# Morang 2 (constituency)

Morang 2 is one of six parliamentary constituencies of Morang District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Morang 2 incorporates Ratuwamai Municipality, Sunawarshi Municipality, wards 5 and 6 of Pathari Shanishchare Municipality, wards 1–3 of Kanepokhari Rural Municipality and wards 1–3, 8 and 9 of Rangeli Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Bharat Mohan Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Lal Bahadur Susling Magar | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Lal Bahadur Susling Magar | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Chandi Prasad Rai | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Minendra Prasad Rijal | Nepali Congress |
| 2022 | Rishikesh Pokharel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Rishikesh Pokharel | CPN (UML) | 33,148 | 43.81 |
| | Sujata Koirala | Nepali Congress | 31,940 | 42.21 |
| | Thagendra Prasad Neupane | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 4,987 | 6.59 |
| | Gopal Dahal | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,745 | 3.63 |
| | Binod Mani Bhattarai | Hamro Nepali Party | 1,457 | 1.93 |
| | Others | | 1,389 | 1.84 |
| Total | Total | Total | 75,666 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,208 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Minendra Prasad Rijal | 35,819 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rishikesh Pokharel | 34,014 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Yuvraj Karki | 2,595 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Mahendra Lal Das Kevrat | 2,082 |
| | Others | Others | 1,279 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,460 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chandi Prasad Rai | 14,516 |
| | Nepali Congress | Shekhar Chandra Thapa | 11,144 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Kumar Prasad Paudel | 5,487 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Bhuraj Rai | 1,595 |
| | Others | Others | 4,127 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Lal Bahadur Susling Magar | 16,567 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bharat Mohan Adhikari | 12,537 |
| | Nepali Congress | Basanta Bhattarai | 10,093 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Deuman Sambahamphe | 2,180 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Shukra Raj Sanyok | 1,261 |
| | Others | | 1,391 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,714 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bharat Mohan Adhikari | 22,428 |
| | Nepali Congress | Basanta Bhattarai | 15,364 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Man Bahadur Rai | 3,419 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Lav Pradhan | 1,142 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bhagwati Karki | 1,104 |
| | Others | Others | 1,373 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 940 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bharat Mohan Adhikari | 16,758 |
| | Nepali Congress | Basanta Bhattarai | 9,174 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dhruba Narayan Shrestha | 4,932 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Kamal Charahanga | 4,169 |
| | Others | Others | 447 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bharat Mohan Adhikari | 26,950 |
| | Nepali Congress | Jagat Man Angdambe | 12,993 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||