# Baglung 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Baglung 2 incorporates Galkot Municipality, Tara Khola Rural Municipality, Badigad Rural Municipality, Taman Khol Rural Municipality, Dhorpatan Municipality, Nisikhola Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Min Bahadur Khatri | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Chitra Bahadur K.C. | Rastriya Janamorcha |
| 2013 | Prakash Sharma Paudel | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Devendra Paudel | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Devendra Paudel | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Devendra Paudel | CPN (Maoist Centre) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Devendra Paudel | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 24,794 | 51.56 |
| | Manju Sharma | CPN (UML) | 20,193 | 41.99 |
| | Tila Khatri | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 2,327 | 4.84 |
| | Others | | 776 | 1.61 |
| Total | Total | Total | 48,090 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,601 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold |
| Source: |||||

#### 2022 provincial election
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2019 by-elections
##### 2(B)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Khim Bikram Shahi | 11,235 |
| | Nepali Congress | Jit Bahadu Sherchan | 9,138 |
| | Others | Others | 597 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 425 |
| Result | Result | Janamorcha hold | Janamorcha hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2017 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Devendra Paudel | 28,827 |
| | Nepali Congress | Nar Bahadur Pun | 19,905 |
| | Others | Others | 1,028 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,610 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Prakash Sharma Paudel | 10,253 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Rajendra Dhungana | 8,031 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Lila Bahadur Thapa Magar | 5,854 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Surya Prasad Pathak | 3,404 |
| | Others | Others | 1,048 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Chitra Bahadur K.C. | 12,594 |
| | Nepali Congress | Mani Bhadra Sharma | 11,975 |
| | CPN (Unified) | Lila Bahadur Thapa Magar | 7,669 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Dhan Prasad Sapkota | 7,451 |
| | Others | | 1,760 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,813 |
| Result | Result | Janamorcha hold | Janamorcha hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | Chitra Bahadur K.C. | 24,124 |
| | Nepali Congress | Gopal Prasad Sapkota | 15,040 |
| | Others | Others | 1,102 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 538 |
| Result | Result | Janamorcha gain | Janamorcha gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Min Bahadur Khatri | 15,283 |
| | Independent | Chitra Bahadur K.C. | 15,089 |
| | Others | Others | 844 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Min Bahadur Khatri | 15,644 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | | 7,283 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||