# Morang 5 (constituency)

Morang 5 is one of six parliamentary constituencies of Morang District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Morang 5 incorporates Dhanpalthan Rural Municipality, Jahada Rural Municipality, wards 4–7 of Rangeli Municipality and wards 13–18 of Biratnagar Metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
* Morang 5(A)
* Morang 5(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Shailaja Acharya | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Kamal Prasad Koirala | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Mahesh Acharya | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Upendra Yadav | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal |
| 2009 by-election | Jay Ram Yadav | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal |
| 2013 | Amrit Kumar Aryal | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Shiva Kumar Mandal | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Shiva Kumar Mandal | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Shiva Kumar Mandal | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Yogendra Mandal | Independent |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Yogendra Mandal | Independent | 21,820 | 32.38 |
| | Shiva Kumar Mandal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 17,486 | 25.95 |
| | Raj Kumar Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 17,390 | 25.81 |
| | Rewat Bahadur Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,479 | 3.68 |
| | Parmeshwar Murmu | Janamat Party | 2,395 | 3.55 |
| | Pramod Kumar Mandal | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 2,282 | 3.39 |
| | Mohammad Reza Hussein | Independent | 1,900 | 2.82 |
| | Others | | 1,628 | 2.42 |
| Total | Total | Total | 67,380 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,334 | |
| | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Shiva Kumar Mandal | 22,945 |
| | Nepali Congress | Amrit Kumar Aryal | 19,153 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Raj Kumar Yadav | 18,649 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Badri Prasad Mandal | 1,895 |
| | Others | Others | 1,287 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,363 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Amrit Kumar Aryal | 15,254 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Upendra Yadav | 12,566 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Baleshwar Kamat | 3,780 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Lal Sah | 2,563 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Basanta Lal Rajbanshi | 1,114 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Badri Pasad Mandal | 1,112 |
| | Others | Others | 4,820 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s
#### 2009 by-elections

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Jay Ram Yadav | Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | 13,811 | 35.68 |
| | Shiva Kumar Mandal | UCPN (Maoist) | 9,101 | 23.51 |
| | Jagannath Singh | Nepali Congress | 5,544 | 14.32 |
| | Jeevan Ghimire | CPN (UML) | 3,586 | 9.26 |
| | Umesh Giri | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | 2,801 | 7.24 |
| | Others | 3,865 | 9.99 |
| Total | Total | Total | 38,708 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,708 | 99.34 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 256 | 0.66 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,964 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 67,397 | 57.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,710 | |
| | Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal hold | Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal hold | Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal hold | Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Upendra Yadav | 27,508 |
| | Nepali Congress | Amrit Kumar Aryal | 10,324 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Rajendra Prasad Gupta | 3,616 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mina Devi Yadav | 2,224 |
| | Others | | 2,387 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,026 |
| Result | Result | MJFN gain | MJFN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mahesh Acharya | 19,119 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Subodh Raj Pyakurel | 15,450 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Surendra Bahadur Basnet | 9,329 |
| | Independent | Satya Narayan Chaudhary | 1,941 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Anirudh Prasad Bishwas | 1,465 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Paladh Prasad Shah | 1,131 |
| | Others | Others | 1,857 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,444 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Prasad Koirala | 14,106 |
| | Nepali Congress | Shyam Lal Tabdar | 10,357 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Krishna Bahadur Bhattarai | 4,013 |
| | Others | Others | 6,697 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Shailaja Acharya | 19,769 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Prasad Koirala | 10,537 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||