# Bhaktapur 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Bhaktapur 2 parliamentary constituency consists of Suryabinayak Municipality and Madhyapur Thimi Municipality

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segment
* Bhaktapur 2(A)
* Bhaktapur 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Jagannath Acharya | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Aasakaji Basukala | Nepal Workers Peasants Party |
| 1999 | Lekh Nath Neupane | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Sunil Prajapati | Nepal Workers Peasants Party |
| 2013 | Rameshwar Prasad Dhungel | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Mahesh Basnet | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Mahesh Basnet | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Mahesh Basnet | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Durlabh Thapa Chhetri | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Durlabh Thapa chhetri | Nepali Congress | 24,239 | 38.06 |
| | Mahesh Basnet | CPN (UML) | 23,282 | 36.55 |
| | Anuradha Thapa Magar | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 7,127 | 11.19 |
| | Sajan B.K. | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 4,098 | 6.43 |
| | Mohan K.C. | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,569 | 4.03 |
| | Others | | 2,378 | 3.73 |
| Total | Total | Total | 63,693 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 957 | |
| | 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) | Mahesh Basnet | 36,412 |
| | Nepali Congress | Daman Nath Dhungana | 18,687 |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Anuradha Thapa Magar | 5,471 |
| | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Shashi Bikram Karki | 1,784 |
| | Others | Others | 755 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Rameshwar Prasad Dhungel | 21,121 |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Sunil Prajapati | 17,411 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mahesh Basnet | 16,029 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Devi Prasad Dhakal | 5,791 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Dipendra Kumar K.C. | 2,632 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Sanu Kaji Heka | 1,761 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Sunil Prajapati | 18,100 |
| | Nepali Congress | Lekh Nath Neupane | 13,265 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ganesh Bahadur Khatri | 11,769 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Arjun Bahadur Thapa | 10,966 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ram Hari Thapa | 3,418 |
| | Others | | 4,155 |
| Result | Result | NWPP gain | NWPP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Lekh Nath Neupane | 14,200 |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Sunil Prajapati | 13,432 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yuvraj Karki | 9,077 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ganesh Bahadur Khatri | 7,828 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Prem Nanda Lal Shrestha | 1,591 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Sanukaji Heka | 1,314 |
| | Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Krishna Lal Goja Shrestha | 1,044 |
| | Others | Others | 403 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 886 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Aasakaji Basukala | 13,581 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ganesh Bahadur Khatri | 11,906 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Prasad Dawadi | 10,630 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rajendra Man Shrestha | 8,496 |
| | Others | Others | 888 |
| Result | Result | NWPP gain | NWPP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Jagannath Acharya | 16,052 |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | Bhairav Rijal | 14,752 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||