# Rautahat 4 (constituency)

Rautahat 4 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Rautahat District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Rautahat 4 incorporates Chandrapur Municipality, Brindaban Municipality, wards 2–4, 8 and 9 Garuda Municipality and wards 1–5 and 9 Gadhimai Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment
* Rautahat 4(A)
* Rautahat 4(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Dr. Bamsadhar Mishra | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Uddhav Dhakal | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Madhav Kumar Nepal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 by-election | Prakash Koirala | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Krishna Prasad Yadav | Nepali Congress |
| 2013 | Satya Narayan Bhagat | UCPN (Maoist) |
| May 2016 | Satya Narayan Bhagat | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2017 | Dev Prasad Timilsina | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Dev Prasad Timilsena | Nepali Congress | 34,161 | 48.82 |
| | Udhav Prasad Regmi | CPN (UML) | 26,559 | 37.96 |
| | Rullal Rae Yadav | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,375 | 3.39 |
| | Ajay Kumar | Independent | 2,268 | 3.24 |
| | Raj Narayan Sah | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,876 | 2.68 |
| | Others | | 2,731 | 3.90 |
| Total | Total | Total | 69,970 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,602 | |
| | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Dev Prasad Timilsena | 28,228 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bansidhar Mishra | 23,006 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Kanthamani Prasad Kalwar | 7,881 |
| | Others | Others | 1,125 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,186 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Satya Narayan Bhagat | 10,008 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sarala Kumari Yadav | 9,812 |
| | Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Yadav | 7,885 |
| | Rastriya Madhesh Samajwadi Party | Pradeep Shamsher Rana | 5,760 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Niwas Raya Yadav | 1,720 |
| | Sanghiya Sadbhavana Party | Hari Narayan Sahani | 1,036 |
| | Others | Others | 4,250 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Yadav | 9,997 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Satya Narayan Bhagat | 8,916 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Jaynath Raya Yadav | 8,087 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Hari Narayan Sahani | 6,739 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dr. Bamsadhar Mishra | 5,526 |
| | Others | | 3,282 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,994 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s
#### 1999 by-elections

| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Nepali Congress | Prakash Koirala |
| Result | Result | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||

#### 1999 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Madhav Kumar Nepal | 26,758 |
| | Nepali Congress | Uddhav Dhakal | 19,125 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Yugal Kishor Chaudhary | 3,519 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Rajdev Prasad Chaudhary | 2,107 |
| | Others | Others | 486 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 2,000 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Uddhav Dhakal | 20,482 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bansidhar Mishra | 17,949 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Raj Dev Chaudhary | 3,942 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Bishnu Narayan Chaudhary | 2,425 |
| | Independent | Govinda Prasad Upadhyaya | 354 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bansidhar Mishra | 12,665 |
| | Nepali Congress | Uddhav Dhakal | 12,630 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||