# Tanahun 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Tanahun 2 incorporates Shuklagandaki Municipality, Bhimad Municipality, Ghiring Rural Municipality, Myagde Rural Municipality, Rhishing Rural Municipality and, wards 5 and 6 of Byas Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment
* Tanahun 2(A)
* Tanahun 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Govinda Raj Joshi | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Ram Chandra Paudel | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Kedar Sigdel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Kedar Sigdel | Nepal Communist Party |
| 2022 | Shankar Bhandari | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Shankar Bhandari | Nepali Congress | 30,604 | 47.64 |
| | Kiran Gurung | CPN (UML) | 25,130 | 39.12 |
| | Bijay Joshi | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 5,373 | 8.36 |
| | Narendra Pratap Mahat | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,421 | 2.21 |
| | Others | | 1,708 | 2.66 |
| Total | Total | Total | 64,236 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,474 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

#### 2022 provincial election
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kedar Sigdel | 32,924 |
| | Nepali Congress | Shankar Bhandari | 29,645 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Jit Bahadur Pariyar | 1,168 |
| | Others | Others | 1,528 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,193 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Chandra Paudel | 18,149 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Kumar Shrestha | 11,739 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Om Raj Ale | 4,493 |
| | Independent | Purna Bahdur Gurung | 2,773 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Mandhari Ale | 1,022 |
| | Others | Others | 2,077 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Chandra Paudel | 18,970 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Dambar Bahadur Bishwakarma | 11,050 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pratap Lal Shrestha | 8,892 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Shiva Lal Thapa | 2,220 |
| | CPN (United) | Parbati Sharma Kafle | 1,714 |
| | Others | | 2,140 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,823 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Chandra Paudel | 24,446 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shankar Narayan Shrestha | 10,325 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Shiva Lal Thapa | 5,223 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ravi Narayan Khanal | 1,089 |
| | Others | Others | 1,409 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 707 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Chandra Paudel | 22,639 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bishwabandhu Bhandari | 6,493 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Durga Shrestha | 5,957 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Tul Bahadur Chumi | 1,697 |
| | Rastriya Jana Parishad | Shri Bhadra Khanal | 891 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Govinda Raj Joshi | 22,799 |
| | Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | | 8,350 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||