# Jhapa 5 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Jhapa 5 incorporates Damak Municipality, Kamal Rural Municipality, wards 1–8 of Gauradaha Municipality and wards 3–6 of Gauriganj Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Chandra Prakash Mainali | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Radha Krishna Mainali | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| March 1998 | Radha Krishna Mainali | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Tara Sam Yongya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Keshav Kumar Budhathoki | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | K.P. Sharma Oli | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | KP Sharma Oli | CPN (UML) | 52,319 | 55.74 |
| | Khagendra Adhikari | Nepali Congress | 23,743 | 25.29 |
| | Suresh Kumar Pokharel | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 11,759 | 12.53 |
| | Bhim Rajbanshi | Janamat Party | 1,485 | 1.58 |
| | Kavindra Sharma Limbu | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | 1,281 | 1.36 |
| | Others | | 3,283 | 3.50 |
| Total | Total | Total | 93,870 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,576 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | K.P. Sharma Oli | 43,515 |
| | Nepali Congress | Khagendra Adhikari | 26,822 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Satya Dev Prasad | 1,915 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Gyan Bahadur Imbung Limbu | 1,380 |
| | Others | Others | 2,614 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,674 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Keshav Kumar Budhathoki | 16,587 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu | 16,347 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Jhalak Bahadur Magar | 9,172 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Dhruba Kumar Upreti | 3,154 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Om Narayan Rajbanshi | 1,523 |
| | Others | Others | 5,028 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Keshav Kumar Budhathoki | 16,466 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Harka Bahadur Khadka | 15,548 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tara Sam Yongya | 13,247 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Surya Narayan Ganesh | 6,655 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Tara Nath Rajbanshi | 2,601 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Lahan Singh Tumbapo | 1,398 |
| | Others | | 2,457 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,214 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tara Sam Yongya | 19,199 |
| | Nepali Congress | Santosh Kumar Meinyangbo | 16,651 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Nitya Nand Tajpuriya | 3,492 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Chandra Prasad Yongya | 2,491 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Jung Prasad Chemjong | 1,896 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Laxmi Prasad Odari | 1,557 |
| | Others | Others | 656 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 942 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Radha Krishna Mainali | 16,361 |
| | Nepali Congress | Surya Narayan Tajpuriya | 13,898 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Shiva Kumar Yongya | 4,013 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Chandra Prasad Yongya | 3,043 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Top Lal Rajbanshi | 1,652 |
| | Nepal Janabadi Morcha | Kedar Nar Singh | 197 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chandra Prakash Mainali | 18,892 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Babu Prasai | 11,948 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||