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.
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 ElectionMemberParty1991Chandra Prakash MainaliCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)1994Radha Krishna MainaliMarch 1998CPN (Marxist–Leninist)1999Tara Sam YongyaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 2008Keshav Kumar BudhathokiNepali Congress20132017K. P. Sharma OliCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)20222026Balen ShahRastriya Swatantra Party
Provincial Assembly
5(A) ElectionMemberParty2017Hikmat Kumar KarkiCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)May 2018Nepal Communist PartyMarch 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)2022
5(B) ElectionMemberParty2017Arjun RaiCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)May 2018Nepal Communist PartyMarch 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)2022Hom Bahadur Thapa
Election results
Election in the 2020s
2026 general election
2022 general election
2022 provincial election
5(A)
5(B)
Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
5(A) PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Hikmat Kumar Karki24,098Nepali CongressAnil Krishna Prasai18,636Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya ManchSurya Prasad Limbu1,045Others1,586Invalid votes1,989ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission
5(B) PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Arjun Rai30,973Nepali CongressRajan Bahadur Dhungana10,993Federal Socialist Forum, NepalSushil Kumar Rai1,626Others3,361Invalid votes1,552ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission
2013 Constituent Assembly election
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressKeshav Kumar Budhathoki16,466CPN (Maoist)Harka Bahadur Khadka15,548CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Tara Sam Yongya13,247Sadbhavana PartySurya Narayan Ganesh6,655Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, NepalTara Nath Rajbanshi2,601Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya ManchLahan Singh Tumbapo1,398Others2,457Invalid votes4,214ResultCongress gainSource: Election Commission
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Tara Sam Yongya19,199Nepali CongressSantosh Kumar Meinyangbo16,651Nepal Sadbhawana PartyNitya Nand Tajpuriya3,492Rastriya Janamukti PartyChandra Prasad Yongya2,491CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Jung Prasad Chemjong1,896Rastriya Prajatantra PartyLaxmi Prasad Odari1,557Others656Invalid Votes942ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission
1994 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Radha Krishna Mainali16,361Nepali CongressSurya Narayan Tajpuriya13,898Rastriya Prajatantra PartyShiva Kumar Yongya4,013Rastriya Janamukti PartyChandra Prasad Yongya3,043Nepal Sadbhawana PartyTop Lal Rajbanshi1,652Nepal Janabadi MorchaKedar Nar Singh197ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission
1991 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Chandra Prakash Mainali18,892Nepali CongressRam Babu Prasai11,948ResultCPN (UML) gainSource:
See also
List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal
References
External links
Constituency map of Jhapa