18 Candidates Vie for Third Consecutive House of Representatives Victory in Upcoming Elections

Eighteen candidates are vying for a hat-trick of victories in the House of Representatives elections scheduled for Falgun 21. Most of these leaders are contesting from the same constituencies and political parties as before. However, some have switched constituencies or political parties.

Indeed, leaders who have won more than three times are also in the field this time. CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', co-chair Madhav Kumar Nepal of the same party, Barshaman Pun, Devendra Paudel, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, Janardan Sharma, protector of the Progressive Democratic Party (Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party), UML Vice Chairman Bishnu Paudel, Gokul Bista, Damodar Bhandari, and other leaders are seeking more than three victories.

However, in this article, we discuss the leaders who have won twice consecutively and are seeking a third victory. In this race, there are 5 leaders from the Nepali Congress, 4 from the CPN (Maoist Centre), and 4 from the UML. There are also leaders from other parties.

Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Tejulal Chaudhary, Dev Prasad Timalsena, Mohan Acharya, and Sanjay Gautam of the Nepali Congress are seeking a hat-trick of victories. Similarly, Amanlal Modi, Metmani Chaudhary, Hit Bahadur Tamang, and Prem Ale of the CPN (Maoist Centre) are also on this list.

Likewise, LP Sava, Raghubir Mahaseth, Rajendra Rai, and Padam Giri of the UML are also aiming for a third win. Rajendra Lingden of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Rabi Lamichhane of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Prem Suwal of the Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party, and Pradip Yadav and Rajkishor Yadav are also in the same line.

LP Sava – CPN-UML

LP Sava Limbu, a candidate from CPN-UML in Jhapa-4, is in the electoral field for the third time. He has already won the 2074 and 2079 elections as a candidate from the UML. In 2074, Sava was elected with 43,515 votes, while the closest rival, Nepali Congress candidate Deukumar Thebe, received 26,822 votes.

Sava defeated Thebe again in 2079. According to the Election Commission's data, Sava was elected with 29,315 votes in the second term, while Thebe received 22,448 votes. Currently, Thebe from Congress, Purushottam Chudal from CPN (Maoist Centre), and Shambhu Prasad Dhakal from RSP are competing against Sava.

Rajendra Lingden – Rastriya Prajatantra Party

RPP Chairman Lingden from Jhapa-3 is also aiming for three consecutive wins. He defeated Congress leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula in both 2074 and 2079. In 2079, Lingden received 40,662 votes, while Sitaula received 37,386 votes. In 2074, Lingden received 44,614 votes, and Sitaula received 31,171 votes.

Currently, he is competing against Rajendra Kumar Ghimire from Congress, Haribahadur Rajbanshi from UML, Dilliram Ghimire from CPN (Maoist Centre), and Prakash Pathak from RSP.

Amanlal Modi – CPN (Maoist Centre)

Modi, who was elected as a candidate from CPN (Maoist Centre) in Morang-4 in 2074 and 2079, is now a candidate for the third time from the CPN (Maoist Centre). His party's name changed after a merger with other parties.

In 2074, Modi defeated Congress leader Mahesh Acharya by securing 33,529 votes. Acharya received 26,800 votes. In 2079, Modi was elected with 30,612 votes, defeating UML candidate Binod Prasad Dhakal, who received 24,463 votes, according to the Election Commission's data. Currently, Jeevan Ghimire from UML, Gururaj Ghimire from Congress, and Santosh Rajbanshi from RSP are competing against Modi.

Gyanendra Karki – Nepali Congress

Congress leader Karki is competing for the third time from Sunsari-4. In 2079, Karki defeated UML candidate Jagdish Prasad Kushiyat, who became the closest rival, by securing 30,483 votes. Kushiyat received 30,371 votes. In 2074, Karki was elected with 32,347 votes, while UML candidate Ramesh Shrestha received 25,750 votes.

Currently, Kushiyat from UML, Mahamad Mahfuz Ansari from CPN (Maoist Centre), and Deepak Kumar Shah from RSP are competing against Karki.

Rajendra Rai – CPN-UML

UML leader Rai, who won the election twice consecutively from Dhankuta, is a candidate again. Rai secured his journey to the House of Representatives by defeating Sunil Bahadur Thapa, who contested from different parties in 2074 and 2079. In 2074, Rai was elected with 37,333 votes, while Thapa, a candidate from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic), received 26,874 votes. In 2079, Rai was elected with 30,101 votes, while Thapa, a candidate from Congress, received 28,704 votes.

