Anand Prasad Dhungana (Nepali: आनन्द प्रसाद ढुँगाना) is a Nepali politician affiliated with the Nepali Congress. He is a member of the National Assembly of Nepal representing Madhesh Province and a former member of the House of Representatives. Dhungana previously served as a member of the 2nd Constituent Assembly and as a central committee member of the Nepali Congress. He has held several ministerial portfolios, including Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Minister for Supplies, and Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation in the Second Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet in 1998.

Electoral history Dhungana remained victorious in the 1990, 1994, and 1999 elections. He defeated two former deputy PMs, Raghubir Mahasheth and Ishwor Pokhrel in 1990 and 1999, respectively. In 2017, he was defeated as Deepak Karki of the Nepali Congress joined FSF-N and ran as a candidate.

2017 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Maoist Centre)Matrika Prasad Yadav26,418Federal Socialist Forum, NepalDeepak Karki17,296Nepali CongressAnanda Prasad Dhungana15,679IndependentManoj Malla Thakuri3,492Others1,812Invalid votes4,471ResultMaoist Centre gainSource: Election Commission

2008 Constituent Assembly election - Dhanusha - 7(abolished 2017) Source:

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressAnanda Prasad Dhungana15,026Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)Hem Bahadur Malla13,736CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Anand Yadav10,256CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Raghubir Mahaseth9,974Others3,272Invalid Votes1,301ResultCongress holdSource: Election Commission

1994 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressAnanda Prasad Dhungana17,429CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bhola Prasad Shah15,133Rastriya Prajatantra PartyHem Bahadur Malla12,937Samyukta Jana Morcha NepalDinesh Bharati1,008Others1,886ResultCongress holdSource: Election Commission

1991 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressAnanda Prasad Dhungana20,877CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ishwar Pokhrel14,311ResultCongress gainSource:

See also

Bimalendra Nidhi 2022 Janakpur municipal election Ram Krishna Yadav Mahendra Yadav

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