# Dailekh 2 (constituency)

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

## Incorporated areas

Dailekh 2 incorporates Dullu Municipality, Bhairabi Rural Municipality, Chamunda Bindrasaini Municipality, Thantikandh Rural Municipality and Aathabis Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Karnali Provincial Assembly segment
* Dailekh 2(A)
* Dailekh 2(B)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Rang Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Binod Kumar Shah | Nepal Workers Peasants Party |
| 1995 | Binod Kumar Shah | CPN (UML) |
| 1999 | Shiv Raj Joshi | Nepali Congress |
| 2008 | Raj Bahadur Budha | CPN (UML) |
| 2013 | Laxmi Prasad Pokhrel | CPN (UML) |
| 2017 | Raj Bahadur Budha Chhetri | CPN (UML) |
| May 2018 | Raj Bahadur Budha Chhetri | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Raj Bahadur Budha Chhetri | CPN (UML) |
| 2022 | Dikpal Kumar Shahi | Nepali Congress |

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Dikpal Kumar Shahi | Nepali Congress | 20,183 | 45.37 |
| | Laxmi Prasad Pokharel | CPN (UML) | 20,016 | 44.99 |
| | Kesendra Prakash Karki | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 3,086 | 6.94 |
| | Others | | 1,201 | 2.70 |
| Total | Total | Total | 44,486 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||

#### 2022 provincial election
### Election in the 2010s
#### 2017 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Raj Bahadur Budha | CPN (UML) | 23,323 | 53.30 |
| | Shiv Raj Joshi | Nepali Congress | 16,634 | 38.01 |
| | Jagya Bahadur Shahi | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 2,347 | 5.36 |
| | Others | | 1,455 | 3.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | 43,759 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,759 | 94.11 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,738 | 5.89 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,497 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 69,754 | 66.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,689 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Laxmi Prasad Pokhrel | CPN (UML) | 15,619 | 37.63 |
| | Him Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress | 13,096 | 31.55 |
| | Thir Bahadur karki | UCPN (Maoist) | 7,347 | 17.70 |
| | Jagya Bahadur Shahi | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 3,511 | 8.46 |
| | Others | | 1,935 | 4.66 |
| Total | Total | Total | 41,508 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,508 | 93.46 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,905 | 6.54 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,413 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 56,447 | 78.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,523 | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

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

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Raj Bahadur Budha | CPN (UML) | 16,292 | 32.71 |
| | Him Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress | 13,877 | 27.86 |
| | Thir Bahadur karki | CPN (Maoist) | 11,271 | 22.63 |
| | Tarka Bahadur Baduwal | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 6,276 | 12.60 |
| | Others | | 2,091 | 4.20 |
| Total | Total | Total | 49,807 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 49,807 | 93.89 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 3,240 | 6.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,047 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 85,623 | 61.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,415 | |
| | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

### Election in the 1990s
#### 1999 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Shiv Raj Joshi | Nepali Congress | 18,882 | 45.99 |
| | Binod Kumar Shah | CPN (UML) | 14,448 | 35.19 |
| | Harka Bahadur Shahi | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 3,962 | 9.65 |
| | Laxmi Prasad Pokharel | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 2,712 | 6.60 |
| | Others | | 1,057 | 2.57 |
| Total | Total | Total | 41,061 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,061 | 96.64 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,429 | 3.36 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,490 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 67,417 | 63.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,434 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1994 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Binod Kumar Shah | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 13,640 | 45.58 |
| | Ram Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress | 6,725 | 22.47 |
| | Brish Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 5,017 | 16.77 |
| | Chakra Nath Yogi | Independent | 3,019 | 10.09 |
| | Others | | 1,522 | 5.09 |
| Total | Total | Total | 29,923 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,915 | |
| | Nepal Workers Peasants Party gain | Nepal Workers Peasants Party gain | Nepal Workers Peasants Party gain | Nepal Workers Peasants Party gain |
| Source: Election Commission |||||

#### 1991 general election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Rang Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress | 16,182 | 57.73 |
| | - | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 11,848 | 42.27 |
| Total | Total | Total | 28,030 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,334 | |
| | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
| Source: |||||