# Kapilvastu 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Kapilvastu 2 incorporates Budhhabhumi Municipality, Yashodhara Rural Municipality, wards 1–4 and 8–11 of Maharajgunj Municipality, and wards 1–7 of Kapilvastu Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Dipak Kumar Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Brijesh Kumar Gupta | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| 2008 | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party |
| December 2010 | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Nepal |
| 2013 | Atahar Kamal Musalman | Independent |
| April 2016 | Atahar Kamal Musalman | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Brijesh Kumar Gupta | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Brijesh Kumar Gupta | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Brijesh Kumar Gupta | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Surendra Raj Acharya | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Surendra Raj Acharya | Nepali Congress | 39,014 | 48.33 |
| | Brijesh Kumar Gupta | CPN (UML) | 38,697 | 47.93 |
| | Sabita Sharma | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,574 | 1.95 |
| | Ekbal Ahmed Shah | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal | 1,123 | 1.39 |
| | Others | | 322 | 0.40 |
| Total | Total | Total | 80,730 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 317 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Brijesh Kumar Gupta | 35,147 |
| | Nepali Congress | Surendra Raj Acharya | 31,566 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Shatrudhan Vilas Singh Kurmi | 2,048 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Ram Newas Yadav | 1,774 |
| | Others | Others | 1,379 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,075 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Atahar Kamal Musalman | 4,674 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Sahas Ram Yadav | 3,693 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ajijur Rehman Shesh | 3,320 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rajesh Singh | 2,888 |
| | Dalit Janajati Party | Abdul Rashid Khan | 2,770 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Laut Tiwari | 2,750 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Madhusudan Sharan Chaudhary | 2,612 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | 2,350 |
| | Nepali Congress | Rajesh Acharya | 2,134 |
| | Others | Others | 5,382 |
| Result | Result | Independent gain | Independent gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Dan Bahadur Kurmi | 8,434 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Ramlaut Tiwari | 7,806 |
| | Nepali Congress | Atahar Kamal Musalman | 6,180 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Shatrudhan Bilas Singh Kurmi | 4,605 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sahas Ram Yadav | 2,254 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Nisar Ahmed Khan | 1,732 |
| | Independent | Shyam Dev Nau | 1,445 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Hari Ram Kurmi | 1,045 |
| | Others | | 2,612 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,972 |
| Result | Result | TMLP gain | TMLP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Brijesh Kumar Gupta | 24,699 |
| | Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 18,585 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Durga Paudel | 5,115 |
| | Others | Others | 1,926 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 906 |
| Result | Result | RPP gain | RPP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Dipak Kumar Upadhyaya | 18,878 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bhagwan Das Gupta | 17,401 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rukmini Kunwar | 3,328 |
| | Others | Others | 1,168 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Deep Kumar Upadhyaya | 19,586 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | | 12,382 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||