Jhapa 5 (constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in Koshi Province, Nepal}}
{{Infobox constituency|name=Jhapa 5|type=Parliamentary|constituency_link=|parl_name=|map1=|map2=|map3=|map4=|map_size=300|map_entity=|map_year=2017|image=Jhapa5PratinidhiSabha.svg|image2=|image3=|image4=|caption=Jhapa 5 in Koshi Province|caption2=|caption3=|caption4=|district_label=Province|district=Koshi Province|region_label=District|region=Jhapa District|population=|electorate=|towns=|future=|year=1991|abolished_label=|abolished=|elects_howmany=|seats=|party_label=|party=CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|members_label=Member of Parliament|members=KP Sharma Oli|local_council_label=|local_council=|previous=|next=|blank1_name=Koshi MPA 5(A) |blank1_info=Hikmat Kumar Karki|blank2_name=Koshi MPA 5(B) |blank2_info=Hom Bahadur Thapa|blank3_info=|blank4_name=|blank4_info=|blank2_name{=}}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.{{Cite news|title=CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies|language=en|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-08-31/cdc-submits-its-report-with-165-electoral-constituencies.html|access-date=2018-04-25}}
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 Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
- Jhapa 5(A)
- Jhapa 5(B)
Members of Parliament
= [[Federal Parliament of Nepal|Parliament/Constituent Assembly]] =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Election !Member !Party |
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|1991 | rowspan="2" |CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1994
| rowspan="2" |Radha Krishna Mainali |
| style="background-color:indianred" |
|March 1998 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepal Communist Party}}" |
|1999 |Tara Sam Yongya |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|2008 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|2017 | rowspan="3" |K.P. Sharma Oli |
= [[Provincial Assembly (Nepal)|Provincial Assembly]] =
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{{col-2}}
== 5(A) ==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Election !Member !Party |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|2017 | rowspan="3" |Hikmat Kumar Karki |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepal Communist Party}}" |
|May 2018 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|March 2021 |
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== 5(B) ==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Election !Member !Party |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|2017 | rowspan="3" |Arjun Rai |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepal Communist Party}}" |
|May 2018 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|March 2021 |
{{col-end}}
Election results
= Election in the 2020s =
== 2022 general election ==
{{Election results|cand1=KP Sharma Oli|party1=CPN (UML)|votes1=52319|cand2=Khagendra Adhikari|party2=Nepali Congress|votes2=23743|cand3=Suresh Kumar Pokharel|party3=Rastriya Swatantra Party|votes3=11759|cand4=Bhim Rajbanshi|party4=Janamat Party|votes4=1485|cand5=Kavindra Sharma Limbu|party5=Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch|votes5=1281|cand6=Others|votes6=3283|invalid=|electorate=|result=CPN (UML) hold|majority=28576|source={{Cite web |title=प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची|url=https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral2079.aspx |website=Election Commission of Nepal}}}}
== [[2022 Nepalese provincial elections|2022 provincial election]] ==
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===5(A)===
{{Election results
|cand1=Hikmat Kumar Karki
|party1=CPN (UML)
|votes1=22530
|cand2=Jiwan Kumar Rai
|party2=Nepali Congress
|votes2=17058
|cand3=Dunnilal Rajbanshi
|party3=Janamat Party
|votes3=2485
|cand4=Surya Prasad Limbu
|party4=Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch
|votes4=1650
|cand5=Lachhuman Limbu
|party5=People's Socialist Party
|votes5=703
|party6=Others
|votes6=1305
|invalid=
|electorate=
|result=CPN (UML)
|majority=5472
}}
{{col-2}}
===5(B)===
{{Election results
|cand1=Hom Bahadur Thapa
|party1=CPN (UML)
|votes1=24129
|cand2=Rewatraj Puri
|party2=CPN (Maoist Centre)
|votes2=17315
|cand3=Chhabilal Sitaula
|party3=Hamro Nepali Party
|votes3=2171
|cand4=Dhanraj Limbu
|party4=Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch
|votes4=1563
|cand5=Sudip Rai
|party5=People's Socialist Party
|votes5=994
|cand6=Ramlal Rai
|party6=Mongol National Organisation
|votes6=928
|cand7=Dhiraj Bajracharya
|party7=Independent
|votes7=701
|party8=Others
|votes8=1014
|invalid=
|electorate=
|result=CPN (UML)
|majority=6814
}}
{{col-end}}
= Election in the 2010s =
== [[2017 Nepalese legislative election|2017 legislative elections]] ==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Candidate !Votes |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |43,515 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Khagendra Adhikari |26,822 |
| style="background-color:pink" |
|Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal |Satya Dev Prasad |1,915 |
| style="background-color:hotpink" |
|Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch |Gyan Bahadur Imbung Limbu |1,380 |
| | colspan="2" |Others
|2,614 |
| colspan="3" |Invalid votes
|4,674 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |CPN (UML) gain |
|---|
| colspan="4" |Source: [https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral.aspx Election Commission] |
== [[2017 Nepalese provincial elections]] ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
=== 5(A) ===
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Candidate !Votes |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |24,098 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Anil Krishna Prasai |18,636 |
| style="background-color:hotpink" |
|Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch |Surya Prasad Limbu |1,045 |
