# Sindhupalchok 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Sindhupalchok 2 parliamentary constituency incorporates Indrawati Rural Municipality, Helambu Rural Municipality, Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural Municipality, Melamchi Municipaliaty and, wards 1, 5–8 and 11–14 of Chautera Sangachokgadhi Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Krishna Raj Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Bishnu Bikram Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| 1999 | Subas Karmacharya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Agni Prasad Sapkota | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Agni Prasad Sapkota | UCPN (Maoist) |
| May 2016 | Agni Prasad Sapkota | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2017 | Sher Bahadur Tamang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Sher Bahadur Tamang | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Sher Bahadur Tamang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | Nepali Congress | 39,381 | 53.49 |
| | Sher Bahadur Tamang | CPN (UML) | 27,515 | 37.37 |
| | Narsimha Shrestha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,820 | 3.83 |
| | Maya Gurung | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 2,453 | 3.33 |
| | Others | | 1,453 | 1.97 |
| Total | Total | Total | 73,622 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,866 | |
| | 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) | Sher Bahadur Tamang | 38,401 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | Pashupati SJB Rana | 30,369 |
| | Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist) | Chandra Dutta Khatiwada | 1,341 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bir Bahadur Tamang | 1,279 |
| | Others | Others | 444 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 6,104 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Agni Prasad Sapkota | 12,808 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Subas Karmacharya | 12,158 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bishnu Bikram Thapa | 6,391 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bikash Lama | 6,375 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Bahadur Thakuri | 1,226 |
| | Others | Others | 1,362 |
| Result | Result | Maoist hold | Maoist hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Agni Prasad Sapkota | 30,175 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Subas Karmacharya | 10,063 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhupendra Bahadur Thapa | 5,241 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Babu Ram Khadka | 2,743 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ambika Silwal | 2,094 |
| | Others | Others | 1,698 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,042 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Subas Karmacharya | 17,897 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bishnu Bikram Thapa | 12,138 |
| | Nepali Congress | Rajendra Man Talchabhadel | 7,540 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Sudarshan Pradhan | 1,898 |
| | Independent | Prem Bahadur Adhikari | 1,096 |
| | Others | Others | 1,681 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,413 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bishnu Bikram Thapa | 14,893 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Subas Karmacharya | 10,289 |
| | Nepali Congress | Binod Lama Moktan | 9,427 |
| | Others | Others | 1,162 |
| Result | Result | RPP gain | RPP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Raj Shrestha | 7,818 |
| | Nepali Congress | Binod Lama Moktan | 7,166 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||