# Dhading 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Dhading 2 parliamentary constituency incorporates Rubi Valley Rural Municipality, Khaniyabash Rural Municipality, Gangajamuna Rural Municipality, Tripura Sundari Rural Municipality, Netrawati Rural Municipality, Nilkantha Municipality and Jwalamukhi Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment
* Dhading 2(A)
* Dhading 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Ganga Lal Tuladhar | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Ram Nath Adhikari | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Kalpana Dhamala | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Kalpana Dhamala | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Guru Prasad Burlakoti | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Khem Prasad Lohani | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Khem Prasad Lohani | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Khem Prasad Lohani | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Ram Nath Adhikari | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ramnath Adhikari | Nepali Congress | 34,736 | 52.34 |
| | Khem Prasad Lohani | CPN (UML) | 24,190 | 36.45 |
| | Basumaya Tamang | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 5,569 | 8.39 |
| | Dhanmaya Tamang | Mongol National Organisation | 1,111 | 1.67 |
| | Others | | 763 | 1.15 |
| Total | Total | Total | 66,369 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,546 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khem Prasad Lohani | 36,256 |
| | Nepali Congress | Dil Man Pakhrin | 35,616 |
| | Others | Others | 1,371 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,602 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Guru Prasad Burlakoti | 20,236 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Nath Adhikari | 18,136 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Kalpana Dhamala | 9,179 |
| | Others | Others | 1,928 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Kalpana Dhamala | 20,730 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ganga Lal Tuladhar | 19,645 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Nath Adhikari | 18,407 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Hari Prasad Acharya | 1,633 |
| | Others | | 1,891 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,974 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Nath Adhikari | 26,053 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ganga Lal Tuladhar | 25,489 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Jyan Bahadur Thakuri | 1,385 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bharat Raj Adhikari | 1,084 |
| | Others | Others | 215 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,541 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ganga Lal Tuladhar | 19,380 |
| | Nepali Congress | Hari Adhikari | 15,684 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Gyanu Prasad Rimal | 5,870 |
| | Others | Others | 824 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ganga Lal Tuladhar | 18,911 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chij Kumar Shrestha | 15,654 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||