# Kathmandu 9 (constituency)

Kathmandu 9 is one of 10 parliamentary constituencies of Kathmandu District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Kathmandu 9 parliamentary constituency consists of wards 12, 14, 21 and 22 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, wards 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Nagarjun Municipality and wards 1, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of Chandragiri Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segment
* Kathmandu 9(A)
* Kathmandu 9(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2008 | Dhyan Govinda Ranjit | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | CPN (UML) | 11,956 | 28.12 |
| | Tek Bahadur Pokharel | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 10,961 | 25.78 |
| | Kalpana Dhamala | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 6,402 | 15.06 |
| | Devendra Pradhan | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,785 | 11.25 |
| | Milan Pandey | Sajha Party Nepal | 2,327 | 5.47 |
| | Eras Shrestha | Hamro Nepali Party | 1,586 | 3.73 |
| | Suman Maharjan | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 1,552 | 3.65 |
| | Others | | 2,948 | 6.93 |
| Total | Total | Total | 42,517 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 995 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
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### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | 22,852 |
| | Nepali Congress | Dhyan Govinda Ranjit | 14,802 |
| | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Milan Pandey | 4,946 |
| | Others | Others | 2,475 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,154 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Dhyan Govinda Ranjit | 14,483 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | 13,100 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Devendra Paudel | 6,669 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Devendra Pradhan | 4,490 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Radha Krishna Mainali | 1,547 |
| | Others | Others | 3,417 |
| Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Dhyan Govinda Ranjit | 12,501 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Maila Lama Tamang | 12,292 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | 12,194 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Badri Raj Giri | 1,110 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Rukmani Basnet | 1,083 |
| | Others | Others | 2,428 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,787 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||