# Lalitpur 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Lalitpur 2 parliamentary constituency consists of Mahalaxmi Municipality and wards 6-9, 11, 12, 16, 17 and 19 of Lalitpur Metropolitan City.

## Assembly segments

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

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Siddhi Lal Singh | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| March 1998 | Siddhi Lal Singh | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Krishna Lal Maharjan | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Raj Kaji Maharjan | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Raj Kaji Maharjan | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Chandra Maharjan | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Krishna Lal Maharjan | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Krishna Lal Maharjan | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Krishna Lal Maharjan | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| August 2021 | Krishna Lal Maharjan | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| 2022 | Prem Bahadur Maharjan | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Prem Bahadur Maharjan | CPN (UML) | 15,025 | 29.26 |
| | Sudin Shakya | Hamro Nepali Party | 8,886 | 17.30 |
| | Budhha Ratna Maharjan | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 8,666 | 16.87 |
| | Krishna Lal Maharjan | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 8,264 | 16.09 |
| | Raghubir Raj Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 6,646 | 12.94 |
| | Dipesh Kumar K.C. | Independent | 1,392 | 2.71 |
| | Others | | 2,476 | 4.82 |
| Total | Total | Total | 51,355 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,139 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Lal Maharjan | 27,713 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Maharjan | 16,945 |
| | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Amir Raj Maharjan | 5,408 |
| | Others | Others | 2,741 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,704 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Maharjan | 23,231 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Saroj Dangol | 12,059 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Lal Maharjan | 9,108 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Ananda Adhikari | 4,727 |
| | Nepa Rastriy Party | Kiran Shakya | 2,373 |
| | Others | Others | 2,803 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Raj Kaji Maharjan | 17,088 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Maharjan | 16,392 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Siddhi Lal Singh | 11,335 |
| | Nepa Rastriy Party | Pushpa Ratna Shakya | 2,360 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bisantar Kumar Shakya | 2,063 |
| | Janamorcha Nepal | Gobinda Maharjan | 1,055 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Ramesh Tamrakar | 912 |
| | Others | | 1,047 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,561 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Lal Maharjan | 16,169 |
| | Nepali Congress | Jagat Raj Shakya | 14,878 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Siddhi Lal Singh | 7,701 |
| | Others | Others | 2,398 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 889 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Siddhi Lal Singh | 23,562 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chandra Maharjan | 12,046 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Hari Prasad Paudel | 3,761 |
| | Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Asta Man Maharjan | 3,221 |
| | Others | Others | 250 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Siddhi Lal Singh | 27,202 |
| | Nepali Congress | Marshal Julaum Shakya | 14,855 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||