Kathmandu 7 (constituency)
Kathmandu 7 is one of 10 parliamentary constituencies of Kathmandu District for the House of Representatives. The constituency in the current form was created during the first constituent assembly election in 2008 and has remained unchanged since then. It consists of wards 16, 17, 18 and 25 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, wards 1, 2 and 3 of Nagarjun Municipality and wards 3, 4 and 5 of Tarakeshwar Municipality. The current parliamentarian from this constituency is Ram Bir Manandhar of Nepal Communist Party.
| Kathmandu 7 | |
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| Parliamentary Constituency for the House of Representatives | |
 Kathmandu 7 in Bagmati Province | |
 Assembly segment Kathmandu 7(A) (red) and Kathmandu 7(B) (blue) within Kathmandu District | |
| District | Kathmandu |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| Electorate | 57,558 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Party | Nepal Communist Party |
| Member of Parliament | Ram Bir Manandhar |
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Bagmati Province Provincial Assembly segments.
- Kathmandu 7(A)
- Kathmandu 7(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tirtha Ram Dangol | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Hisila Yami | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Ram Bir Manandhar | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Provincial Assembly
7(A)
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7(B)
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Election results
2017 Legislative Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Ram Bir Manandhar | 18,102 | 48.38 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bikram Bahadur Thapa | 10,079 | 26.94 | |
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Anupa Shrestha | 5,376 | 14.37 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Gyanendra Mohan Shrestha | 1,781 | 4.76 | |
| Others | 2,077 | 5.55 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,261 | 3.26 | ||
| Turnout | 38,676 | 67.19 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | |||
| Source: Election Commission | ||||
2017 provincial elections
Kathmandu 7(A)
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Kathmandu 7(B)
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2013 Constituent Assembly Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Ram Bir Manandhar | 13,289 | |
| Nepali Congress | Pramila Devi Singh Dangol | 10,486 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Hisila Yami | 7,015 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Shailaja Pandey | 4,180 | |
| Nepa Rastriya Party | Bijay Prakash Sainju | 1,343 | |
| Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Shesh Narayan Maharjan | 1,159 | |
| Others | 2,206 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[1] | |||
2008 Constituent Assembly Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Hisila Yami | 12,276 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Rajendra Prasad Shrestha | 8,815 | |
| Nepali Congress | Pramila Devi Singh Dangol | 7,707 | |
| Nepa Rastriya Party | Bijay Prakash Sainju | 2,135 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Raja Ram Shrestha | 1,627 | |
| Others | 3,140 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,808 | ||
| Result | CPN (Maoist) gain | ||
1999 legislative election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Tirtha Ram Dangol | 18,587 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | 15,304 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ratna Bahadur Maharjan | 6,957 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Dhan Bahadur R.K. | 1,235 | |
| Others | 733 | ||
| Invalid votes | 943 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[2] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | 22,313 | |
| Nepali Congress | Dhyan Govind Ranjit | 11,129 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Shishir Prakash Dhital | 3,673 | |
| Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal | Lilamani Pokharel | 2,565 | |
| Others | 487 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
References
- "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
External links
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