| | colspan="2" |Others
|1,586 |
| colspan="3" |Invalid votes
|1,989 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |CPN (UML) gain |
|---|
| colspan="4" |Source: [https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral.aspx Election Commission] |
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=== 5(B) ===
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Candidate !Votes |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |Arjun Rai |30,973 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Rajan Bahadur Dhungana |10,993 |
| style="background-color:pink" |
|Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal |Sushil Kumar Rai |1,626 |
| | colspan="2" |Others
|3,361 |
| colspan="3" |Invalid votes
|1,552 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |CPN (UML) gain |
|---|
| colspan="4" |Source: [https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral.aspx Election Commission] |
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== [[2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2013 Constituent Assembly election]] ==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Candidate !Votes |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|16,587 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |16,347 |
| style="background-color:darkred" |
|Jhalak Bahadur Magar |9,172 |
| style="background-color:orange" |
|Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal |Dhruba Kumar Upreti |3,154 |
| style="background-color:seagreen" |
|Om Narayan Rajbanshi |1,523 |
| | colspan="2" |Others
|5,028 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |Congress gain |
|---|
| colspan="4" |Source: NepalNews{{Cite web|date=2015-03-25|title=Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens|url=http://vote.nepalnews.com/election/pages/bhaktapur.php#top|access-date=2020-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325225411/http://vote.nepalnews.com/election/pages/bhaktapur.php#top|archive-date=2015-03-25}} |
= Election in the 2000s =
== [[2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2008 Constituent Assembly election]] ==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Candidate !Votes |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|16,466 |
| style="background-color:darkred" |
|Harka Bahadur Khadka |15,548 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |Tara Sam Yongya |13,247 |
| style="background-color:seagreen" |
|Surya Narayan Ganesh |6,655 |
| style="background-color:orangered" |
|Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal |Tara Nath Rajbanshi |2,601 |
| style="background-color:hotpink" |
|Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch |Lahan Singh Tumbapo |1,398 |
| |Others
| |2,457 |
| colspan="3" |Invalid votes
|4,214 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |Congress gain |
|---|
| colspan="4" |Source: Election Commission{{Cite web|date=2009-10-03|title=Ca Election report|url=http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php|access-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003184536/http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php|archive-date=2009-10-03}} |
= Election in the 1990s =
== [[1999 Nepalese legislative election|1999 legislative elections]] ==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Candidate !Votes |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |Tara Sam Yongya |19,199 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Santosh Kumar Meinyangbo |16,651 |
| style="background-color:yellowgreen" |
|Nitya Nand Tajpuriya |3,492 |
| style="background-color:dodgerblue" |
|Chandra Prasad Yongya |2,491 |
| style="background-color:indianred" |
|Jung Prasad Chemjong |1,896 |
| style="background-color:gold" |
|Laxmi Prasad Odari |1,557 |
| | colspan="2" |Others
|656 |
| colspan="3" |Invalid Votes
|942 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |CPN (UML) gain |
|---|
| colspan="4" |Source: Election Commission{{Cite web|date=2008-01-24|title=Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates|url=http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php|access-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124110554/http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php|archive-date=2008-01-24}}{{Cite web|title=Election Results'99|url=https://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/ec/alldistconst.htm|access-date=2020-11-15|website=nepalresearch.org}} |
== [[1994 Nepalese legislative election|1994 legislative elections]] ==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Candidate !Votes |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepal Communist Party}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |16,361 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Surya Narayan Tajpuriya |13,898 |
| style="background-color:gold" |
|Shiva Kumar Yongya |4,013 |
| style="background-color:dodgerblue" |
|Chandra Prasad Yongya |3,043 |
| style="background-color:yellowgreen" |
|Top Lal Rajbanshi |1,652 |
| |Nepal Janabadi Morcha
|Kedar Nar Singh |197 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |CPN (UML) gain |
|---|
| colspan="4" |Source: Election Commission |
== [[1991 Nepalese legislative election|1991 legislative elections]] ==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Candidate !Votes |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepal Communist Party}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |18,892 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Ram Babu Prasai |11,948 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |CPN (UML) gain |
|---|
| colspan="4" |Source: [http://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1991_constituency_results_english.pdf] |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171030174945/www.election.gov.np/ecn/uploads/userfiles/maps/JHAPA.pdf Constituency map of Jhapa]
{{House of Representatives constituencies in Province No. 1}}