2023 Chitwan–2 by-election
{{Short description|Nepali House of Representatives election}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2023 Chitwan–2 by-election
| type = by-election
| country = Nepal
| seats_for_election = Constituency of Chitwan 2 in the House of Representatives
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2022 Nepalese general election
| previous_year = 2022
| next_election =
| next_year =
| election_date = {{Start date|2023|04|23|df=y}}
| candidate1 = Rabi Lamichhane
| party1 = {{party shortname linked|Rastriya Swatantra Party}}
| candidate2 = Jit Narayan Shrestha
| party2 = {{party shortname linked|Nepali Congress}}
| popular_vote1 = 54,176
| percentage1 = 70.03%
| popular_vote2 = 11,214
| percentage2 = 14.49%
| title = MP
| before_election = Rabi Lamichhane
| before_party = {{party shortname linked|Rastriya Swatantra Party}}
| after_election = Rabi Lamichhane
| after_party = {{party shortname linked|Rastriya Swatantra Party}}
| map_caption = Chitwan 2 in Bagmati Province
| map_image = File:Chitwan2PratinidhiSabha.svg
| candidate3 = Ram Prasad Neupane
| party3 = {{party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}
| popular_vote3 = 10,936
| percentage3 = 14.14%
}}
The 2023 Chitwan–2 by-election was held in the Chitwan 2 constituency of Nepal on 23 April 2023.{{Cite web |title=प्रेस विज्ञप्ति - २०७९.१०.२९ चितवन जिल्ला निर्वाचन क्षेत्र नं. २ को उपनिर्वाचन सम्बन्धमा |url=https://election.gov.np/admin/public//storage/Press%20Release/Magh%2029-3%20Upanirbachan.jpg |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=Election Commission, Nepal |language=ne}}{{Cite web |title=By-election in Chitwan-2 scheduled for April 23 |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2023/02/12/election-commission-announces-chitwan-2-by-election-on-april-23 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}} The by-election was held as the result of the vacation of the seat by the sitting member, Rabi Lamichhane, president of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.{{Cite web |title=Supreme Court annuls Rabi Lamichhane’s status as lawmaker |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2023/01/27/supreme-court-annuals-rabi-lamichhane-s-status-as-lawmaker |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}} It was held alongside by-elections in Tanahun 1 and Bara 2.{{Cite web |last=diwakar |date=2023-03-20 |title=By-elections in Tanahun 1 and Bara 2 on April 23, together with Chitwan 2 - OnlineKhabar English News |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/by-elections-tanahun-bara-april-23.html |access-date=2023-03-21 |language=en-GB}}
RSP's Lamichhane was re-elected in the by-election, securing an even greater margin of votes than in the 2022 general election.{{Cite web |title=Rabi Lamichhane elected from Chitwan-2 |url=https://kathmandupost.com/2/2023/04/25/rabi-lamichhane-elected-from-chitwan-2-1682406226 |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}{{Cite web |last=Republica |title=RSP Chair Lamichhane wins Chitwan-2 by-election, receives certificate of victory |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/139725/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=My Republica |language=en}}
Background
First elected in 2022, Lamichhane served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs from 26 December 2022 to 27 January 2023, when he was stripped of all his elected positions after the Supreme Court ruled that Lamichhane did not follow due process to re-obtain his Nepali citizenship after renouncing his American citizenship, and thus, he was not a legal Nepali citizen.{{Cite web |title=Court strips Lamichhane of all posts over citizenship |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2023/01/28/court-strips-lamichhane-of-all-posts-over-citizenship |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}} He reacquired the Nepali citizenship two days later, and contested the by-election.{{Cite web |title=Rabi Lamichhane reacquires citizenship certificate |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2023/01/29/rabi-lamichhane-reacquires-citizenship-certificate |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}{{Cite web |title=चितवन–२ को उपचुनावमा रवि उम्मेदवार हुन पाउँछन् ? |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2023/02/1261842 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Online Khabar |language=en-US}}
= 2022 election result =
{{Election results|cand1=Rabi Lamichhane|party1=Rastriya Swatantra Party|votes1=49300|cand2=Umesh Shrestha|party2=Nepali Congress|votes2=14988|cand3=Krishna Bhakta Pokharel|party3=CPN (UML)|votes3=14652|votes4=1813|invalid=|electorate=|result=Rastriya Swatantra Party gain|majority=34312|source=ECN{{Cite web |title=प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची|url=https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral2079.aspx |website=Election Commission of Nepal}}|row4=Others}}
Result
{{Election results|cand1=Rabi Lamichhane|party1=Rastriya Swatantra Party|votes1=54176|cand2=Jit Narayan Shrestha|party2=Nepali Congress|votes2=11214|cand3=Ram Prasad Neupane|party3=CPN (UML)|votes3=10936|votes4=1040|invalid=|electorate=|result=Rastriya Swatantra Party hold|majority=42962|source=ECN{{Cite web |title=प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य उपनिर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची|url=https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral2079bi.aspx |website=Election Commission of Nepal}}|row4=Others|sw1=+8.98|sw2=−4.07|sw3=−4.00|sw4=−0.91}}
References
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