# Jhapa 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Jhapa 2 incorporates Arjundhara Municipality, wards 1–9 of Birtamod Municipality, wards 8 and 9 of Kankai Municipality and wards 1-2–3 of Buddhashanti Rural Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
* Jhapa 2(A)
* Jhapa 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Devi Prasad Ojha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Chandra Prakash Mainali | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| March 1998 | Chandra Prakash Mainali | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | K.P. Sharma Oli | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2008 | Gauri Shankar Khadka | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Gauri Shankar Khadka | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Sudhir Kumar Siwakoti | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Pabitra Niraula Kharel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Pabitra Niraula Kharel | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Pabitra Niraula Kharel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Dev Raj Ghimire | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Dev Raj Ghimire | CPN (UML) | 28,716 | 35.14 |
| | Bhadra Prasad Nepal | Independent | 26,455 | 32.37 |
| | Hari Kumar Rana Magar | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 13,930 | 17.05 |
| | Rudra Prasad Giri | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 8,781 | 10.75 |
| | Others | | 3,839 | 4.70 |
| Total | Total | Total | 81,721 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,261 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: |||||

#### 2022 provincial election
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pabitra Niraula Kharel | 45,817 |
| | Nepali Congress | Udhhav Thapa | 32,050 |
| | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Nabin Bastola | 1,105 |
| | Others | Others | 2,985 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,699 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Sudhir Kumar Siwakoti | 13,554 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pabitra Niraula Kharel | 12,825 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Purna Prasad Rajbanshi | 10,108 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Bhakti Prasad Situala | 6,710 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Bhupal Bahadur Rai | 1,012 |
| | Others | Others | 2,605 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Gauri Shankar Khadka | 18,580 |
| | Nepali Congress | Sudhir Kumar Siwakoti | 13,843 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Menuka Pokharel Kafle | 9,168 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bhaskar Kafle | 2,716 |
| | Others | | 4,069 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,978 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | K.P. Sharma Oli | 18,909 |
| | Nepali Congress | Giriraj Kumari Prasai | 18,892 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Chandra Prakash Mainali | 10,199 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Sanjuhang Palungwa Limbu | 2,727 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Hari Nath Bastola | 1,143 |
| | Others | Others | 1,174 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 2,001 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chandra Prakash Mainali | 18,863 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Babu Prasai | 12,456 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Jay Narayan Dhungana | 6,247 |
| | Rastriya Janamukti Party | Bal Bahadur Idnam | 2,072 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Kameshwar Dutta | 1,087 |
| | Others | Others | 529 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Devi Prasad Ojha | 20,646 |
| | Nepali Congress | C.K. Prasai | 12,382 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||