# Bara 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Bara 2 incorporates Pacharauta Municipality, Suwarna Rural Municipality, Karaiyamai Rural Municipality, Mahagadhimai Municipality, Devtal Rural Municipality and ward 8 of Kolhabi Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Sohan Prasad Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Radhe Chandra Yadav | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Sohan Prasad Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Shiva Chandra Prasad Kushawaha | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Shiva Chandra Prasad Kushawaha | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Radhe Chandra Yadav | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Ram Sahaya Yadav | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal |
| May 2019 | Ram Sahaya Yadav | Samajbadi Party, Nepal |
| April 2020 | Ram Sahaya Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
| April 2022 | Upendra Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |

### Provincial Assembly
## Election results
### Election in the 2020s
#### 2023 by-election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Upendra Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 28,415 | 41.67 |
| | Shivachandra Prasad Kushwaha | Janamat Party | 23,334 | 34.22 |
| | Purushottam Paudel | CPN (UML) | 10,216 | 14.98 |
| | Ramesh Kharel | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 2,829 | 4.15 |
| | Arun Kumar Gyawali | Aam Janata Party | 2,738 | 4.02 |
| | Others | | 660 | 0.97 |
| Total | Total | Total | 68,192 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,081 | |
| | People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 2022 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ram Sahaya Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 13,822 | 21.68 |
| | Shivachandra Prasad Kushwaha | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 13,468 | 21.13 |
| | Ram Kishor Prasad Yadav | Independent | 11,043 | 17.32 |
| | Rabindra Prasad Yadav | Independent | 10,750 | 16.86 |
| | Arun Kumar Gyawali | Independent | 7,698 | 12.08 |
| | Rajesh Sah | Janamat Party | 2,725 | 4.28 |
| | Tej Bahadur Bhagat | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 1,111 | 1.74 |
| | Others | | 3,125 | 4.90 |
| Total | Total | Total | 63,742 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | |
| | People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav | 28,185 |
| | Nepali Congress | Radhe Chandra Yadav | 15,790 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Shiva Chandra Prasad Kushawaha | 10,546 |
| | Others | Others | 1,834 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,546 |
| Result | Result | FSFN gain | FSFN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Radhe Chandra Yadav | 8,867 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Bachha Raut Ahir | 4,505 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Babu Prasad Yadav | 4,362 |
| | Independent | Atmaram Prasad Sah | 3,439 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Mohammad Shani Thakurai | 3,339 |
| | Sadhbhavana Party | Shiva Chandra Prakash Kushwaha | 2,919 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Basudev Prasad Yadav | 2,565 |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Nawal Kishore Singh Rajput | 2,465 |
| | Tarai Madesh Sadbhwana Party Nepal | Prayag Raya Yadav | 2,237 |
| | Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party | Samsul Hoda | 1,432 |
| | Others | Others | 2,680 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Shiva Chandra Prasad Kushawaha | 10,991 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Bachha Raut Ahir | 10,584 |
| | Nepali Congress | Radhe Chandra Yadav | 9,635 |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Prayag Raj Yadav | 6,007 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rajendra Prasad Kalvar | 3,459 |
| | Others | Others | 3,409 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,805 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sohan Prasad Chaudhary | 22,910 |
| | Nepali Congress | Radhe Chandra Yadav | 19,366 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prem Prasad Sah | 4,201 |
| | Independent | Sani Thakurai | 1,265 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Palat Chaudhary Tharu | 1,260 |
| | Others | Others | 1,902 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,057 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Radhe Chandra Yadav | 14,403 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sohan Prasad Chaudhary | 14,150 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chandra Shah | 9,709 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Thakur Prasad Yadav | 2,108 |
| | Others | Others | 1,146 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sohan Prasad Chaudhary | 14,307 |
| | Nepali Congress | Radhe Chandra Yadav | 13,357 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||