Morang 5 (constituency)
| Morang 5 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
 Morang 5 in Province No. 1 | |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Morang District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Party | Nepal Communist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Yogendra Mandal (Independent) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Gyanesdwar Rajbanshi, CPN (UML) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly | Jay Ram Yadav, PSP-N |
Morang 5 is one of six parliamentary constituencies of Morang District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]
Incorporated areas[edit]
Morang 5 incorporates Dhanpalthan Rural Municipality, Jahada Rural Municipality, wards 4–7 of Rangeli Municipality and wards 13–18 of Biratnagar Metropolitan City.
Assembly segments[edit]
It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
- Morang 5(A)
- Morang 5(B)
Members of Parliament[edit]
Parliament/Constituent Assembly[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Shailaja Acharya | Nepali Congress | |
| 1994 | Kamal Prasad Koirala | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 1999 | Mahesh Acharya | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Upendra Yadav | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | |
| 2009 by-election | Jay Ram Yadav | ||
| 2013 | Amrit Kumar Aryal | Nepali Congress | |
| 2017 | Shiva Kumar Mandal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2022 | Yogendra Mandal | Independent | |
Provincial Assembly[edit]
5(A)[edit]
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5(B)[edit]
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Election results[edit]
Election in the 2020s[edit]
2022 general election[edit]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogendra Mandal | Independent | 21,820 | 32.38 | |
| Shiva Kumar Mandal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 17,486 | 25.95 | |
| Raj Kumar Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 17,390 | 25.81 | |
| Rewat Bahadur Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,479 | 3.68 | |
| Parmeshwar Murmu | Janamat Party | 2,395 | 3.55 | |
| Pramod Kumar Mandal | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 2,282 | 3.39 | |
| Mohammad Reza Hussein | Independent | 1,900 | 2.82 | |
| Others | 1,628 | 2.42 | ||
| Total | 67,380 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 4,334 | |||
| Independent gain | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Election in the 2010s[edit]
2017 legislative elections[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Shiva Kumar Mandal | 22,945 | |
| Nepali Congress | Amrit Kumar Aryal | 19,153 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Raj Kumar Yadav | 18,649 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Badri Prasad Mandal | 1,895 | |
| Others | 1,287 | ||
| Invalid votes | 4,363 | ||
| Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2017 Nepalese provincial elections[edit]
5(A)[edit]
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5(B)[edit]
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2013 Constituent Assembly election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Amrit Kumar Aryal | 15,254 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Upendra Yadav | 12,566 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Baleshwar Kamat | 3,780 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Lal Sah | 2,563 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Basanta Lal Rajbanshi | 1,114 | |
| Sadbhavana Party | Badri Pasad Mandal | 1,112 | |
| Others | 4,820 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[3] | |||
Election in the 2000s[edit]
2009 by-elections[edit]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Ram Yadav | Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | 13,811 | 35.68 | |
| Shiva Kumar Mandal | UCPN (Maoist) | 9,101 | 23.51 | |
| Jagannath Singh | Nepali Congress | 5,544 | 14.32 | |
| Jeevan Ghimire | CPN (UML) | 3,586 | 9.26 | |
| Umesh Giri | Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | 2,801 | 7.24 | |
| Others | 3,865 | 9.99 | ||
| Total | 38,708 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 38,708 | 99.34 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 256 | 0.66 | ||
| Total votes | 38,964 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 67,397 | 57.81 | ||
| Majority | 4,710 | |||
| Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[4][5] | ||||
2008 Constituent Assembly election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Upendra Yadav | 27,508 | |
| Nepali Congress | Amrit Kumar Aryal | 10,324 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Rajendra Prasad Gupta | 3,616 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mina Devi Yadav | 2,224 | |
| Others | 2,387 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,026 | ||
| Result | MJFN gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
Election in the 1990s[edit]
1999 legislative elections[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Mahesh Acharya | 19,119 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Subodh Raj Pyakurel | 15,450 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Surendra Bahadur Basnet | 9,329 | |
| Independent | Satya Narayan Chaudhary | 1,941 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Anirudh Prasad Bishwas | 1,465 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Paladh Prasad Shah | 1,131 | |
| Others | 1,857 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,444 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7][8] | |||
1994 legislative elections[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Prasad Koirala | 14,106 | |
| Nepali Congress | Shyam Lal Tabdar | 10,357 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Krishna Bahadur Bhattarai | 4,013 | |
| Others | 6,697 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7] | |||
1991 legislative elections[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Shailaja Acharya | 19,769 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Prasad Koirala | 10,537 | |
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: [1] | |||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
- ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "उपनिर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरु संविधान सभा सदस्यमा निर्वाचित भएको नामावली". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ Constituent Assembly By-election-2009 Observation Report (in Nepali). National Election Observation Committee (Nepal). 2009.
- ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.