# Kailali 3 (constituency)

Kailali 3 is one of five parliamentary constituencies of Kailali District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Kailali 3 incorporates Ghodaghodi Municipality, Bhajani Municipality and wards 1–5, 7 and 8 of Kailari Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment
* Kailali 3(A)
* Kailali 3(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Tek Bahadur Chokhal | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Chakra Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Pushkar Nath Ojha | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Bir Man Chaudhary | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Bir Man Chaudhary | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Ram Janam Chaudhary | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) |
| April 2017 | Ram Janam Chaudhary | Nepal Loktantrik Forum |
| 2017 | Gauri Shankar Chaudhary | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2019 | Gauri Shankar Chaudhary | Nepal Communist Party |
| 2022 | Ganga Ram Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ganga Ram Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 23,120 | 38.71 |
| | Krishna Kumar Chaudhary | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 17,749 | 29.72 |
| | Gauri Shankar Chaudhary | CPN (UML) | 9,874 | 16.53 |
| | Birendra Bahadur Bam | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 7,045 | 11.80 |
| | Others | | 1,931 | 3.23 |
| Total | Total | Total | 59,719 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,371 | |
| | Nagrik Unmukti Party gain | Nagrik Unmukti Party gain | Nagrik Unmukti Party gain | Nagrik Unmukti Party gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Gauri Shankar Chaudhary | 24,879 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Janam Chaudhary | 20,494 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Mina Chaudhary | 4,044 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Parek Bahadur Rawal | 3,255 |
| | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Dilli Raj Jaishi | 1,917 |
| | Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist) | Prem Raj Chaudhary | 1,197 |
| | Others | Others | 1,456 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,786 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2017 Nepalese provincial elections
##### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Ram Janam Chaudhary | 11,027 |
| | Nepali Congress | Narayan Dutt Mishra | 9,748 |
| | Tharuhat Terai Party Nepal | Bhanu Ram Dagaura Tharu | 7,970 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Sher Bahadur Chaudhary | 7,063 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chandrika Prasad Chaudhary | 1.951 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Indra Kumar Malla | 1.145 |
| | Others | Others | 4,341 |
| Result | Result | MJFN (D) gain | MJFN (D) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Bir Man Chaudhary | 19,739 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Mohan Raj Malla | 6,126 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hari Lal Chaudhary | 5,381 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Singh Bhattarai | 5,324 |
| | Independent | Buddhi Sagar Chaudhary | 4,776 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Dipendra Kumar B.K. | 2,685 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Bandha Ram Dagaura Tharu | 1,931 |
| | Others | Others | 2,444 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,075 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Pushkar Nath Ojha | 19,389 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dinesh Chandra Subedi | 11,844 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Asha Ram Chaudhary | 10,454 |
| | Independent | Ram Samajh Chaudhary | 2,337 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Yagya Raj Bastola | 2,077 |
| | Others | Others | 1,650 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 2,027 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chakra Chaudhary | 13,883 |
| | Nepali Congress | Pushkar Nath Ojha | 10,432 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Cheda Lal Chaudhary | 6,812 |
| | Independent | Chandra Bahadur Gurung | 2,139 |
| | Independent | Ganesh Bahadur Deuba | 1,308 |
| | Others | Others | 656 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Tek Bahadur Chokhal | 17,478 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 13,253 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||