# Sunsari 3 (constituency)

Sunsari 3 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Sunsari District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Sunsari 3 incorporates Gadhi Rural Municipality, Barju Rural Municipality, Duhabi Municipality, ward 7 of Inaruwa Municipality and wards 6–15 of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
* Sunsari 3(A)
* Sunsari 3(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Girija Prasad Koirala | Nepali Congress |
| 1992 by-election | Prakash Koirala | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Laxman Prasad Mehta | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal |
| June 2009 | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) |
| April 2017 | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | Nepal Loktantrik Forum |
| 2017 | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | Nepali Congress |
| 2022 | Bhagwati Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bhagwati Chaudhary | CPN (UML) | 40,788 | 46.82 |
| | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | Nepali Congress | 35,600 | 40.87 |
| | Kamal Babu Mainali | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 6,453 | 7.41 |
| | Kuldeep Chaudhary | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,903 | 2.18 |
| | Others | | 2,370 | 2.72 |
| Total | Total | Total | 87,114 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,188 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 38,972 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhagwati Chaudhary | 38,651 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Padma Kumar Adhikari | 1,854 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Nasiruddin Miya | 1,063 |
| | Others | Others | 839 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,655 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 17,524 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhagwati Chaudhary | 17,162 |
| | Nepali Congress | Goma Kumari Parajuli (Ansari) | 7,865 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Ranjit Gosai | 2,435 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Haider Ali Miya | 1,099 |
| | Others | Others | 3,482 |
| Result | Result | MJFN (D) gain | MJFN (D) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 23,769 |
| | Nepali Congress | Agam Lal Chuadhary | 10,806 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shri Kumari Tharuni | 5,723 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Ram Kumari Chaudhary | 5,071 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Lal Das Tharu | 1,194 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Sajjan Rishidev | 1,191 |
| | Others | | 3,821 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,071 |
| Result | Result | MJFN gain | MJFN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Laxman Prasad Mehta | 19,654 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Narendra Kumar Chaudhary | 17,668 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Fani Lal Chaudhary | 5,843 |
| | Others | Others | 3,022 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 2,121 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Laxman Prasad Mehta | 16,341 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dharma Raj Niraula | 12,081 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Narendra Kumar Chaudhary | 9,565 |
| | Independent | Jay Hari Sharma | 1,551 |
| | Others | Others | 2,398 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1992 by-elections

| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Nepali Congress | Prakash Koirala |
| Result | Result | Congress hold |
| Source: |||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Girija Prasad Koirala | 27,469 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prabhu Narayan Chaudhary | 18,023 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||