# Dhanusha 4 (constituency)

Dhanusha 4 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.

## Incorporated areas

Dhanusha 4 incorporates Bateshwar Rural Municipality, Lakshminya Rural Municipality, wards 1–3 and 5-11 of Mithila Municipality. 1-7 and 10 of Chhireshwarnath Municipality, wards 2 and 6–10 of Mithila Bihari Municipality and wards 9, 13, 14, 19, 21 and 22 of Janakpur Sub-metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Madhesh Provincial Assembly segment
* Dhanusha 4(A)
* Dhanusha 4(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Bimalendra Nidhi | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Krishna Pratap Malla | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| 2008 | Sanjay Kumar Sah | Madhesi Janadhikar Forum, Nepal |
| June 2009 | Sanjay Kumar Sah | Madhesi Janadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) |
| 2013 | Sanjay Kumar Sah | Sadbhavana Party |
| April 2017 | Sanjay Kumar Sah | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal |
| 2017 | Raghubir Mahaseth | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Raghubir Mahaseth | Nepal Communist Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Raghubir Mahaseth | CPN (UML) | 32,236 | 41.99 |
| | Mahendra Yadav | Nepali Congress | 32,112 | 41.83 |
| | Mahajan Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 5,212 | 6.79 |
| | Krishna Kumar Mahato | Independent | 4,343 | 5.66 |
| | Sanjay Kumar Yadav | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,121 | 1.46 |
| | Others | | 1,744 | 2.27 |
| Total | Total | Total | 76,768 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Raghubir Mahaseth | 22,532 |
| | Nepali Congress | Mahendra Yadav | 19,991 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Mahajan Yadav | 19,662 |
| | Others | Others | 1,271 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,861 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Sanjay Kumar Sah | 12,666 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Saroj Yadav | 11,426 |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Brishesh Chandra Lal | 2,650 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shri Prasad Sah | 2,072 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Arbind Sah | 1,114 |
| | Others | Others | 5,843 |
| Result | Result | Sadhavana gain | Sadhavana gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Madhesi Janadhikar Forum, Nepal | Sanjay Kumar Sah | 13,422 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Raghubir Mahaseth | 9,282 |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Brishesh Chandra Lal | 4,965 |
| | Nepali Congress | Lila Koirala | 4,363 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Arbind Kumar Lal Karna | 1,847 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Ram Dayal Sah | 1,344 |
| | Others | | 3,197 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,941 |
| Result | Result | Forum Nepal gain | Forum Nepal gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Krishna Pratap Malla | 24,293 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bimalendra Nidhi | 19,053 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Aashis Mahaseth | 5,553 |
| | Others | Others | 2,914 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 747 |
| Result | Result | RPP gain | RPP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bimalendra Nidhi | 21,340 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Krishna Pratap Malla | 16,563 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mahendra Narayan Nidhi | 25,852 |
| | CPN (Democratic) | Ramashesh Mahaseth | 8,434 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||