Jhapa 5 (constituency)

Jhapa 5 () 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 5 incorporates Damak Municipality, Kamal Rural Municipality, wards 1–8 of Gauradaha Municipality and wards 3–6 of Gauriganj Rural Municipality.

 Assembly segments 
It encompasses the following Koshi Provincial Assembly  segment

 Jhapa 5(A)
 Jhapa 5(B)

 Members of Parliament 

 Parliament/Constituent Assembly 
ElectionMemberParty1991Narayan Singh RajbanshiCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)1994Radha Krishna MainaliMarch 1998CPN (Marxist–Leninist)1999Tara Sam YongyaCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)2008Keshav Kumar BudhathokiNepali Congress2017K.P. Sharma OliCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

 Provincial Assembly 

 5(A) 
ElectionMemberParty2017Hikmat Kumar KarkiCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)May 2018Nepal Communist PartyMarch 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

 5(B) 
ElectionMemberParty2017Arjun RaiCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)May 2018Nepal Communist PartyMarch 2021CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

 Election results 

 Election in the 2020s 

 2022 general election 

 2022 provincial election 

5(A)

5(B)

 Election in the 2010s 

 2017 legislative elections 
PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)K.P. Sharma Oli43,515Nepali CongressKhagendra Adhikari26,822Federal Socialist Forum, NepalSatya Dev Prasad1,915Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya ManchGyan Bahadur Imbung Limbu1,380Others2,614Invalid votes4,674ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission

 2017 Nepalese provincial elections 

 5(A) 
PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Hikmat Kumar Karki24,098Nepali CongressAnil Krishna Prasai18,636Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya ManchSurya Prasad Limbu1,045Others1,586Invalid votes1,989ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission

 5(B) 
PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Arjun Rai30,973Nepali CongressRajan Bahadur Dhungana10,993Federal Socialist Forum, NepalSushil Kumar Rai1,626Others3,361Invalid votes1,552ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission

 2013 Constituent Assembly election 
PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressKeshav Kumar Budhathoki16,587CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu16,347UCPN (Maoist)Jhalak Bahadur Magar9,172Rastriya Prajatantra Party NepalDhruba Kumar Upreti3,154Sadbhavana PartyOm Narayan Rajbanshi1,523Others5,028ResultCongress gainSource: NepalNews

 Election in the 2000s 

 2008 Constituent Assembly election 
PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressKeshav Kumar Budhathoki16,466CPN (Maoist)Harka Bahadur Khadka15,548CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Tara Sam Yongya13,247Sadbhavana PartySurya Narayan Ganesh6,655Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, NepalTara Nath Rajbanshi2,601Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya ManchLahan Singh Tumbapo1,398Others2,457Invalid votes4,214ResultCongress gainSource: Election Commission

 Election in the 1990s 

 1999 legislative elections 
PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Tara Sam Yongya19,199Nepali CongressSantosh Kumar Meinyangbo16,651Nepal Sadbhawana PartyNitya Nand Tajpuriya3,492Rastriya Janamukti PartyChandra Prasad Yongya2,491CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Jung Prasad Chemjong1,896Rastriya Prajatantra PartyLaxmi Prasad Odari1,557Others656Invalid Votes942ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission

 1994 legislative elections 
PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Radha Krishna Mainali16,361Nepali CongressSurya Narayan Tajpuriya13,898Rastriya Prajatantra PartyShiva Kumar Yongya4,013Rastriya Janamukti PartyChandra Prasad Yongya3,043Nepal Sadbhawana PartyTop Lal Rajbanshi1,652Nepal Janabadi MorchaKedar Nar Singh197ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission

 1991 legislative elections 
PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Chandra Prakash Mainali18,892Nepali CongressRam Babu Prasai11,948ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: 

 Related pages 
 List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal

 References 

 Other websites 
 Constituency map of Jhapa

Category:Parliamentary constituencies of Nepal