Currently, Dinesh Rai from Congress, Dharmaraj Paudel from CPN (Maoist Centre), and Dinesh Bhandari from RSP are competing against Rai.

Tejulal Chaudhary – Nepali Congress

Congress leader Chaudhary is competing for the third time from Saptari-4. In 2079, Chaudhary was elected as a member of the House of Representatives by defeating the candidate from the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, Balkishore Yadav. Chaudhary received 23,491 votes, while Yadav received 17,977 votes.

In 2074, he defeated the candidate from the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal, Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav. Chaudhary received 24,113 votes, while Singh received 14,886 votes. Currently, Ganga Prasad Chaudhary from UML, Ruby Kumari Karna from CPN (Maoist Centre), and Sitaram Sah from RSP are competing against Chaudhary.

Dev Prasad Timalsena – Nepali Congress

Congress leader Timalsena has entered the electoral field to become a member of parliament for the third time from Rautahat-4. Timalsena, who became a central member of the party through a special general convention, defeated UML candidate Dr. Banshidhar Mishra in 2074. According to the Election Commission's data, Timalsena received 28,228 votes, while the closest rival Dr. Mishra received 23,006 votes. In 2079, Timalsena defeated UML candidate Uddhav Prasad Regmi. He received 34,161 votes, while the closest rival Regmi received 26,559 votes.

Currently, Ramji Sah Sonar from UML, Ramkumar Bhattarai from CPN (Maoist Centre), and Ganesh Paudel from RSP are competing against Timalsena.

Pradip Yadav

Yadav is seeking to enter the House of Representatives for the third time. Although he was a member of the House of Representatives from different parties in the previous elections, he is a candidate from Parsa-1 this time. Yadav won the election in 2079 from the JSP Nepal party. At that time, he was elected with 22,537 votes, and the closest rival was independent candidate Ajay Kumar Dwivedi, who received 20,917 votes. In 2074, Yadav won the election from the Federal Socialist Forum. Yadav received 21,132 votes, while the closest rival was Congress candidate Anil Kumar Ruganta, who received 16,481 votes. Currently, Yadav is a candidate from UML in the same constituency. He is competing against Ruganta from Congress, Ajay Chaurasia from CPN (Maoist Centre), and Buddhiprasad Pant from RSP.

Rajkishor Yadav

Yadav is in the electoral field to reach the House of Representatives for the third time, changing his political party and constituency. In 2074, Yadav won as a candidate from the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal in Siraha-4. Yadav was elected with 21,144 votes, and the closest rival was CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate Ajay Shankar Nayak, who received 17,575 votes.

In 2079, Yadav won the election by changing his constituency and political party. From Siraha-2, Yadav was elected with 24,178 votes from JSP Nepal, and the closest rival was Congress candidate Chitralekha Yadav, who received 23,028 votes.

Raghubir Mahaseth – CPN-UML

UML leader Mahaseth is in the electoral field to become a member of the House of Representatives for the third time from Dhanusha-4. He became a member of the House of Representatives by defeating Congress leader Mahendra Yadav in 2074 and 2079. In 2079, Mahaseth was elected with 32,236 votes, while Congress leader Yadav received 32,112 votes. In 2074, Mahaseth was elected with 22,532 votes, and Congress leader Yadav received 19,991 votes.

Prem Suwal – Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party

Suwal is in the electoral field for the third time for the position of Member of the House of Representatives in Bhaktapur-1, which is considered the base area of the Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party. In 2074, Suwal defeated Congress candidate Baburaja Joshi by securing 33,076 votes, while Joshi received 17,818 votes. In 2079, Suwal defeated UML candidate Navraj Gelal. Suwal received 42,761 votes, while the closest rival Gelal received 11,968 votes.

Currently, Som Prasad Mishra from UML, Kiran Neupane from Congress, Hariram Lavaju from CPN (Maoist Centre), and Rukesh Ranjit from RSP are competing against Suwal.

Hit Bahadur Tamang – CPN (Maoist Centre)

Tamang, a leader of the then CPN (Maoist Centre) and now CPN (Maoist Centre), is in the electoral field to become a member of the House of Representatives for the third consecutive time in Nuwakot-1. In 2079, Tamang was elected from CPN (Maoist Centre) with 26,548 votes, and the closest rival was UML candidate Badri Mainali, who received 23,465 votes. In 2074, Tamang received 36,473 votes, while the closest rival, Congress leader Dr. Ramsharan Mahat, received 27,920 votes, according to the Election Commission's data.

