# Mahottari 4 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Mahottari 4 incorporates Samsi Rural Municipality, Sonama Rural Municipality, Ramgopalpur Municipality, wards 3–6 Aurahi Municipality and wards 1–7 of Manara Shiswa Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Beni Madhav Singh | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Sharat Singh Bhandari | Independent |
| 1995 | Sharat Singh Bhandari | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Mahendra Kumar Ray | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Ram Kumar Sharma | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party |
| 2013 | Chandeshwar Jha | Independent |
| 2017 | Surendra Kumar Yadav | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal |
| May 2019 | Surendra Kumar Yadav | Samajbadi Party, Nepal |
| April 2020 | Surendra Kumar Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
| 2022 | Mahendra Kumar Raya | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Mahendra Kumar Raya | Nepali Congress | 25,448 | 43.25 |
| | Surendra Kumar Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 21,331 | 36.26 |
| | Manoj Kumar Sah | Janamat Party | 10,059 | 17.10 |
| | Others | | 1,995 | 3.39 |
| Total | Total | Total | 58,833 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,117 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Surendra Kumar Yadav | 18,353 |
| | Nepali Congress | Mahendra Kumar Ray | 13,025 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mohammad Razi Haider | 12,945 |
| | Independent | Devendra Kumar Yadav | 1,647 |
| | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Sanjay Kumar Shah | 1,093 |
| | Others | Others | 3,519 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,947 |
| Result | Result | FSFN gain | FSFN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Chandeshwar Jha | 3,062 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Surita Kumar Sah | 2,927 |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Hari Narayan Mandal | 2,765 |
| | Nepali Congress | Lalam Kumar Ray | 2,760 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Iliyas Ansari | 2,758 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Indu Kumari Sharma | 2,757 |
| | Sanghiya Sadbhvana Party | Sunil Kumar Jha | 2,312 |
| | Terai Madhesh Sadbhavana Party | Saroj Kumar Singh | 1,861 |
| | Rastriya Madhesh Samajwadi Party | Lalal Kumar Singh | 1,546 |
| | Madhesh Samata Party Nepal | Ram Bishesh Sharan | 1,365 |
| | Nepal Yuwa Kisan Party | Birju Mahato Nuniya | 1,285 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Daresh Ray | 1,085 |
| | Others | Others | 3,595 |
| Result | Result | Independent gain | Independent gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Ram Kumar Sharma | 9,564 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Rajendra Shah | 7,228 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jamun Mandal | 5,392 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Vilas Yadav | 4,921 |
| | Nepali Congress | Surendra Prasad Singh Rajput | 4,238 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Sita Nanda Raya | 3,169 |
| | Others | | 4,199 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,803 |
| Result | Result | TMLP gain | TMLP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mahendra Kumar Ray | 19,647 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Vilas Yadav | 11,177 |
| | Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Parmananda Chaudhary Kalwar | 10,201 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Ram Chhabila Ray | 4,261 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Ram Babu Singh | 1,597 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Surendra Raj Singh Shrestha | 1,526 |
| | Others | Others | 1,013 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 2,441 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Sharat Singh Bhandari | 11,395 |
| | Nepali Congress | Basanta Kumar Gurung | 10,585 |
| | Independent | Sita Ram | 6,531 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Bharat Bimal Singh | 5,003 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Mishri Giri | 3,472 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Pratap Mahato | 3,413 |
| | Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Dip Bahadur Yonjan | 2,558 |
| | Others | Others | 597 |
| Result | Result | Independent gain | Independent gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Beni Madhav Singh | 11,605 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) | Ram Bilas Yadav | 5,441 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||