Kathmandu 6 (constituency)

Kathmandu 6 is one of 10 parliamentary constituencies of Kathmandu District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Kathmandu 6
Parliamentary Constituency
for the House of Representatives
Kathmandu 6 in Bagmati Province
Assembly segment Kathmandu 6(A) (red) and Kathmandu 6(B) (blue) within Kathmandu District
ProvinceBagmati Province
DistrictKathmandu District
Electorate58,187
Current constituency
Created1994
PartyNepali Congress
Member of ParliamentBhimsen Das Pradhan

Incorporated areas

Kathmandu 6 parliamentary constituency consists of wards 26 and 27 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, wards 1, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of Tokha Municipality and wards 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of Tarakeshwar Municipality.

Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Bagmati Pradesh Provincial Assembly segment

  • Kathmandu 6(A)
  • Kathmandu 6(B)

Members of Parliament

Parliament/Constituent Assembly
Election Member Party
1994 Sahana Pradhan CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
March 1998 CPN (Marxist–Leninist)
1999 Astha Laxmi Sakya CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2008 Hit Man Shakya CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Bhimsen Das Pradhan Nepali Congress

Provincial Assembly

Election results

2017 legislative elections
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bhimsen Das Pradhan 16,785
CPN (Maoist Centre) Jhakku Prasad Subedi 15,485
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Ramesh Chiluwal 4,225
Others 2,773
Invalid votes 1,187
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bhimsen Das Pradhan 14,151
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Yogesh Bhattarai 12,874
UCPN (Maoist) Hem Lal Sharma 5,945
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Sanjay Man Shrestha 2,385
Federal Socialist Party, Nepal Keshav Sthapit 1,050
Others 2,821
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission

2008 Constituent Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Hit Man Shakya 10,768
Nepali Congress Bhimsen Das Pradhan 10,058
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Yogesh Bhattarai 9,089
Nepa Rastriya Party Subarna Kesari Chitrakar 1,320
Others 3,779
Invalid votes 1,469
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[2]

1999 legislative elections
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Astha Laxmi Shakya 16,307
Nepali Congress Marshal Julum Shakya 14,107
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Jog Mehar Shrestha 7,166
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Sahana Pradhan 5,129
Others 2,149
Invalid Votes 1,041
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[3][4]

1994 legislative elections
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Sahana Pradhan 18,466
Nepali Congress Damodar Gautam 10,615
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Jog Mehar Shrestha 9,867
Others 1,655
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[3]

See also

References
  1. "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  3. "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  4. "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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