# Dhanusha 3 (constituency)

Dhanusha 3 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Dhanusha District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
Dhanusha 3 is one of the constituency of national importance in Nepal. Due to presence of some projects of national recognition like Rajarshi Janak University, ADB urban development project, Janakpur-Jatahi-Ayodhya 6 lane and Janakpur-Jaynagar railway this constituency is taken as the pocket area of Nepali Congress in regard to development.

## Incorporated areas

Dhanusha 3 incorporates Mukhiyapati Musharniya Rural Municipality, Nagarain Municipality, Dhanauj Rural Municipality, wards 9 of Bideha Municipality and wards 1–8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20 and 23–25 of Janakpur Sub-metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Madhesh Provincial Assembly segment
* Dhanusha 3(A)
* Dhanusha 3(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Bimalendra Nidhi | Nepali Congress |
| 2013 | Bimalendra Nidhi | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Rajendra Mahato | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal |
| 2022 | Julie Kumari Mahato | CPN (UML) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Julie Kumari Mahato | CPN (UML) | 33,388 | 49.18 |
| | Anil Kumar Jha | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal | 23,686 | 34.89 |
| | Shambhu Nath Sah | Janamat Party | 7,374 | 10.86 |
| | Others | | 3,445 | 5.07 |
| Total | Total | Total | 67,893 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,702 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Rajendra Mahato | 30,750 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bimalendra Nidhi | 27,847 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Ram Singh Yadav | 2,346 |
| | Others | Others | 1,300 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,930 |
| Result | Result | RJPN gain | RJPN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bimalendra Nidhi | 15,031 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Juli Kumari Mahato | 13,539 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Haridev Mandal | 2,523 |
| | Others | Others | 5,065 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bimalendra Nidhi | 15,582 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Haridev Mandal | 9,936 |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Amresh Narayan Jha | 6,909 |
| | Independent | Sadhu Yadav | 2,007 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Sobhit Yadav | 1,311 |
| | Others | | 3,114 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,007 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 15,026 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Hem Bahadur Malla | 13,736 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Anand Yadav | 10,256 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Raghubir Mahaseth | 9,974 |
| | Others | Others | 3,272 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,301 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 17,429 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhola Prasad Shah | 15,133 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Hem Bahadur Malla | 12,937 |
| | Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Dinesh Bharati | 1,008 |
| | Others | Others | 1,886 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 20,877 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ishwar Pokhrel | 14,311 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||