# Kaski 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Kaski 2 incorporates wards 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21 and 33 of Pokhara Metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment
* Kaski 2(A)
* Kaski 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Tul Bahadur Gurung | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Mahadev Gurung | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Raj Kaji Gurung | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Raj Kaji Gurung | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Sharada Devi Paudel | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Rabindra Prasad Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Rabindra Prasad Adhikari | Nepal Communist Party |
| 2019 by-election | Bidya Bhattarai | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Bidya Bhattarai | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bidhya Bhattarai | CPN (UML) | 16,998 | 36.05 |
| | Madhav Prasad Kandel | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 12,495 | 26.50 |
| | Shreenath Baral | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 9,659 | 20.48 |
| | Subarna Raj Pant | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,993 | 8.47 |
| | Mahadev Gurung | Independent | 1,340 | 2.84 |
| | Others | | 2,671 | 5.66 |
| Total | Total | Total | 47,156 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,503 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||

#### 2022 provincial election
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2019 by-elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepal Communist Party | Bidya Bhattarai | 24,394 |
| | Nepali Congress | Khem Raj Paudel | 15,991 |
| | Samajbadi Party, Nepal | Dharma Raj Gurung | 1,922 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rom Bahadur Bhandari | 1,153 |
| | Others | Others | 1,486 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 600 |
| Result | Result | NCP hold | NCP hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2017 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rabindra Prasad Adhikari | 27,207 |
| | Nepali Congress | Dev Raj Chalise | 18,661 |
| | Others | Others | 2,581 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,464 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Sharada Devi Paudel | 11,662 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Bahadur Thapa | 11,318 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Bakhan Singh Gurung | 5,606 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Devi Raj Gurung | 2,595 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Jaya Lal Pun | 1,401 |
| | Akhanda Nepal Party | Padam Bahadur Karki | 1,241 |
| | Others | Others | 1,608 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Raj Kaji Gurung | 14,832 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sharada Devi Paudel | 10,743 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Gaja Kumari Gurung | 10,637 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kamal Man Gurung | 1,374 |
| | Others | | 2,211 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,527 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mahadev Gurung | 26,443 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tul Bahadur Gurung | 22,126 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Harka Bahadur Pun | 2,960 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rom Bahadur Bhandari | 2,691 |
| | Others | Others | 775 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,426 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tul Bahadur Gurung | 22,377 |
| | Nepali Congress | Shukra Raj Sharma | 18,663 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Surya Bahadur K.C. | 8,568 |
| | Others | Others | 745 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tul Bahadur Gurung | 24,034 |
| | Nepali Congress | | 21,311 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||