# Rupandehi 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Rupandehi 2 incorporates wards 1–4 of Sainamaina Municipality, wards 1–6 of Tilottama Municipality and wards 1–13 of Butwal Sub-metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
* Rupandehi 2(A)
* Rupandehi 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Dhanpati Upadhyaya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1997 by-election | Ghanashyam Bhusal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| March 1998 | Ghanashyam Bhusal | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Om Prakash Yadav | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal |
| May 2011 | Om Prakash Yadav | Madheshi Janaahikar Forum (Republican) |
| 2013 | Deepak Bohara | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| August 2017 | Deepak Bohara | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) |
| 2017 | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | Nepal Communist Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | CPN (UML) | 27,165 | 35.05 |
| | Ganesh Paudel | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 25,795 | 33.28 |
| | Keshav Bahadur Thapa Magar | Rastriya Janamukti Party | 22,027 | 28.42 |
| | Roop Singh Thapa | Independent | 1,029 | 1.33 |
| | Others | | 1,492 | 1.92 |
| Total | Total | Total | 77,508 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,370 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | 44,009 |
| | Nepali Congress | Yuvraj Giri | 21,946 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Ruk Bahadur Pun | 3,568 |
| | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Hari Krishna Adhikari | 1,323 |
| | Others | Others | 1,628 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,819 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Deepak Bohora | 8,152 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | 6,210 |
| | Independent | Santosh Kumar Pandey | 5,608 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Devi Prasad Chaudhary | 5,526 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bharat Kumar Pokharel | 5,516 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Binod Kumar Upadhyaya | 3,223 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Surya KUmar Saru Magar | 2,595 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Raytan Kumar Teli Gupta | 1,027 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Ratna Kumar Teli | 1,023 |
| | Others | Others | 3,856 |
| Result | Result | RPP gain | RPP gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Om Prakash Yadav | 10,612 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Devi Prasad Chaudhary | 9,829 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Binod Kumar Upadhyaya | 9,115 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | 8,616 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Yam Bahadur Thapa | 1,577 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Raytan Kumar Teli Gupta | 1,317 |
| | Independent | Ramu Yadav Ahir | 1,316 |
| | Others | | 2,725 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,135 |
| Result | Result | MJFN gain | MJFN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | 14,441 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lok Bahadur Budha Rana | 12,923 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Devi Prasad Chaudhary | 12,454 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Hem Raj Thapa | 2,708 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Niranjan Kumar Thapa | 2,687 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanshyam Bhusal | 1,172 |
| | Others | Others | 1,803 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 764 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

##### 1997 by-elections

| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanshyam Bhusal |
| | Others | Others |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dhanpati Upadhyaya | 13,571 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | 10,850 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chabbi Lal Bhusal | 6,873 |
| | Nepal Sadbhavana Party | Satya Prasad Chaudhary | 5,578 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Shri Prasad Gurung | 2,542 |
| | Others | Others | 909 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Tamrakar | 11,689 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 9,725 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||