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Constituent Assembly Election 2064: List of Winning Candidates Constituent Assembly Election 2064: List of Winning Candidates No. District Const Candidate Name Party Name Gender Age Ethnicity Total Votes 1 Taplejung 1 Surya Man Gurung Nepali Congress M 64 Janajati 8719 2 Taplejung 2 Damber Dhoj Tumbahamphe Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 50 Janajati 8628 3 Panchthar 1 Purna Kumar Serma Nepali Congress M 64 Janajati 12920 4 Panchthar 2 Damber Singh Sambahamphe Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 45 Janajati 12402 5 Ilam 1 Jhal Nath Khanal Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 58 Bahun 17655 6 Ilam 2 Subash Nembang Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 55 Janajati 17748 7 Ilam 3 Kul Bahadur Gurung Nepali Congress M 73 Janajati 16286 8 Jhapa 1 Dharma Prasad Ghimire Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 62 Bahun 15276 9 Jhapa 2 Gauri Shankar Khadka Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 47 Chhetri 18580 10 Jhapa 3 Purna Prasad Rajbansi Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 43 Janajati 16685 11 Jhapa 4 Dharma Sila Chapagain Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) F 35 Bahun 19289 12 Jhapa 5 Keshav Kumar Budhathoki Nepali Congress M 64 16466 13 Jhapa 6 Dipak Karki Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 47 Chhetri 14196 14 Jhapa 7 Bishwodip Lingden Limbu Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 32 Janajati 16099 15 Sankhuwasabha 1 Purna Prasad Rai Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 43 Janajati 12948 16 Sankhuwasabha 2 Dambar Bahadur Khadka Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 42 Chhetri 10870 17 Tehrathum 1 Tulsi Subba Nepali Congress M 52 Janajati 19113 18 Bhojpur 1 Padam Bahadur Rai Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 41 Janajati 15796 19 Bhojpur 2 Sudan Rai Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 29 Janajati 17578 20 Dhankuta 1 Hem Raj Bhandari Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 32 Bahun 17202 21 Dhankuta 2 Hari Raj Limbu Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 39 Janajati 12299 22 Morang 1 Amod Prasad Updhaya Nepali Congress M 72 Bahun 11105 23 Morang 2 Lal Bahadur Susling Magar Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 37 Janajati 16567 24 Morang 3 Sabitri Kumar Kafle Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 43 Bahun 15863 25 Morang 4 Rama Nand Mandal Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 43 Madhesi 9894 26 Morang 5 Upendra Yadav Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 48 Madhesi 27508 27 Morang 6 Bhim Raj Chaudhari Rajbansi Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 57 Janajati 17086 28 Morang 7 Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 53 Janajati 18416 29 Morang 8 Gopi Bahadur Sarki (Achhami) Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 33 Dalit 14375 30 Morang 9 Narendra Bahadur Dhimal Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 47 Janajati 14930 31 Sunsari 1 Kiran Kumar Rai Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 32 Janajati 18620 32 Sunsari 2 Dharma Raj Niraula Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 50 Bahun 15636 33 Sunsari 3 Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 53 Janajati 23769 34 Sunsari 4 Muga Lal Mahato Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 66 Madhesi 19945 35 Sunsari 5 Upendra Yadav Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 48 Madhesi 23939 36 Sunsari 6 Bhim Prasad Acharya Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 47 Bahun 15664 37 Solukhumbu 1 Gopal Kirati Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 42 Janajati 19095 38 Khotang 1 Ram Kumar Rai Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 39 Janajati 16687 39 Khotang 2 Samita Karki Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) F 28 Chhetri 18168 40 Okhaldhunga 1 Keshav Rai Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 36 Janajati 11635 41 Okhaldhunga 2 Bal Krishna Dhungel Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 38 Bahun 11069 42 Udaypur 1 Narayan Khadka Nepali Congress M 55 Chhetri 14468 43 Udaypur 2 Mani Khambu Kirati Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 28 Janajati 13598 44 Udaypur 3 Mohan Bahadur Khatri Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 32 Chhetri 14775 45 Saptari 1 Hem Raj Tated Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 48 Madhesi 9879 46 Saptari 2 Jaya Prakash Prasad Gupta Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 47 Madhesi 8515 47 Saptari 3 Mahesh Prasad Yadav Nepal Sadbhawana Party M 37 Madhesi 10302 48 Saptari 4 Renu Kumari Yadav Madhesi People's Rights Forum F 39 Madhesi 12681 49 Saptari 5 Sadrul Miya Haq Independent M 49 Madhesi 10603 50 Saptari 6 Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 49 Madhesi 14028 51 Siraha 1 Laxman Mahato Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 57 Madhesi 9814 52 Siraha 2 Raj Lal Yadav Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 62 Madhesi 16684 53 Siraha 3 Bijaya Kumar Yadav Madhesi People's Rights Forum M ? Madhesi 14884 54 Siraha 4 Shatrughan Prasad Singh Madhesi People's Rights Forum M ? Madhesi 11779 Koiree 55 Siraha 5 Mahendra Paswan Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 64 Dalit 12110 56 Siraha 6 Raj Kishwor Yadav Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 34 Madhesi 15551 57 Dolakha 1 Devi Khadka Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) F 28 Chhetri 22182 58 Dolakha 2 Hem Bahadur Shrestha Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 38 