# Kathmandu 2 (constituency)

Kathmandu 2 is one of 10 parliamentary constituencies of Kathmandu District in Nepal. Kathmandu 2(A) consisting Koteshwor and Pepsicola of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Kathmandu 2(B) consisting areas of Kageshwari-Manohara Municipality and Shankharapur Municipality. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Kathmandu 2 parliamentary constituency consists Koteshwor and Pepsicola of Kathmandu Metropolitan City ward 32. Along with Shankharapur Municipality wards 9 and wards 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Kageshwari-Manohara Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segment
* Kathmandu 2(A)
* Kathmandu 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Daman Nath Dhungana | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Bidya Devi Bhandari | CPN (UML) |
| 2008 | Jhakku Prasad Subedi | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Jhakku Prasad Subedi | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Madhav Kumar Nepal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2014 by-election | Deepak Prasad Kuikel | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Madhav Kumar Nepal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Madhav Kumar Nepal | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Madhav Kumar Nepal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| August 2021 | Madhav Kumar Nepal | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| 2022 | Sobita Gautam | Rastriya Swatantra Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Sobita Gautam | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 15,238 | 29.99 |
| | Maniram Phuyal | CPN (UML) | 11,566 | 22.76 |
| | Kunti Devi Pokharel | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11,024 | 21.69 |
| | Onsari Gharti Magar | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 9,459 | 18.61 |
| | Others | 3,530 | 6.95 |
| Total | Total | Total | 50,817 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,672 | |
| | Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | Rastriya Swatantra Party gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Madhav Kumar Nepal | CPN (UML) | 27,366 | 53.39 |
| | Dipak Prasad Kuikel | Nepali Congress | 14,903 | 29.08 |
| | Surya Raj Acharya | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | 7,437 | 14.51 |
| | Others | 1,549 | 3.02 |
| Total | Total | Total | 51,255 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 51,255 | 96.63 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,790 | 3.37 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,045 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 74,755 | 70.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,463 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

#### 2014 by-elections

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Dipak Prasad Kuikel | Nepali Congress | 18,200 | 41.60 |
| | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | CPN (UML) | 13,421 | 30.68 |
| | Lila Mani Pokharel | UCPN (Maoist) | 4,604 | 10.52 |
| | Navaraj Simkhada | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 3,724 | 8.51 |
| | Mijendra Kaji Shrestha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,348 | 3.08 |
| | Others | 2,451 | 5.60 |
| Total | Total | Total | 43,748 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,748 | 100.00 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,748 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 65,745 | 66.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,779 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Madhav Kumar Nepal | CPN (UML) | 21,747 | 44.02 |
| | Praitma Gautam | Nepali Congress | 12,479 | 25.26 |
| | Lila Mani Pokharel | UCPN (Maoist) | 7,134 | 14.44 |
| | Navaraj Simkhada | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 5,358 | 10.85 |
| | Others | 2,680 | 5.43 |
| Total | Total | Total | 49,398 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 49,398 | 96.67 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,704 | 3.33 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,102 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 63,873 | 80.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,268 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
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### Election in the 2000s
#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Jhakku Prasad Subedi | CPN (Maoist) | 13,858 | 32.17 |
| | Madhav Kumar Nepal | CPN (UML) | 12,325 | 28.61 |
| | Deepak Prasad Kuikel | Nepali Congress | 11,544 | 26.80 |
| | Deepak Meyar Shrestha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,570 | 3.64 |
| | Navaraj Simkhada | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 1,569 | 3.64 |
| | Others | 2,212 | 5.13 |
| Total | Total | Total | 43,078 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,078 | 95.91 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,836 | 4.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,914 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 67,141 | 66.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,533 | |
| | CPN (Maoist) gain | CPN (Maoist) gain | CPN (Maoist) gain | CPN (Maoist) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bidya Devi Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 12,552 | 37.04 |
| | Ambika Basnet | Nepali Congress | 11,387 | 33.61 |
| | Jit Lama | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 8,330 | 24.58 |
| | Others | 1,615 | 4.77 |
| Total | Total | Total | 33,884 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,884 | 97.03 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,038 | 2.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,922 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 63,796 | 54.74 |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bidya Devi Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 21,763 | 57.23 |
| | Daman Nath Dhungana | Nepali Congress | 13,064 | 34.35 |
| | Krishna Prasad Dahal | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,252 | 5.92 |
| | Others | 948 | 2.49 |
| Total | Total | Total | 38,027 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,699 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Daman Nath Dhungana | 23310 |
| | Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Krishna Sundar Malla | 19837 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||