# Achham 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Achham 2 incorporates Mangalsen Municipality, Kamalbazar Municipality, Panchadewal Binayak Municipality, Dhakari Rural Municipality, Turmakhad Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment
* Achham 2(A)
* Achham 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Gobinda Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Bhim Bahadur Kathayat | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Ram Bahadur Bista | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Sharad Singh Bhandari | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Sharad Singh Bhandari | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Bharat Saud | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Yagya Bahadur Bogati | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Yagya Bahadur Bogati | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Yagya Bahadur Bogati | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Pushpa Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Pushpa Bahadur Shah | Nepali Congress | 22,954 | 57.71 |
| | Yagya Bahadur Bogati | CPN (UML) | 16,114 | 40.51 |
| | Others | | 705 | 1.77 |
| Total | Total | Total | 39,773 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,840 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yagya Bahadur Bogati | 21,965 |
| | Nepali Congress | Pushpa Bahadur Shah | 19,103 |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Jhankar Bahadur Shahi | 173 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,650 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bharat Saud | 17,725 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bal Bahadur Kunwar | 12,968 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Jhankar Bahadur Rawal | 10,967 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bam Bahadur B.C. | 1,246 |
| | Others | Others | 1,629 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Sharad Singh Bhandari | 17,976 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shiva Prasad Upadhyaya | 14,171 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Bahadur Bista | 10,442 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Jagat Bahadur Bogati | 5,134 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bhim Bahadur Bista | 1,303 |
| | Others | | 1,527 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,043 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Bahadur Bista | 19,523 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bharat Saud | 11,740 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Jhanker Bahadur Rawal | 7,989 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Bahadur Shahi | 4,595 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Dinesh Kumar Shahi | 243 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,156 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhim Bahadur Kathayat | 12,797 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Bahadur Bista | 10,733 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Mahajit Sawat | 7,896 |
| | Independent | Harihar Prasad Adhikari | 1,713 |
| | Independent | Bhairav Singh Rawal | 773 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Gobinda Bahadur Shah | 11,026 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 9,657 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||