# Gorkha 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Gorkha 2 incorporates Ajirkot Rural Municipality, Siranchok Rural Municipality, Palungtar Municipality and wards 8–14 of Gorkha Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Maya Devi Shrestha | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Kamala Panta | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Baburam Bhattarai | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Baburam Bhattarai | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Hit Raj Pandey | UCPN (Maoist) |
| May 2016 | Hit Raj Pandey | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2017 | Baburam Bhattarai | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal |
| May 2019 | Baburam Bhattarai | Samajbadi Party, Nepal |
| April 2020 | Baburam Bhattarai | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
| August 2022 | Baburam Bhattarai | Nepal Socialist Party |
| 2022 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 26,109 | 51.28 |
| | Kabindra Burlakoti | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 12,639 | 24.82 |
| | Abdus Salam Miya | CPN (UML) | 7,395 | 14.52 |
| | Sushil Pant | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,813 | 3.56 |
| | Som Bahadur Gurung | Mongol National Organisation | 1,164 | 2.29 |
| | Others | | 1,798 | 3.53 |
| Total | Total | Total | 50,918 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,470 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) gain | CPN (Maoist Centre) gain | CPN (Maoist Centre) gain | CPN (Maoist Centre) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai | 31,807 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | 24,933 |
| | Others | Others | 739 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,636 |
| Result | Result | Naya Shakti gain | Naya Shakti gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Hit Raj Pandey | 20,761 |
| | Nepali Congress | Rabikala Sharma Neupane | 7,929 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Baburam Adhikari | 3,431 |
| | Others | Others | 1,178 |
| Result | Result | Maoist hold | Maoist hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai | 46,272 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Prasad Neupane | 6,143 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hari Prasad Kale | 2,083 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Indra Bahadur Gurung | 1,185 |
| | Others | | 794 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,428 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Kamala Panta | 11,544 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prem Bahadur Gurung | 11,131 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Indra Bahadur Gurung | 6,689 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Rajeshwar Devkota | 5,852 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Dil Bahadur Gurung | 1,295 |
| | Others | Others | 1,035 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,568 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Kamala Panta | 8,197 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rajeshwar Devkota | 6,862 |
| | Independent | Indra Bahadur Gurung | 6,561 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bachaspati Devkota | 4,957 |
| | Independent | Chandra Nath Kandel | 3,652 |
| | Others | Others | 828 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Maya Devi Shrestha | 15,269 |
| | Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Suresh Wagle | 13,687 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||