# Ilam 2 (constituency)

Ilam 2 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Ilam District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017. After the sudden death of Subash Chandra Nembang the constituency is now vacant and the sub election will be happening on 2024 April 27.

## Incorporated areas

Ilam 2 incorporates Chulachuli Rural Municipality, Mangsebung Rural Municipality, Phakphokthum Rural Municipality, Deumai Municipality, wards 1–9, 11 and 12 of Ilam Municipality and wards 6–8 of Mai Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
* Ilam 2(A)
* Ilam 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Mani Kumar Limbu | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Kul Bahadur Gurung | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Subas Chandra Nemwang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Subas Chandra Nemwang | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Subas Chandra Nemwang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2024 by-election | Suhang Nemwang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

### Provincial Assembly
## Election results
### Election in the 2020s
#### 2024 by-election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Suhang Nemwang | CPN (UML) | 27,772 | 40.56 |
| | Dambar Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 21,942 | 32.05 |
| | Dakendra Singh Limbu | Independent | 11,457 | 16.73 |
| | Milan Limbu | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 5,050 | 7.38 |
| | Mani Kumar Limbu | Mongol National Organisation | 816 | 1.19 |
| | Others | | 1,435 | 2.10 |
| Total | Total | Total | 68,472 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||
Total Voters: 115,889; Votes Cast:69,374 (59.86%); Valid Votes: 68,472 (98.7%); Invalid Votes: 902 (1.3%)

#### 2022 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Subaschandra Nemwang | CPN (UML) | 30,020 | 45.36 |
| | Dambar Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 29,906 | 45.19 |
| | Prakash Sapkota | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,380 | 2.09 |
| | Mani Bahadur Limbu | Mongol National Organisation | 1,363 | 2.06 |
| | Khadga Prasad Palungwa | Rastriya Janamukti Party | 1,272 | 1.92 |
| | Others | | 2,244 | 3.39 |
| Total | Total | Total | 66,185 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Subas Chandra Nemwang | 36,517 |
| | Nepali Congress | Keshav Thapa | 26,865 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Deepak Kumar Yonghang | 1,761 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Khadga Prasad Palungwa | 1,308 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Krishna Bahadur Khatri | 1,106 |
| | Others | Others | 832 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,653 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Subas Chandra Nemwang | 14,930 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhesh Raj Acharya | 12,828 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ramesh Kumar Lingden | 4,648 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Binod Kumar Nemwang | 2,486 |
| | Others | Others | 2,587 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Subas Chandra Nemwang | 17,748 |
| | Nepali Congress | Keshav Thapa | 14,044 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Harka Bahadur Lawoti | 8,916 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Uttam Kumar Yonghang | 1,678 |
| | Others | | 1,682 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,099 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Subas Chandra Nemwang | 17,407 |
| | Nepali Congress | Kul Bahadur Gurung | 15,482 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Sarna Bahadur Pauthak | 3,093 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Padma Sundar Lawoti | 1,475 |
| | Others | Others | 2,186 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 875 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Kul Bahadur Gurung | 12,547 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mani Kumar Limbu | 11,960 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Chandra Prasad Yangya | 2,560 |
| | Independent | Chatur Man Limbu | 2,396 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Yam Prasad Chapagain | 1,458 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mani Kumar Limbu | 19,759 |
| | Nepali Congress | Kul Bahadur Gurung | 17,749 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||