# Rautahat 3 (constituency)

Rautahat 3 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 3 incorporates Gujara Municipality, Phatuwa Bijaypur Municipality, Katahariya Municipality, wards 5–7 of Garuda Municipality, wards 1–5, 8 and 9 of Maulapur Municipality and wards 5–9 of Dewahi Gonahi Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment
* Rautahat 3(A)
* Rautahat 3(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Govinda Chaudhary | Independent |
| 1994 | Harihar Prasad Yadav | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Bansidhar Mishra | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Prabhu Sah | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Prabhu Sah | UCPN (Maoist) |
| May 2016 | Prabhu Sah | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Prabhu Sah | Nepal Communist Party |
| 2022 | Prabhu Sah | Independent |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Prabhu Sah | Independent | 32,437 | 45.73 |
| | Om Prakash | Independent | 25,200 | 35.53 |
| | Rabindra Patel | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 8,558 | 12.06 |
| | Nagendra Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 1,723 | 2.43 |
| | Nabin Prasad Chaurasiya | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,006 | 1.42 |
| | Others | | 2,011 | 2.83 |
| Total | Total | Total | 70,935 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,237 | |
| | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Prabhu Sah Teli | 27,799 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sunil Kumar Yadav | 18,206 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Om Prakash | 14,658 |
| | Others | Others | 1,295 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,558 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre hold | Maoist Centre hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Prabhu Sah Teli | 13,009 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Kishor Prasad Yadav | 10,210 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hridaya Narayan Prasad Sah | 5,333 |
| | Nepali Congress | Hridaya Narayan Ray Yadav | 4,092 |
| | Dalit Janajati Party | Sanjay Mahato | 1,184 |
| | Others | Others | 3,750 |
| Result | Result | Maoist hold | Maoist hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Prabhu Sah Teli | 11,625 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Kishor Prasad Yadav | 10,903 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sheikh Rashid Ali | 4,255 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Raya Yadav | 3,571 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Rajdev Prasad Chaudhary | 2,847 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Shambhu Prasad Jaiswal | 1,362 |
| | CPN (United) | Ram Bishwas Raya Yadav | 1,212 |
| | Others | Nawal Kishor Prasad Yadav | 2,854 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,793 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bansidhar Mishra | 17,391 |
| | Nepali Congress | Harihar Prasad Yadav | 13,899 |
| | Independent | Govinda Chaudhary | 13,207 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Rajdev Prasad Chaudhary | 3,563 |
| | Others | Others | 2,660 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 2,255 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Harihar Prasad Yadav | 14,890 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tulsi Lal Amatya | 12,366 |
| | Independent | Narayan Yadav | 5,721 |
| | Nepal Janabadi Morcha | Raj Dev Chaudhary | 3,500 |
| | Others | Others | 5,135 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Govinda Chaudhary | 13,987 |
| | Nepali Congress | Harihar Prasad Yadav | 11,839 |
| Result | Result | Independent gain | Independent gain |
| Source: ||||