Currently, Mainali from UML, Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat from Congress, and Bikram Timalsina from RSP are competing against Tamang, who is a candidate from CPN (Maoist Centre).

Mohan Acharya – Nepali Congress

Congress leader Acharya is again in the electoral field from Rasuwa. In 2074, Acharya defeated UML candidate Janardan Dhakal by securing 14,453 votes. Dhakal, who became the closest rival, received only 10,278 votes. In 2079, Acharya's closest rival was again a UML candidate. Acharya received 18,235 votes, while UML candidate Chhowang Tenjing Tamang received only 8,614 votes.

Currently, Prem Bahadur Tamang from UML, Madhav Prasad Lamichhane from CPN (Maoist Centre), and Basanta Bhatt from RSP are competing against Acharya.

Padam Giri – CPN-UML

UML leader Giri is in the race to become a member of the House of Representatives for the third time from Parbat. He defeated Congress candidate Arjun Prasad Joshi in 2079 and 2074. In 2074, Giri received 39,275 votes, while Joshi received 26,819 votes. In 2079, Giri received 29,872 votes, while Joshi received 27,609 votes, according to the Election Commission's website.

Currently, Joshi from Congress, Manhari Sharma from CPN (Maoist Centre), and Sagar Bhusal from RSP are competing against Giri.

Rabi Lamichhane – Rastriya Swatantra Party

RSP Chairman Lamichhane is also contesting the election for the third time from Chitwan-2. Lamichhane won in 2079 and the by-election held in 2080. In 2079, his closest rival was Congress candidate Umesh Shrestha. Lamichhane received 49,300 votes, while Shrestha received only 14,988 votes. Lamichhane lost his parliamentary seat due to a Supreme Court order. Later, Lamichhane also won the by-election held in 2080. In that by-election, Lamichhane defeated Congress candidate Jitanarayan Shrestha. Lamichhane received 54,175 votes, while the closest rival Shrestha received 11,214 votes.

Currently, Mina Kharel from Congress, Asmin Ghimire from UML, and Pratap Gurung from CPN (Maoist Centre) are competing against Lamichhane.

Sanjay Gautam – Nepali Congress

Congress leader Gautam is in the race to be elected as a member of the House of Representatives for the third time from Bardiya-1. Gautam defeated UML candidates in the 2074 and 2079 House of Representatives elections. In 2079, Gautam was elected with 30,611 votes, and the closest rival, UML candidate Laxmanraj Gyawali, received 26,155 votes. In 2074, Gautam received 44,829 votes, while the closest rival, UML candidate Bamdev Gautam, was defeated with 44,076 votes.

Currently, Salikram Adhikari from UML, Bishnu Prasad Chaudhary from CPN (Maoist Centre), and Thakur Singh Tharu from RSP are competing against Gautam.

Metmani Chaudhary – CPN (Maoist Centre)

Chaudhary, who won the previous two elections as a candidate from different parties in Dang-1, is still in the election field. In 2074, Chaudhary was elected from UML, and in 2079 from CPN (Unified Socialist), and is now a candidate from the CPN (Maoist Centre). In 2074, Chaudhary was elected from UML with 37,908 votes, and the closest rival was Congress candidate Sushila Chaudhary, who received only 24,074 votes.

In 2079, Chaudhary was elected from CPN (Unified Socialist) with 26,576 votes, and the closest rival was UML candidate Shanta Chaudhary, who received 21,493 votes. Currently, Yogendra Chaudhary from Congress, Revatiraman Sharma Ghimire from UML, and Devraj Pathak from RSP are competing against Metmani.

Prem Ale

Ale, who won the elections in 2074 and 2079 from different parties, is in the electoral field to become a member of the House of Representatives for the third time, changing his constituency as well. Ale won the election for the House of Representatives from Doti in 2074 as a candidate from UML and in 2079 from CPN (Unified Socialist). In 2079, Ale received 27,210 votes from CPN (Unified Socialist), and the closest rival was UML candidate Gaurikumari Oli, who received 23,040 votes.

In 2074, Ale, a candidate from UML, was elected with 32,510 votes, and the closest rival was Congress candidate Bir Bahadur Balayar, who received 30,878 votes. Currently, Ale has changed his constituency to Kailali-5. There, Ale is competing against Yagyaraj Dhungana Upadhyay from UML, Naranarayan Shah from Congress, and Anand Bahadur Chand from RSP.