Dhanusha 3

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 Madhesh Provincial Assembly segment

Dhanusha 3(A) Dhanusha 3(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly ElectionMemberParty1991Ananda Prasad DhunganaNepali Congress2008Bimalendra NidhiNepali Congress20132017Rajendra MahatoRastriya Janata Party Nepal2022Julie Kumari MahatoCPN (UML)2026Manish JhaRastriya Swatantra Party

Provincial Assembly

3(A) ElectionMemberParty2017Ram Saroj YadavNepali Congress

3(B) ElectionMemberParty2017Parmeshwor Sah SudiRastriya Janata Party NepalApril 2020People's Socialist Party, NepalAugust 2021Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal

Election results Election in the 2020s 2026 general election

2022 general election

2022 Nepalese provincial elections

3(A) PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressRam Saroj YadavCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, NepalOthersInvalid votesResultSource: Election Commission

3(B) PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressHari Shankar SahLoktantrik Samajwadi Party, NepalCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)OthersInvalid votesResultSource: Election Commission

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesRastriya Janata Party NepalRajendra Mahato30,750Nepali CongressBimalendra Nidhi27,847CPN (Maoist Centre)Ram Singh Yadav2,346Others1,300Invalid votes2,930ResultRJPN gainSource: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

3(A) PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressRam Saroj Yadav15,685Rastriya Janata Party NepalKavindra Nath Thakur14,047CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Dipendra Kumar Yadav4,945Others491Invalid votes1,556ResultCongress gainSource: Election Commission

3(B) PartyCandidateVotesRastriya Janata Party NepalParmeshwor Sah Sudi15,293Nepali CongressShyam Prasad Sah10,472Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)Kameshwar Prasad Mahato1,070Others598Invalid votes899ResultRJPN gainSource: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressBimalendra Nidhi15,031CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Juli Kumari Mahato13,539UCPN (Maoist)Haridev Mandal2,523Others5,065ResultCongress holdSource: NepalNews

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressBimalendra Nidhi15,582CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Haridev Mandal9,936Terai Madhes Loktantrik PartyAmresh Narayan Jha6,909IndependentSadhu Yadav2,007CPN (Maoist)Sobhit Yadav1,311Others3,114Invalid votes3,007ResultCongress holdSource: Election Commission

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressAnanda Prasad Dhungana15,026Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)Hem Bahadur Malla13,736CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Anand Yadav10,256CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Raghubir Mahaseth9,974Others3,272Invalid Votes1,301ResultCongress holdSource: Election Commission

1994 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressAnanda Prasad Dhungana17,429CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bhola Prasad Shah15,133Rastriya Prajatantra PartyHem Bahadur Malla12,937Samyukta Jana Morcha NepalDinesh Bharati1,008Others1,886ResultCongress holdSource: Election Commission

1991 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressAnanda Prasad Dhungana20,877CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ishwar Pokhrel14,311ResultCongress gainSource:

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