# Dhanusha 2 (constituency)

Dhanusha 2 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 2 incorporates Kamala Municipality, Janaknandani Rural Municipality, Sahidnagar Municipality, Aaurahi Rural Municipality, wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Bideha Municipality, wards 1, 4, 6 and 9 of Hansapur Municipality and wards 17 and 18 of Janakpur Sub-metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Madhesh Provincial Assembly segment
* Dhanusha 2(A)
* Dhanusha 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Lila Koirala | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Yog Narayan Yadav | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Ram Chandra Jha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Umashankar Argariya | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal |
| May 2019 | Umashankar Argariya | Samajbadi Party, Nepal |
| April 2018 | Umashankar Argariya | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
| August 2021 | Umashankar Argariya | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal |
| 2022 | Ram Krishna Yadav | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ram Krishna Yadav | Nepali Congress | 20,112 | 25.90 |
| | Umashankar Argariya | CPN (UML) | 19,955 | 25.69 |
| | Ram Chandra Jha | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 13,605 | 17.52 |
| | Ananda Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 12,901 | 16.61 |
| | Jay Narayan Sah | Janamat Party | 9,992 | 12.87 |
| | Others | | 1,100 | 1.42 |
| Total | Total | Total | 77,665 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Umashankar Argariya | 32,044 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Ram Chandra Jha | 18,715 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 15,442 |
| | Others | Others | 1,822 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,648 |
| Result | Result | FSFN gain | FSFN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 9,378 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Chandra Mandal | 7,144 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhol Prasad Sah | 5,365 |
| | Madhesh Samata Party Nepal | Nirgun Sahani | 1,963 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Sahitya Nanda Yadav | 1,381 |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Parmeshwar Sah Sudi | 1,329 |
| | Others | Others | 6,473 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 9,825 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Ram Chandra Mandal | 8,219 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ratneshwar Goit Yadav | 6,518 |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Parmeshwar Sah Sudi | 4,490 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Pawan Kumar Jha | 3,439 |
| | Others | | 3,466 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,794 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yog Narayan Yadav | 16,736 |
| | Nepali Congress | Lila Koirala | 15,843 |
| | Independent | Asarfi Sah | 13,204 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Singh Yadav | 1,730 |
| | Others | Others | 2,182 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,702 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Lila Koirala | 17,147 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yog Narayan Yadav | 14,056 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Hem Bahadur Malla | 10,431 |
| | Others | Others | 2,409 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Lila Koirala | 19,644 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Chandra Jha | 8,791 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||