title: Dhanusha 2 (constituency)
text: # Dhanusha 2 (constituency)
  
  Dhanusha 2 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Dhanusha District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
  
  ## Incorporated areas
  
  Dhanusha 2 incorporates Kamala Municipality, Janaknandani Rural Municipality, Sahidnagar Municipality, Aaurahi Rural Municipality, wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Bideha Municipality, wards 1, 4, 6 and 9 of Hansapur Municipality and wards 17 and 18 of Janakpur Sub-metropolitan City.
  
  ## Assembly segments
  
  It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment
  
  * Dhanusha 2(A)
  * Dhanusha 2(B)
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  ### Parliament/Constituent Assembly
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1991 | Lila Koirala | Nepali Congress |
  | 1999 | Yog Narayan Yadav | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
  | 2008 | Ram Chandra Jha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
  | 2017 | Umashankar Argariya | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal |
  | May 2019 | Umashankar Argariya | Samajbadi Party, Nepal |
  | April 2018 | Umashankar Argariya | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
  | August 2021 | Umashankar Argariya | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal |
  | 2022 | Ram Krishna Yadav | Nepali Congress |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Election in the 2020s
  
  **2022 general election**
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ram Krishna Yadav | Nepali Congress | 20,112 | 25.90 |
  | | Umashankar Argariya | CPN (UML) | 19,955 | 25.69 |
  | | Ram Chandra Jha | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 13,605 | 17.52 |
  | | Ananda Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 12,901 | 16.61 |
  | | Jay Narayan Sah | Janamat Party | 9,992 | 12.87 |
  | | Others | | 1,100 | 1.42 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 77,665 | 100.00 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | |
  | | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain | Nepali Congress gain |
  | Source: |||||
  
  ### Election in the 2010s
  
  **2017 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Umashankar Argariya | 32,044 |
  | | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Ram Chandra Jha | 18,715 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 15,442 |
  | | Others | Others | 1,822 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,648 |
  | Result | Result | FSFN gain | FSFN gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **2013 Constituent Assembly election**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 9,378 |
  | | UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Chandra Mandal | 7,144 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhol Prasad Sah | 5,365 |
  | | Madhesh Samata Party Nepal | Nirgun Sahani | 1,963 |
  | | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Sahitya Nanda Yadav | 1,381 |
  | | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Parmeshwar Sah Sudi | 1,329 |
  | | Others | Others | 6,473 |
  | Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
  | Source: NepalNews ||||
  
  ### Election in the 2000s
  
  **2008 Constituent Assembly election**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 9,825 |
  | | CPN (Maoist) | Ram Chandra Mandal | 8,219 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ratneshwar Goit Yadav | 6,518 |
  | | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Parmeshwar Sah Sudi | 4,490 |
  | | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Pawan Kumar Jha | 3,439 |
  | | Others | | 3,466 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,794 |
  | Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  ### Election in the 1990s
  
  **1999 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yog Narayan Yadav | 16,736 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Lila Koirala | 15,843 |
  | | Independent | Asarfi Sah | 13,204 |
  | | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Singh Yadav | 1,730 |
  | | Others | Others | 2,182 |
  | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,702 |
  | Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **1994 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Lila Koirala | 17,147 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yog Narayan Yadav | 14,056 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Hem Bahadur Malla | 10,431 |
  | | Others | Others | 2,409 |
  | Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **1991 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Lila Koirala | 19,644 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Chandra Jha | 8,791 |
  | Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
  | Source: ||||
  