# Saptari 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Saptari 2 incorporates Rajbiraj Municipality, Mahadeva Rural Municipality, Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality, and Chinnamasta Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province segment
* Saptari 2(A)
* Saptari 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Gajendra Narayan Singh | Nepal Sadbhawana Party |
| 1999 | Ram Kumar Chaudhary | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Jay Prakash Prasad Gupta | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal |
| May 2011 | Jay Prakash Prasad Gupta | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum (Republican) |
| 2013 | Ashok Kumar Mandal | UCPN (Maoist) |
| April 2016 | Ashok Kumar Mandal | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| 2017 | Upendra Yadav | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal |
| May 2019 | Upendra Yadav | Samajbadi Party, Nepal |
| April 2020 | Upendra Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
| 2022 | CK Raut | Janamat Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Chandra Kant Raut | Janamat Party | 35,042 | 57.52 |
| | Upendra Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 16,979 | 27.87 |
| | Jay Prakash Thakur | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal | 7,347 | 12.06 |
| | Others | | 1,553 | 2.55 |
| Total | Total | Total | 60,921 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,063 | |
| | Janamat Party gain | Janamat Party gain | Janamat Party gain | Janamat Party gain |
| Source: |||||

#### 2022 provincial elections
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Upendra Yadav | 21,620 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Umesh Kumar Yadav | 11,580 |
| | Independent | Jay Prakash Thakur | 9,459 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sakal Dev Sutihar | 1,840 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Durga Nanda Mandal | 1,465 |
| | Others | Others | 1,333 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,193 |
| Result | Result | FSFN gain | FSFN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election]]\\

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ashok Kumar Mandal | 6,057 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi | 5,624 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Chandra Narayan Yadav | 4,835 |
| | Nepali Congress | Birbal Biraji Yadav | 3,146 |
| | Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party | Shekhar Kumar Singh | 2,386 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shailendra Chandra Jha | 2,384 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Sakil Ali Miya | 2,022 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Dipak Kumar Yadav | 1,878 |
| | Others | Others | 5,634 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Jay Prakash Prasad Gupta | 8,515 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Bijay Kumar Yadav | 5,765 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Madhuri Mandal | 5,384 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Ashok Kumar Mandal | 4,119 |
| | Nepali Congress | Dev Narayan Mandal | 3,789 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jag Dev Yadav | 2,922 |
| | Dalit Janajati Party | Raj Kishor Khang | 1,821 |
| | Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal | Dev Narayan Mukhiya | 1,660 |
| | Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) | Bikas Kumar Tiwari | 1,036 |
| | Others | | 3,629 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,963 |
| Result | Result | MJFN gain | MJFN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Kumar Chaudhary | 12,970 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Gajendra Narayan Singh | 12,953 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Jitendra Narayan Dev | 5,112 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Nathuni Prasad Yadav | 4,733 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rajendra Prasad Yadav | 2,519 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Dharmadish Mandal | 2,110 |
| | Others | Others | 1,675 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,849 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Gajendra Narayan Singh | 10,424 |
| | Nepali Congress | Madhu Kanta Singh | 9,308 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jitendra Narayan Dev | 7,281 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Mukti Nath Mandal | 6,522 |
| | Nepal Janabadi Morcha | Laxman Prasad Singh | 1,258 |
| | Others | Others | 950 |
| Result | Result | NSP hold | NSP hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Gajendra Narayan Singh | 9,471 |
| | Nepali Congress | Indra Dev Singh | 7,169 |
| Result | Result | NSP gain | NSP gain |
| Source: ||||