# Jhapa 3 (constituency)

Jhapa 3 is one of five parliamentary constituencies of Jhapa District in Nepal. It came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Jhapa 3 incorporates Kachankawal Rural Municipality, Haldibari Rural Municipality, Barhadashi Rural Municipality, ward 10 of Birtamod Municipality and wards 1–8 of Bhadrapur Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
* Jhapa 3(A)
* Jhapa 3(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Radha Krishna Mainali | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994 | Devi Prasad Ojha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Narendra Bikram Nemwang | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Purna Prasad Rajbanshi | CPN (Maoist) |
| January 2009 | Purna Prasad Rajbanshi | UCPN (Maoist) |
| 2013 | Krishna Prasad Sitaula | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 40,662 | 47.95 |
| | Krishna Prasad Sitaula | Nepali Congress | 37,386 | 44.08 |
| | Prakash Pathak | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,461 | 4.08 |
| | Others | | 3,299 | 3.89 |
| Total | Total | Total | 84,808 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,276 | |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party hold | Rastriya Prajatantra Party hold | Rastriya Prajatantra Party hold | Rastriya Prajatantra Party hold |
| Source: |||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | 44,614 |
| | Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Sitaula | 31,171 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Navaraj Kharel | 1,306 |
| | Others | Others | 1,841 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,312 |
| Result | Result | RPP gain | RPP gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Sitaula | 14,355 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | 9,253 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Basanta Kumar Baniya | 6,462 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Dharma Shila Chapagain | 6,217 |
| | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Bharatendu Kumar Mallik | 3,798 |
| | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Bijay Kumar Gurung | 1,358 |
| | Others | Others | 2,291 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Purna Prasad Rajbanshi | 16,685 |
| | Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Sitaula | 14,049 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Pushpa Raj Pokharel | 9,654 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Navaraj Kharel | 2,236 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Gopal Bahadur Ghimire | 1,141 |
| | Others | | 3,002 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,649 |
| Result | Result | Maoist gain | Maoist gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Narendra Bikram Nemwang | 21,030 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bishnu Prasad Prasai | 17,657 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Puspa Raj Pokharel | 8,219 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kalyan Khadka | 1,211 |
| | Independent | Shanti Lal Dhimal | 1,098 |
| | Others | Others | 2,075 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,569 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1994 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Devi Prasad Ojha | 16,674 |
| | Nepali Congress | Gopal Kumar Basnet | 13,614 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chandra Dangi | 4,125 |
| | Others | Others | 2,951 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

#### 1991 legislative elections

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Radha Krishna Mainali | 20,050 |
| | Nepali Congress | Chakra Prasad Bastola | 13,721 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: ||||