# Lalitpur 3 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Lalitpur 3 parliamentary constituency consists of wards 1-5,10,13,14,15,18 and 20-29 of Lalitpur Metropolitan City and ward 12 and 14 of Godawari Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment
* Lalitpur 3(A)
* Lalitpur 3(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Lila Mani Pokharel | Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal |
| 1994 | Raghuji Pant | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Pampha Bhusal | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Pampha Bhusal | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Madan Bahadur Amatya | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Pampha Bhusal | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Pampha Bhusal | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Pampha Bhusal | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Toshima Karki | Rastriya Swatantra Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Toshima Karki | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 31,136 | 53.55 |
| | Amrit Khadka | CPN (UML) | 12,963 | 22.29 |
| | Pampha Bhusal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 8,769 | 15.08 |
| | Niranjan Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,130 | 3.66 |
| | Rajaram Tandukar | Hamro Nepali Party | 1,554 | 2.67 |
| | Others | | 1,593 | 2.74 |
| Total | Total | Total | 58,145 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,173 | |
| | Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | Rastriya Swatantra Party gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Pampha Bhusal | 24,036 |
| | Nepali Congress | Madan Bahadur Amatya | 22,328 |
| | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Ujwal Lal Shrestha | 7,628 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Prasad Bhatta | 2,121 |
| | Others | Others | 3,101 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,060 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Madan Bahadur Amatya | 23,566 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Raghuji Pant | 12,308 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Dinesh Maharjan | 11,441 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Babu Kaji Pradhan | 6,867 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Nhuchhelal Maharjan | 1,287 |
| | Others | Others | 3,691 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Pampha Bhusal | 18,930 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Raghuji Pant | 10,632 |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohan Shyam Paudel | 10,251 |
| | Rastriya Janashakti Party | Keshar Bahadur Bista | 5,117 |
| | Janamorcha Nepal | Dipendra Shrestha | 3,212 |
| | Nepa Rastriy Party | Dhan Bhakta Shakya | 1,262 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Madhu Kumar Chalise | 1,198 |
| | Others | | 3,898 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,097 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Raghuji Pant | 15,570 |
| | Nepali Congress | Kamala Maskey | 12,240 |
| | Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Shashi Pokhrel Shrestha | 5,942 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bala Ram Gharti Magar | 5,627 |
| | Others | Others | 1,819 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 836 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Raghuji Pant | 15,733 |
| | Nepali Congress | Omkar Shrestha | 13,660 |
| | Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Dil Bahadur Shrestha | 4,526 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Hari Thapa | 4,003 |
| | Others | Others | 2,364 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Lila Mani Pokharel | 19,749 |
| | Nepali Congress | Marshal Julaum Shakya | 15,842 |
| Result | Result | SJMN gain | SJMN gain |
| Source: ||||