# Sunsari 4 (constituency)

Sunsari 4 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Sunsari District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Sunsari 4 incorporates Koshi Rural Municipality, Bhokraha Rural Municipality, wards 6–11 of Barah Municipality, ward 4 of Ramdhuni Municipality, wards 3, 4 and 8 of Inaruwa Municipality and wards 1, 2 and 4–7 of Harinagara Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
* Sunsari 4(A)
* Sunsari 4(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Khalil Miya | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Hari Nath Bastola | Nepali Congress |
| 1999 | Hari Prasad Sapkota | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Muga Lal Mahato | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal |
| June 2009 | Muga Lal Mahato | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) |
| 2013 | Sitaram Mahato | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | Nepali Congress | 30,483 | 40.96 |
| | Jagdish Prasad Kusiyait | CPN (UML) | 30,371 | 40.81 |
| | Bidhyananda Yadav | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,232 | 4.34 |
| | Jeevan Kumar Shrestha | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,181 | 4.27 |
| | Khalid Hussein Haq | Independent | 2,457 | 3.30 |
| | Devram Yadav | Janamat Party | 2,153 | 2.89 |
| | Kunji Lal Yadav | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal | 1,373 | 1.84 |
| | Others | | 1,173 | 1.58 |
| Total | Total | Total | 74,423 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | |
| | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold | Nepali Congress hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | 32,347 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ramesh Shrestha | 25,750 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Ram Narayan Yadav | 5,020 |
| | Nepali Janata Dal | Sitaram Podar | 1,089 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Santosh Kumar Dahal | 1,037 |
| | Others | Others | 3,073 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 7,062 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Sitaram Mahato | 15,208 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khem Raj Pokharel | 10,653 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Arbinda Prasad Mehta | 7,337 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Khalid Hussein Haque | 3,585 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Mahichandra Sah | 1,282 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Dambar Bahadur Ghimire | 1,239 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Haider Ali Miya | 1,011 |
| | Others | Others | 3,003 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Muga Lal Mahato | 19,945 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sitaram Mahato | 10,929 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Parshuram Yadav | 8,172 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Surendra Mehta | 3,561 |
| | Others | | 4,627 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,263 |
| Result | Result | MJFN gain | MJFN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Hari Prasad Sapkota | 20,194 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhim Prasad Acharya | 19,631 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dil Bahadur Shrestha | 9,133 |
| | Others | Others | 2,100 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 2,631 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Hari Nath Bastola | 16,922 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhim Prasad Acharya | 13,714 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dil Bahadur Shrestha | 9,561 |
| | Others | Others | 1,605 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Khalil Miya | 24,350 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Upendra Yadav | 8,672 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||