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

Rautahat 2

Parliamentary constituency

Rautahat 2 in Province No. 2

Province| Province No. 2
District| Rautahat District
Current constituency
Created| 1991
Party| Nepali Congress
Member of Parliament| Mohammad Aftab Alam

## Incorporated areas[edit]

Rautahat 2 incorporates Ishanath Municipality, Rajpur Municiaplity, Paroha Municipality, Baudhimai Municipality, wards 6 and 7 of Maulapur Municipality and wards 1–4 of Dewahi Gonahi Municipality.

## Assembly segments[edit]

It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment

* Rautahat 2(A)
* Rautahat 2(B)

## Members of Parliament[edit]

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly[edit]

Election  | Member  | Party

|
|

| 1991 | Sheikh Idris | Nepali Congress
1997 by-election  | Mohammad Aftab Alam
| 2013 | Mohammad Mustaq Alam  | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)
April 2017 | Nepal Loktantrik Forum
| 2017 | Mohammad Aftab Alam | Nepali Congress
| 2022 | Kiran Kumar Sah | Independent

### Provincial Assembly[edit]

#### 2(A)[edit]

| Election  | Member  | Party

|
|

| 2017 | Nagendra Prasad Sinha | Nepali Congress

#### 2(B)[edit]

| Election  | Member  | Party

|
|

| 2017 | Ram Kishore Prasad Yadav | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal
May 2019 | Samajbadi Party, Nepal
April 2020 | People's Socialist Party, Nepal

## Election results[edit]

### Election in the 2020s[edit]

#### 2022 general election[edit]

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

|
|
|

| Kiran Kumar Sah| Independent| 32,842| 50.81
| Mohammad Firdos Alam| Nepali Congress| 28,248| 43.70
| Shailendra Shah| People's Socialist Party, Nepal| 2,122| 3.28
| Ramyas Jha| Janamat Party| 1,004| 1.55
| Others| | 420| 0.65
Total| 64,636| 100.00
Majority| 4,594|
| Independent gain
Source: [2]

### Election in the 2010s[edit]

#### 2017 legislative elections[edit]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| Nepali Congress | Mohammad Aftab Alam | 18,833
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Kiran Kumar Sah  | 16,865
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mohammad Mustaq Alam  | 13,883
| Others  | 2,450
Invalid votes  | 3,277
Result  | Congress gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2017 Nepalese provincial elections[edit]

##### 2(A)[edit]

| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| Nepali Congress | Nagendra Prasad Sinha | 11,851
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shailendra Shah  | 7,761
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Dr. Ram Shankar Thakur  | 5,070
| Others  | 1,488
Invalid votes  | 1,069
Result  | Congress gain
Source: Election Commission

##### 2(B)[edit]

| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Ram Kishore Prasad Yadav | 9,522
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Manoj Kumar Yadav  | 7,966
| Nepali Congress | Ram Chandra Giri  | 7,757
| Others  | 1,351
Invalid votes  | 1,297
Result  | FSFN gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election[edit]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Mohammad Mustaq Alam  | 13,450
| Nepali Congress | Mohammad Aftab Alam | 10,405
| UCPN (Maoist) | Kiran Kumar Sah  | 4,685
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Abdul Kalam Aazad  | 1,270
| Others  | 3,518
Result  | MJFN(D) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

### Election in the 2000s[edit]

#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election[edit]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| Nepali Congress | Mohammad Aftab Alam | 16,801
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shailendra Sah  | 7,406
| Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Abdul Jabbar  | 5,831
| Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Nagendra Prasad Sinha  | 4,214
| CPN (Maoist) | Surendra Prasad Jaiswal  | 3,861
| Others  |  | 2,298
Invalid votes  | 2,425
Result  | Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[4]

### Election in the 1990s[edit]

#### 1999 legislative elections[edit]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| Nepali Congress | Mohammad Aftab Alam | 29,758
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Abul Kalam Aazad  | 19,775
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Kapil Dev Prasad Patel  | 1,590
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Lalbabu Yadav  | 1,057
| Others  | 527
Invalid Votes  | 1,099
Result  | Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

#### 1997 by-elections[edit]

Party  | Candidate

|

| Nepali Congress | Mohammad Aftab Alam
Result  | Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[7]

#### 1994 legislative elections[edit]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| Nepali Congress | Sheikh Idris | 22,681
| Independent | Dr. Sheikh Moida  | 8,859
| Independent | Rajendra Prasad Patel  | 7,010
| CPN (United) | Mohammad Abbas  | 5,493
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Shambhu Prasad  | 3,654
| Rastriya Jana Parishad  | Laxman Chaudhary  | 155
Result  | Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

#### 1991 legislative elections[edit]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

|
|

| Nepali Congress | Sheikh Idris | 28,276
| CPN (Democratic) | Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar  | 13,848
Result  | Congress gain
Source: [1]

## See also[edit]

* List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal

## References[edit]

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.
7. ^ "प्रतिनिधिसभाको सदस्य निर्वाचित भएको". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-12-11.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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