# Rupandehi 3 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Rupandehi 3 incorporates Sudhdhodhan Rural Municipality, Sidhhartanagar Municipality, wards 1 to 3, 6 and 7 of Sivari Rural Municipality, ward 2 of Omasatiya Rural Municipality, wards 7 and 8 of Mayadevi Rural Municipality, wards 13 and 14 of Tilottama Municipality and wards 14 to 19 of Butwal Sub-metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segments.
* Rupandehi 3(A)
* Rupandehi 3(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Bal Krishna Khand | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Mod Nath Prasrit | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Surya Prasad Pradhan | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Bal Krishna Khand | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Ghanashyam Bhusal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Ghanashyam Bhusal | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Ghanashyam Bhusal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Deepak Bohara | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Deepak Bohara | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 36,717 | 41.62 |
| | Bal Krishna Khand | Nepali Congress | 34,036 | 38.58 |
| | Jeet Bahadur Gupta Teli | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 5,796 | 6.57 |
| | Tulsi Prasad Tharu | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 4,751 | 5.39 |
| | Pramod Kumar Raut | Janamat Party | 3,317 | 3.76 |
| | Prakhyat Banjade | Hamro Nepali Party | 1,384 | 1.57 |
| | Keshav Bikram Khadka | Independent | 1,056 | 1.20 |
| | Others | | 1,155 | 1.31 |
| Total | Total | Total | 88,212 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,681 | |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanshyam Bhusal | 32,866 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | Deepak Bohora | 27,422 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Mahendra Yadav | 12,536 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Surya Kumar Saru Magar | 2,409 |
| | Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist) | Kamal Prasad Sharma Upadhyaya | 1,856 |
| | Others | Others | 2,894 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,063 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 18,481 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanshyam Bhusal | 18,395 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Jham Bahadur Gurung | 4,620 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Bharat Aryal | 3,897 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Sant Prasad Chaudhary | 1,891 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Avatar Yadav | 1,063 |
| | Others | Others | 2,225 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 16,790 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lila Giri | 15,458 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Tej Kumari Paudel | 11,554 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Shiva Kumar Tharu Chaudhary | 1,645 |
| | Independent | Yam Bahadur Pun | 1,336 |
| | Others | | 5,017 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,035 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Surya Prasad Pradhan | 23,697 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | 23,033 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Jasmaya Gurung | 2,289 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Ram Kewal Yadav | 2,120 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Manbir Garbuja Magar | 1,728 |
| | Others | Others | 2,015 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,268 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mod Nath Prasrit | 19,675 |
| | Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 15,349 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Pradip Udaya | 5,462 |
| | Nepal Sadbhavana Party | Ram Kewal Yadav | 2,960 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Malabar Singh Thapa | 1,815 |
| | Others | Others | 689 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 16,778 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 14,640 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||