# Kailali 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Kailali 2 incorporates Lamkichuha Municipality, wards 2, 5, 8 and 9 of Janaki Rural Municipality, wards 1–4 of Mohanyal Rural Municipality, and Bardagoriya Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment
* Kailali 2(A)
* Kailali 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Ram Janam Chaudhary | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Bhagat Bahadur Badhuwal | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Bhagat Bahadur Badhuwal | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Mohan Singh Rathore | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2017 | Jhapat Bahadur Rawal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2019 | Jhapat Bahadur Rawal | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Jhapat Bahadur Rawal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Arun Kumar Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Arun Kumar Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 21,871 | 38.57 |
| | Jhapat Bahadur Rawal | CPN (UML) | 16,128 | 28.44 |
| | Bhagat Bahadur Bhaduwal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 15,116 | 26.65 |
| | Bharat Singh B.C. | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,784 | 4.91 |
| | Others | | 811 | 1.43 |
| Total | Total | Total | 56,710 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,743 | |
| | Nagrik Unmukti Party gain | Nagrik Unmukti Party gain | Nagrik Unmukti Party gain | Nagrik Unmukti Party gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jhapat Bahadur Rawal | 25,157 |
| | Nepali Congress | Mohan Singh Rathore | 23,313 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Ram Prasad Chaudhary | 5,967 |
| | Others | Others | 1,741 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 852 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mohan Singh Rathore | 11,932 |
| | Nepali Congress | Kamal Bahadur Shah | 8,396 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Bhim Bahadur Kadayat Chhetri | 5,952 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Bilari Tharu | 4,348 |
| | Tharuhat Terai Party Nepal | Bir Bahadur Dagaura | 2,934 |
| | Others | Others | 2,868 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Bhagat Bahadur Badhuwal | 21,219 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mohan Singh Rathore | 10,608 |
| | Nepali Congress | Tika Kumari Chaudhary | 9,747 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dinesh Kumar Shah | 1,138 |
| | Others | Others | 2,308 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,970 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Janam Chaudhary | 21,976 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Mohan Raj Malla | 13,293 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mohan Singh Rathore | 11,238 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | De Raj Kushmi | 1,306 |
| | Others | Others | 1,063 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 2,195 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Janam Chaudhary | 16,114 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Mohan Raj Malla | 11,898 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hanuman Chaudhary | 8,294 |
| | Others | Others | 765 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Janam Chaudhary | 22,747 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 8,340 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||