Janajati 18793 59 Ramechhap 1 Tara Narayan Shrestha Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 35 Janajati 19910 60 Ramechhap 2 Dilliman Tamang Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 35 Janajati 31121 61 Sindhuli 1 Bisham Lal Adhikari Danuwar Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 40 Janajati 12058 62 Sindhuli 2 Chandra Prasad Gajurel Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 60 Bahun 18398 63 Sindhuli 3 Neer Kumari Kunwor Darlami Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) F 38 Janajati 14944 64 Dhanusha 1 Ram Chandra Jha Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 51 Madhesi 12183 Page 1 of 4 Constituent Assembly Election 2064: List of Winning Candidates 65 Dhanusha 2 Ram Krishna Yadav Nepali Congress M 46 Madhesi 9825 66 Dhanusha 3 Bimalendra Nidhi Nepali Congress M 50 Madhesi 15582 67 Dhanusha 4 Sanjay Kumar Saha Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 31 Madhesi 13422 68 Dhanusha 5 Ram Baran Yadav Nepali Congress M 62 Madhesi 10392 69 Dhanusha 6 Ram Kumari Devi Yadav Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) F 53 Madhesi 11570 70 Dhanusha 7 Shatrudhan Mahato Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 37 Madhesi 11620 71 Mahottari 1 Gireeraj Mani Pokhrel Janamorcha Nepal M 51 Bahun 10196 72 Mahottari 2 Hari Narayan Yadav Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 43 Madhesi 7457 73 Mahottari 3 Ganesh Tiwari Nepali Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party M 65 11390 74 Mahottari 4 Ram Kumar Sharma Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party M 37 Bahun 9564 75 Mahottari 5 Kaushal Kumar Raya Yadav Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 36 Madhesi 8609 76 Mahottari 6 Sharad Singh Bhandari Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 50 Bahun 6862 77 Sarlahi 1 Prakash Pakhrin Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 49 Janajati 12726 78 Sarlahi 2 Muhamad Rijwan Ansari Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 40 Madhesi 9156 79 Sarlahi 3 Sumitra Devi Raya Yadav Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party F 47 Madhesi 11096 80 Sarlahi 4 Rajendra Mahato Nepal Sadbhawana Party M 49 Madhesi 17073 81 Sarlahi 5 Khobhari Raya Nepal Sadbhawana Party M 42 Madhesi 13142 82 Sarlahi 6 Shiva Pujan Raya Yadav Madhesi People's Rights Forum M 38 Madhesi 15688 83 Rasuwa 1 Prem Bahadur Tamang Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 32 Janajati 11147 84 Dhading 1 Puspa Bikram Malla Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 54 Janajati 29555 85 Dhading 2 Kalpana Dhamala Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) F 33 Chhetri 20730 86 Dhading 3 Shalik Ram Jamarkattel Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 36 25075 87 Nuwakot 1 Bimala Subedi Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) F 28 Bahun 20581 88 Nuwakot 2 Dr. Ramsharan Mahat Nepali Congress M 56 Chhetri 17442 89 Nuwakot 3 Posta Bahadur Bogati Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 56 Chhetri 16735 90 Kathmandu 1 Prakash Man Singh Nepali Congress M 52 Janajati 14318 91 Kathmandu 2 Jhakku Prasad Subedi Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 47 Bahun 13858 92 Kathmandu 3 Chakra Bahadur Thakuri Nepali Congress M 50 Chhetri 12966 93 Kathmandu 4 Suprabha Ghimire Nepali Congress F 66 Bahun 13451 94 Kathmandu 5 Narahari Acharya Nepali Congress M 54 Bahun 13245 95 Kathmandu 6 Hit Man Shakya Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 44 Janajati 10768 96 Kathmandu 7 Hisila Yami (Bhattarai) Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) F 48 Janajati 12276 97 Kathmandu 8 Nabindra Raj Joshi Nepali Congress M 41 Bahun 11005 98 Kathmandu 9 Dhyan Gobinda Ranjit Nepali Congress M 62 Janajati 12501 99 Kathmandu 10 Pushpa Kamal Dahal Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 52 Bahun 23277 (Prachanda) 100 Bhaktapur 1 Narayanman Bijukchhe Nepal Workers and Peasants Party M 67 Janajati 19972 101 Bhaktapur 2 Sunil Prajapati Nepal Workers and Peasants Party M 42 Janajati 18100 102 Lalitpur 1 Barsha Man Pun Magar Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 36 Janajati 15329 103 Lalitpur 2 Raj Kaji Maharjan Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 29 Janajati 17088 104 Lalitpur 3 Pampha Bhushal Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) F 45 Bahun 18930 105 Kabhrepalanchok 1 Suryaman Dong Tamang Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 37 Janajati 27471 106 Kabhrepalanchok 2 Akal Bahadur Thing Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 37 Janajati 18207 107 Kabhrepalanchok 3 Krishna Prasad Sapkota Communist Party of Nepal (UML) M 54 Bahun 16594 108 Kabhrepalanchok 4 Tej Bahadur Mijar Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 46 Dalit 22076 109 Sindhupalchok 1 Raj Kumar Shrestha Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 32 Janajati 21320 110 Sindhupalchok 2 Agni Prasad Sapkota Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 50 Bahun 30175 111 Sindhupalchok 3 Dawa Tamang Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 34 Janajati 14216 112 Makwanpur 1 Dil Bahadur Ghising Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 36 Janajati 21027 113 Makwanpur 2 Prem Bahadur Pulami Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 35 Janajati 16976 114 Makwanpur 3 Prahlad Lamichhane Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) M 36 Bahun 18514 115 Makwanpur 4 Kumari Moktan Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) F 28 Janajati 14020 116 Rautahat 1 Baban Singh Independent M 31 Madhesi 9201 117 Rautahat 2 Mo.
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