| Chitwan 3 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency | |
 Chitwan 3 in Bagmati Province | |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| District | Chitwan District |
| Electorate | 155,309 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | RSP |
| Member of Parliament | Sobita Gautam |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly 3(A) | Gir Bahadur Tamang, RPP |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly 3(B) | Thakur Prasad Dhakal , NCP |
Chitwan 3 is one of three parliamentary constituencies of Chitwan District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.1
Incorporated areas
Chitwan 3 parliamentary constituency incorporates Madi Municipality and wards 6–9, and 13–28 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
Assembly segments
It encompasses the following Bagmati Provincial Assembly segment
- Chitwan 3(A)
- Chitwan 3(B)
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Amik Sherchan | Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | |
| 1999 | Dr. Gangadhar Lamsal | Nepali Congress | |
| 2008 | Narayan Prasad Dahal | CPN (Maoist) | |
| January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist) | ||
| 2013 | Krishna Bhakta Pokharel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| 2017 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| 2022 | Bikram Pandey | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | |
| 2026 | Sobita Gautam | Rastriya Swatantra Party | |
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3(B)
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Election results
Election in the 2020s
2026 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sobita Gautam | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 59,277 | 61.33 | |
| Renu Dahal | Nepal Communist Party | 20,615 | 21.33 | |
| Tek Prasad Gurung | Nepali Congress | 8,344 | 8.63 | |
| Shankar Raj Thapaliya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 5,004 | 5.18 | |
| Deepak Thapa (Magar) | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,226 | 1.27 | |
| Tojman Gurung | Shram Sanskriti Party | 650 | 0.67 | |
| Dambar Bahadur Tamang | Ujyaalo Nepal Party | 414 | 0.43 | |
| Others | 1,128 | 1.17 | ||
| Total | 96,658 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 96,658 | 96.63 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,375 | 3.37 | ||
| Total votes | 100,033 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 155,309 | 64.41 | ||
| Majority | 38,662 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: 234 | ||||
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikram Pandey | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 35,060 | 39.16 | |
| Bhoj Raj Adhikari | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 25,824 | 28.84 | |
| Jita Baral | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 14,843 | 16.58 | |
| Dinesh Koirala | Independent | 12,275 | 13.71 | |
| Others | 1,527 | 1.71 | ||
| Total | 89,529 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 9,236 | |||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: 5 | ||||
Election in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | 48,276 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | Bikram Pandey | 38,935 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Dambar Shrestha | 1,587 | |
| Others | 1,495 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,520 | ||
| Result | Maoist Centre gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
Chitwan 3(A)
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Chitwan 3(B)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Krishna Bhakta Pokharel | 15,661 | |
| Nepali Congress | Bhim Bahadur Shrestha | 13,244 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Narayan Prasad Dahal | 9,085 | |
| Others | 2,659 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews6 | |||
Election in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Narayan Prasad Dahal | 17,804 | |
| Nepali Congress | Maiya Devi Shrestha | 11,802 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Devi Prasad Gyawali | 8,690 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Khem Nath Regmi | 1,901 | |
| Others | 1,650 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,476 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission7 | |||
Election in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Dr. Gangadhar Lamsal | 23,265 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Nar Bahadur Khand | 14,499 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Shailendra Kumar Piya | 5,167 | |
| Others | 2,448 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,114 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission89 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Dr. Gangadhar Lamsal | 20,327 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shailendra Kumar Piya | 15,177 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Krishna Kumar Adhikari | 2,205 | |
| Others | 1,016 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Amik Sherchan | 22,895 | |
| Nepali Congress | Prithvi Man Gurung | 17,805 | |
| Result | SJMN gain | ||
| Source: [1] | |||
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