party NepalPrem Prasad Bhattarai4,227
Federal Socialist Party, NepalTek Kumar Ale2,069
Rastriya Prajatantra PartySuraj Kadel1,511
Others3,441
ResultCPN (UML) hold
Source: NepalNews

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Dharma Raj Niraula15,636
CPN (Maoist)Kumar Phudung12,805
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyNarendra Kumar Chaudhary11,247
Nepali CongressAmbar Bahadur Gauli8,372
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, NepalArjun Thapa1,041
Others2,645
Invalid votes3,708
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressBijay Kumar Gachhadar27,527
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rewati Raman Bhandari23,339
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyRohit Bahadur Karki3,639
Others2,192
Invalid Votes1,483
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission

1994 legislative elections

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressBijay Kumar Gachhadar21,963
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Kuldeep Peshkar10,708
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyTek Chandra Bishwakarma9,509
Others2,172
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission

1991 legislative elections

PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressBijay Kumar Gachhadar27,775
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Lila Shrestha15,885
ResultCongress gain
Source:

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