# Banke 3 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Banke 3 incorporates Baijanath Rural Municipality, Khajura Rural Municipality, Janaki Rural Municipality and wards 16 and 17 of Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
* Banke 3(A)
* Banke 3(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Krishna Singh Pariyar | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Fateh Singh Tharu | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| March 1997 | Fateh Singh Tharu | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) |
| 1999 | Kailash Nath Kashaudhan | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Sarbadev Prasad Ojha | Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal |
| June 2009 | Sarbadev Prasad Ojha | Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) |
| 2013 | Sushil Koirala | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Nanda Lal Roka Chhetri | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Nanda Lal Roka Chhetri | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal |
| 2022 | Kishor Singh Rathore | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Kishor Singh Rathore | Nepali Congress | 29,097 | 42.12 |
| | Kismat Kumar Kashyapati | CPN (UML) | 24,305 | 35.19 |
| | Devendra Nath Shukla | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 7,467 | 10.81 |
| | Noyendra Dhital | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 4,291 | 6.21 |
| | Raju Prasad Kurmi | Janamat Party | 2,527 | 3.66 |
| | Others | | 1,387 | 2.01 |
| Total | Total | Total | 69,074 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,792 | |
| | 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) | Nanda Lal Roka Chhetri | 31,601 |
| | Nepali Congress | Badshah Kurmi | 26,617 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Manoj Kumar Dixit | 2,737 |
| | Rastriya Janta Party Nepal | Mahamudul Hasan Ansari | 1,711 |
| | Others | Others | 897 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,981 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Sushil Koirala | 10,753 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Dhawal SJB Rana | 8,809 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Damodar Acharya | 6,135 |
| | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Pashupati Dayal Mishra | 4,016 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bijaya Dhital | 2,497 |
| | Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Kaushal Kumar Mishra | 1,047 |
| | Others | Others | 4,525 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Sarbadev Prasad Ojha | 14,900 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Parmananda Kurmi | 6,970 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sushil Koirala | 5,969 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dhawal SJB Rana | 4,383 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Samsuddin Siddiqi | 3,322 |
| | Others | | 2,788 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,157 |
| Result | Result | Forum Nepal gain | Forum Nepal gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Kailash Nath Kashaudhan | 12,086 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Dal Bahadur Sunar | 8,735 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ful Singh Tharu | 8,636 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Fateh Singh Tharu | 5,594 |
| | Independent | Mohaiyuddin Kawadiya | 3,091 |
| | Nepal Sadbhavana Party | Satyawati Kurmi | 1,593 |
| | Others | Others | 2,138 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,469 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Fateh Singh Tharu | 13,659 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hari Parajuli | 10,638 |
| | Nepali Congress | Meraj Ahmed Sah | 9,724 |
| | Nepal Sadbhavana Party | Satyawati Kurmi | 1,524 |
| | Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) | Nanda Lal Roka Chhetri | 1,232 |
| | Others | Others | 707 |
| Result | Result | RPP gain | RPP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Krishna Singh Pariyar | 12,473 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 9,837 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||