# Sindhuli 2 (constituency)

Sindhuli 2 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Sindhuli District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Sindhuli 2 parliamentary constituency incorporates Hariharpurigadhi Rural Municipality, Marin Rural Municipality, Ghanglekh Rural Municipality, Sunkoshi Rural Municipality and wards 1–8 and 10–12 of Kamalamai Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment
* Sindhuli 2(A)
* Sindhuli 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Bipin Koirala | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Hem Raj Dahal | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Madan Dhungel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Chandra Prasad Gajurel | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Chandra Prasad Gajurel | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Mohan Prasad Baral | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Haribol Prasad Gajurel | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Haribol Prasad Gajurel | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Haribol Prasad Gajurel | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2022 | Lekhnath Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Lekhnath Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 27,517 | 51.44 |
| | Manoj Jung Thapa | CPN (UML) | 21,687 | 40.54 |
| | Anoj Kumar Dahal | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 1,553 | 2.90 |
| | Bisma Raj Shrestha | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,340 | 2.51 |
| | Others | | 1,394 | 2.61 |
| Total | Total | Total | 53,491 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,830 | |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | CPN (Maoist Centre) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Haribol Prasad Gajurel | 30,179 |
| | Nepali Congress | Narendra Jang Thapa | 18,127 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bhakta Lal Shrestha | 1,272 |
| | Others | Others | 1,679 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,198 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohan Prasad Baral | 13,905 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ganga Narayan Shrestha | 12,372 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Uma Devi Koirala | 9,080 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bhisma Raj Shrestha | 1,162 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Surotam Prasad Adhikari | 1,034 |
| | Others | Others | 1,518 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Chandra Prasad Gajurel | 18,398 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Keshav Prasad Devkota | 10,760 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ujjwal Prasad Baral | 10,401 |
| | Others | Others | 2,834 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,024 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shankar Nath Sharma Adhikari | 14,142 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ujjwal Prasad Baral | 13,103 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Shanti Man Karki | 3,784 |
| | Others | Others | 2,355 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 125 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Hem Raj Dahal | 10,471 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Goma Devkota | 9,027 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Mohan Bikram Thapa | 5,901 |
| | CPN (Marxist) | Bishwambhar Lamichanne | 2,651 |
| | Others | Others | 868 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Prakash Koirala | 9,800 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Goma Devkota | 6,714 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||