# Bardiya 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Bardiya 2 incorporates Geruwa Rural Municipality, Rajapur Municipality, Thakurbaba Municipality, Madhuwan Municipality and, wards 1–3 of Barbardiya Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Lumbini Provincial Assembly segment
* Bardiya 2(A)
* Bardiya 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Khag Raj Sharma | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Shyam Prasad Dhakal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Mangal Prasad Tharu | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Bishnu Prasad Chaudhary | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Bishnu Prasad Chaudhary | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Sanjay Kumar Gautam | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Sant Kumar Tharu | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| May 2018 | Sant Kumar Tharu | Nepal Communist Party |
| 2022 | Lalbir Chaudhary | Independent |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Lalbir Chaudhary | Independent | 26,520 | 30.55 |
| | Suresh Pantha | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 26,384 | 30.39 |
| | Pankaj Singh Rathore | CPN (UML) | 16,090 | 18.53 |
| | Binay Rawal | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 13,292 | 15.31 |
| | Om Prakash Basaula | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,891 | 4.48 |
| | Others | | 635 | 0.73 |
| Total | Total | Total | 86,812 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | |
| | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Sant Kumar Tharu | 50,555 |
| | Nepali Congress | Gopal Dahit | 36,735 |
| | Others | Others | 1,310 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,689 |
| Result | Result | Maoist Centre gain | Maoist Centre gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Sanjay Kumar Gautam | 11,618 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Purna Sharma | 10,242 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Tilak Ram Sharma | 8,595 |
| | Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Ram Kumar Tharu | 5,003 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Dhanesh Kumar Yadav | 2,269 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Nasuriddin Sheikh | 1,587 |
| | Others | Others | 4,549 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Bishnu Prasad Chaudhary | 17,851 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sanjay Kumar Gautam | 7,605 |
| | Sadbhavana Party | Ram Kumar Tharu | 7,317 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shyam Prasad Dhakal | 5,189 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bhim Bahadur K.C. | 2,065 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rais Ahmed Shiekh | 1,716 |
| | Others | | 3,420 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,902 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Mangal Prasad Tharu | 14,070 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Pratibha Rana | 9,617 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhim Bahadur K.C. | 6,383 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Deep Bahadur Rana | 6,364 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Ram Kumar Tharu | 5,109 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Rajendra Prasad Shivastav | 2,490 |
| | Others | Others | 757 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,393 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shyam Prasad Dhakal | 11,907 |
| | Nepali Congress | Gyan Raj Sharma | 8,328 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Pratibha Sharma | 7,356 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Ram Kumar Tharu | 6,600 |
| | Others | Others | 446 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Khag Raj Sharma | 11,247 |
| | Nepali Congress | | 8,769 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||