title: Dhanusha 3 (constituency)
text: # Dhanusha 3 (constituency)
  
  Dhanusha 3 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.
  
  Dhanusha 3 is one of the constituency of national importance in Nepal. Due to presence of some projects of national recognition like Rajarshi Janak University, ADB urban development project, Janakpur-Jatahi-Ayodhya 6 lane and Janakpur-Jaynagar railway this constituency is taken as the pocket area of Nepali Congress in regard to development.
  
  ## Incorporated areas
  
  Dhanusha 3 incorporates Mukhiyapati Musharniya Rural Municipality, Nagarain Municipality, Dhanauj Rural Municipality, wards 9 of Bideha Municipality and wards 1–8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20 and 23–25 of Janakpur Sub-metropolitan City.
  
  ## Assembly segments
  
  It encompasses the following Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly segment
  
  * Dhanusha 3(A)
  * Dhanusha 3(B)
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  ### Parliament/Constituent Assembly
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1991 | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | Nepali Congress |
  | 2008 | Bimalendra Nidhi | Nepali Congress |
  | 2013 | Bimalendra Nidhi | Nepali Congress |
  | 2017 | Rajendra Mahato | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal |
  | 2022 | Julie Kumari Mahato | CPN (UML) |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Election in the 2020s
  
  **2022 general election**
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Julie Kumari Mahato | CPN (UML) | 33,388 | 49.18 |
  | | Anil Kumar Jha | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal | 23,686 | 34.89 |
  | | Shambhu Nath Sah | Janamat Party | 7,374 | 10.86 |
  | | Others | | 3,445 | 5.07 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 67,893 | 100.00 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,702 | |
  | | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
  | Source: |||||
  
  ### Election in the 2010s
  
  **2017 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Rajendra Mahato | 30,750 |
  | | Nepali Congress | Bimalendra Nidhi | 27,847 |
  | | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Ram Singh Yadav | 2,346 |
  | | Others | Others | 1,300 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,930 |
  | Result | Result | RJPN gain | RJPN gain |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **2013 Constituent Assembly election**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Bimalendra Nidhi | 15,031 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Juli Kumari Mahato | 13,539 |
  | | UCPN (Maoist) | Haridev Mandal | 2,523 |
  | | Others | Others | 5,065 |
  | Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
  | Source: NepalNews ||||
  
  ### Election in the 2000s
  
  **2008 Constituent Assembly election**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Bimalendra Nidhi | 15,582 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Haridev Mandal | 9,936 |
  | | Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Amresh Narayan Jha | 6,909 |
  | | Independent | Sadhu Yadav | 2,007 |
  | | CPN (Maoist) | Sobhit Yadav | 1,311 |
  | | Others | | 3,114 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,007 |
  | Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  ### Election in the 1990s
  
  **1999 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 15,026 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Hem Bahadur Malla | 13,736 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Anand Yadav | 10,256 |
  | | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Raghubir Mahaseth | 9,974 |
  | | Others | Others | 3,272 |
  | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,301 |
  | Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **1994 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 17,429 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhola Prasad Shah | 15,133 |
  | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Hem Bahadur Malla | 12,937 |
  | | Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Dinesh Bharati | 1,008 |
  | | Others | Others | 1,886 |
  | Result | Result | Congress hold | Congress hold |
  | Source: Election Commission ||||
  
  **1991 legislative elections**
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 20,877 |
  | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ishwar Pokhrel | 14,311 |
  | Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
  | Source: ||||
  