# Palpa 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Palpa 2 incorporates Rainadevi Chhahara Rural Municipality, Ribdikot Rural Municipality, Bangnaskali Rural Municipality, ward 1 of Mathagadhi Rural Municipality, ward 1–4 and 6 of Tinau Rural Municipality and wards 1–7 and 9–14 of Tansen Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
* Palpa 2(A)
* Palpa 2(B)

## Members of Parliament
### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Gambhir Jang Karki | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Som Prasad Pandey | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Lila Kumari Wagle | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Lila Kumari Wagle | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Som Prasad Pandey | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Som Prasad Pandey | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Som Prasad Pandey | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| August 2021 | Som Prasad Pandey | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| 2022 | Thakur Prasad Gaire | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

### Provincial Assembly
## Election results
### Election in the 2020s
#### 2022 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Thakur Prasad Gaire | CPN (UML) | 28,645 | 46.05 |
| | Som Prasad Pandey | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 24,899 | 40.03 |
| | Som Prasad Gaire | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 5,349 | 8.60 |
| | Man Bahadur Darlami | Mongol National Organisation | 1,604 | 2.58 |
| | Others | | 1,709 | 2.75 |
| Total | Total | Total | 62,206 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,746 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Som Prasad Pandey | 34,899 |
| | Nepali Congress | Hari Prasad Nepal | 24,554 |
| | Mongol National Organisation | Thaman Bahadur Budha Magar | 1,005 |
| | Others | Others | 1,684 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,596 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Som Prasad Pandey | 13,193 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bir Bahadur Rana | 13,098 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Basanta Kumar Sharma | 4,967 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Top Bahadur Aslami | 1,221 |
| | Others | Others | 694 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s
#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Lila Kumari Wagle | 12,750 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Som Prasad Pandey | 10,929 |
| | Nepali Congress | Rajan Prasad Pant | 10,820 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Top Bahadur Aslami | 1,706 |
| | Others | | 1,381 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,356 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s
#### 1999 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Som Prasad Pandey | 15,905 |
| | Nepali Congress | Rajan Prasad Pant | 15,151 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Gore Bahadur Khapangi | 3,542 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Som Nath Aryal | 1,011 |
| | Others | Others | 635 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 764 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Som Prasad Pandey | 17,851 |
| | Nepali Congress | Gambhir Jang Karki | 12,147 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Hari Bahadur Thapa | 1,744 |
| | Prajatantrik Lok Dal | Devendra Raj Pandey | 1,116 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Kheman Singh Rana | 42 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Gambhir Jang Karki | 17,248 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 13,282 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||