# Kathmandu 6 (constituency)

Kathmandu 6 is one of 10 parliamentary constituencies of Kathmandu District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Kathmandu 6 parliamentary constituency consists of wards 26, 27 and 28 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, wards 1, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of Tokha Municipality and wards 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of Tarakeshwar Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segment
* Kathmandu 6(A)
* Kathmandu 6(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1994 | Sahana Pradhan | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| March 1998 | Sahana Pradhan | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Astha Laxmi Sakya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Hit Man Shakya | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Hit Man Shakya | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Bhimsen Das Pradhan | Nepali Congress |
| 2022 | Shishir Khanal | Rastriya Swatantra Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Shishir Khanal | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 14,221 | 38.01 |
| | Sarbendra Khanal | CPN (UML) | 8,917 | 23.84 |
| | Bhimsen Das Pradhan | Nepali Congress | 8,812 | 23.55 |
| | Bishnu Prasad Acharya | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,185 | 5.84 |
| | Others | | 3,276 | 8.76 |
| Total | Total | Total | 37,411 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,304 | |
| | Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | Rastriya Swatantra Party gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhimsen Das Pradhan | 16,785 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Jhakku Prasad Subedi | 15,485 |
| | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Ramesh Chiluwal | 4,225 |
| | Others | Others | 2,773 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,187 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhimsen Das Pradhan | 14,151 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yogesh Bhattarai | 12,874 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Hem Lal Sharma | 5,945 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Sanjay Man Shrestha | 2,385 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Keshav Sthapit | 1,050 |
| | Others | Others | 2,821 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Hit Man Shakya | 10,768 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bhimsen Das Pradhan | 10,058 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yogesh Bhattarai | 9,089 |
| | Nepa Rastriya Party | Subarna Kesari Chitrakar | 1,320 |
| | Others | Others | 3,779 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,469 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Astha Laxmi Shakya | 16,307 |
| | Nepali Congress | Marshal Julum Shakya | 14,107 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Jog Mehar Shrestha | 7,166 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Sahana Pradhan | 5,129 |
| | Others | Others | 2,149 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,041 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sahana Pradhan | 18,466 |
| | Nepali Congress | Damodar Gautam | 10,615 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Jog Mehar Shrestha | 9,867 |
| | Others | Others | 1,655 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||