# Rautahat 2 (constituency)

Rautahat 2 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 2 incorporates Ishanath Municipality, Rajpur Municiaplity, Paroha Municipality, Baudhimai Municipality, wards 6 and 7 of Maulapur Municipality and wards 1–4 of Dewahi Gonahi Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Sheikh Idris | Nepali Congress |
| 1997 by-election | Mohammad Aftab Alam | Nepali Congress |
| 2013 | Mohammad Mustaq Alam | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) |
| April 2017 | Mohammad Mustaq Alam | Nepal Loktantrik Forum |
| 2017 | Mohammad Aftab Alam | Nepali Congress |
| 2022 | Kiran Kumar Sah | Independent |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Kiran Kumar Sah | Independent | 32,842 | 50.81 |
| | Mohammad Firdos Alam | Nepali Congress | 28,248 | 43.70 |
| | Shailendra Shah | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 2,122 | 3.28 |
| | Ramyas Jha | Janamat Party | 1,004 | 1.55 |
| | Others | | 420 | 0.65 |
| Total | Total | Total | 64,636 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,594 | |
| | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohammad Aftab Alam | 18,833 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Kiran Kumar Sah | 16,865 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mohammad Mustaq Alam | 13,883 |
| | Others | Others | 2,450 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,277 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Mohammad Mustaq Alam | 13,450 |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohammad Aftab Alam | 10,405 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Kiran Kumar Sah | 4,685 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Abdul Kalam Aazad | 1,270 |
| | Others | Others | 3,518 |
| Result | Result | MJFN(D) gain | MJFN(D) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohammad Aftab Alam | 16,801 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shailendra Sah | 7,406 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Abdul Jabbar | 5,831 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Nagendra Prasad Sinha | 4,214 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Surendra Prasad Jaiswal | 3,861 |
| | Others | | 2,298 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,425 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohammad Aftab Alam | 29,758 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Abul Kalam Aazad | 19,775 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Kapil Dev Prasad Patel | 1,590 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Lalbabu Yadav | 1,057 |
| | Others | Others | 527 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,099 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1997 by-elections

| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohammad Aftab Alam |
| Result | Result | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Sheikh Idris | 22,681 |
| | Independent | Dr. Sheikh Moida | 8,859 |
| | Independent | Rajendra Prasad Patel | 7,010 |
| | CPN (United) | Mohammad Abbas | 5,493 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Shambhu Prasad | 3,654 |
| | Rastriya Jana Parishad | Laxman Chaudhary | 155 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Sheikh Idris | 28,276 |
| | CPN (Democratic) | Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar | 13,848 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||