title: Sunsari 2 (constituency)
text: # Sunsari 2 (constituency)
  
  Sunsari 2 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Sunsari District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
  
  ## Incorporated areas
  
  Sunsari 2 incorporates Dewangunj Rural Municipality, ward 3 of Harinagara Rural Municipality, wards 1–3, 5, 8 and 9 of Ramdhuni Municipality, wards 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10 of Inaruwa Municipality and wards 1–5 and 16–20 of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City.
  
  ## Assembly segments
  
  It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment
  
  * Sunsari 2(A)
  * Sunsari 2(B)
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  ### Parliament/Constituent Assembly
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1991 | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | Nepali Congress |
  | 2008 | Dharma Raj Niraula | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
  | 2013 | Rewati Raman Bhandari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
  | 2017 | Sitaram Mahato | Nepali Congress |
  | 2022 | Bhim Acharya | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Election in the 2020s
  
  **2022 general election**
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Bhim Acharya | CPN (UML) | 32,024 | 36.16 |
  | | Sitaram Mahato | Nepali Congress | 26,068 | 29.44 |
  | | Lal Bikram Thapa | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 19,391 | 21.90 |
  | | Dinesh Kumar Basnet | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,269 | 4.82 |
  | | Ramnanda Mahato | Janamat Party | 1,192 | 1.35 |
  | | Deepak Raj Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 1,162 | 1.31 |
  | | Nunu Ram Chaudhary | Nepal Loktantrik Party | 1,023 | 1.16 |
  | | Others | | 3,423 | 3.87 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 88,552 | 100.00 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,956 | |
  | | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
  | Source: |||||
  
  ### Election in the 2010s
  
  **2017 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Sitaram Mahato | 41,495 |
  | | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Damaru Subedi | 35,349 |
  | | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Tej Narayan Chaudhary | 4,834 |
  | | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Munna Devi Mehta | 1,674 |
  | | Others | Others | 3,703 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,705 |
  | Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **2013 Constituent Assembly election**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rewati Raman Bhandari | 18,474 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Badri Narayan Chaudhary | 11,443 |
  | | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Narendra Kumar Chaudhary | 7,468 |
  | | UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Kumari Chaudhary | 4,786 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Prem Prasad Bhattarai | 4,227 |
  | | Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Tek Kumar Ale | 2,069 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Suraj Kadel | 1,511 |
  | | Others | Others | 3,441 |
  | Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
  | Source: NepalNews ||||
  
  ### Election in the 2000s
  
  **2008 Constituent Assembly election**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dharma Raj Niraula | 15,636 |
  | | CPN (Maoist) | Kumar Phudung | 12,805 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Narendra Kumar Chaudhary | 11,247 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Ambar Bahadur Gauli | 8,372 |
  | | Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Arjun Thapa | 1,041 |
  | | Others | | 2,645 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,708 |
  | Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  ### Election in the 1990s
  
  **1999 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 27,527 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rewati Raman Bhandari | 23,339 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rohit Bahadur Karki | 3,639 |
  | | Others | Others | 2,192 |
  | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,483 |
  | Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **1994 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 21,963 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kuldeep Peshkar | 10,708 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Tek Chandra Bishwakarma | 9,509 |
  | | Others | Others | 2,172 |
  | Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **1991 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | 27,775 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lila Shrestha | 15,885 |
  | Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
  | Source: ||||
  