# Mahottari 3 (constituency)

Mahottari 3 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Mahottari District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Mahottari 3 incorporates Matihani Municipality, Jaleshwar Municipality, wards 8–10 of Manara Shiswa Municipality, wards 1–5 and 7 of Pipra Rural Municipality and ward s1–5 of Ekdara Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment
* Mahottari 3(A)
* Mahottari 3(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Maheshwar Prasad Singh | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Ram Vilas Yadav | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| 1999 | Sharat Singh Bhandari | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Ganesh Tiwari Nepali | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party |
| 2013 | Ram Dayal Mandal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Mahantha Thakur | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal |
| April 2020 | Mahantha Thakur | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
| August 2021 | Mahantha Thakur | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Mahantha Thakur | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal | 16,375 | 29.56 |
| | Hari Narayan Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 14,325 | 25.86 |
| | Ram Adhar Kapar | Independent | 12,733 | 22.98 |
| | Ilias Ansari | Nepal Federal Socialist Party | 4,949 | 8.93 |
| | Mrigendra Yadav | Janamat Party | 4,252 | 7.67 |
| | Brikhesh Chandra Lal | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | 1,083 | 1.95 |
| | Others | | 1,686 | 3.04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 55,403 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,050 | |
| | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal hold | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal hold | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal hold | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Mahantha Thakur | 26,845 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bijay Kumar Chaudhary | 8,676 |
| | Independent | Chandeshwar Jha | 4,020 |
| | Bahujan Shakti Party | Jogendra Mahato | 1,884 |
| | Nepal Federal Socialist Party | Yusuf Safi | 1,241 |
| | Others | Others | 2,196 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,089 |
| Result | Result | RJPN gain | RJPN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Dayal Mandal | 7,849 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Chandra Tiwari | 4,806 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Aadhar Kaapar | 4,474 |
| | Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party | Hari Prasad Mandal | 4,425 |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Ram Shankar Mishra | 4,099 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Krishna Shankar Sah | 1,852 |
| | Others | Others | 5,969 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Ganesh Tiwari Nepali | 11,390 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Dayal Mandal | 11,353 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Chandra Tiwari | 4,817 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Arbinda Das | 3,464 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Azim Rain | 1,630 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Rabindra Thakur | 1,275 |
| | Others | | 4,591 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,097 |
| Result | Result | TMLP gain | TMLP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Sharat Singh Bhandari | 20,486 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Vilas Yadav | 12,154 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Deep Narayan Shah | 6,062 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ganesh Nepali | 5,845 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Raj Kishor Yadav | 1,616 |
| | Others | Others | 2,078 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,174 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Vilas Yadav | 22,693 |
| | Nepali Congress | Maheshwar Prasad Singh | 11,414 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tej Narayan Yadav | 7,701 |
| | Others | Others | 3,043 |
| Result | Result | RPP gain | RPP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Maheshwar Prasad Singh | 10,406 |
| | CPN (Democratic) | | 6,512 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||