Saptari 3 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Saptari District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[3]In 2026, Amarkant Chaudhary of Rastriya Swatantra Party won the parliamentary election from this constituency.[4]

Saptari 3
Parliamentary constituency
The map of Saptari 3 constituency in Saptari district
The map of Saptari 3(A) and Saptari 3(B) provincial constituency in Saptari
ProvinceMadhesh Province
DistrictSaptari District
Population177,715[1] (2021)
Electorate111,871 (21 November 2025)[2]
Major settlementsRupani Rural Municipality, Bishnupur Rural Municipality, Rajgadh Rural Municipality, Sambhunath Municipality and Dakneshwari Municipality
Current constituency
Created1991
Party  RSP
Member of ParliamentAmarkant Chaudhary
MPA 3(A)Mohammad Samim   Congress
MPA 3(B)Shambhu Kumar Sah   Janamat

Incorporated areas

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Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province segment

  • Saptari 3(A)
  • Saptari 3(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2026 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Amarkant ChaudharyRastriya Swatantra Party32,87547.44
Upendra YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal15,23921.99
Dinesh Kumar YadavNepali Congress8,42812.16
Tarakant ChaudharyCPN-UML6,7159.69
Surendra Prasad SharmaJanamat Party2,8684.14
Others3,1704.57
Total69,295100.00
Majority17,636
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain
Source: [7]

2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Dinesh Kumar YadavNepali Congress26,16639.16
Tarakant ChaudharyCPN (UML)22,30033.37
Anish AnsariJanamat Party15,11422.62
Others3,2464.86
Total66,826100.00
Majority3,866
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [8]

2022 provincial elections

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Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Chandra Kanta Chaudhary 22,584
Nepali Congress Dinesh Kumar Yadav 19,401
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Tara Kanta Chaudhary 11,188
Others 2,084
Invalid votes 4,718
Result RJPN gain
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
UCPN (Maoist) Umesh Kumar Yadav 8,746
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Shailendra Prasad Sah 6,487
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Jay Prakash Thakur 4,553
Nepali Congress Ram Kumar Chaudhary 3,896
Sadbhavana Party Anish Ansari 3,595
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Parmeshwar Sah Teli 1,081
Others 7,283
Result Maoist gain
Source: NepalNews[11]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
Sadbhavana Party Mahesh Prasad Yadav 10,302
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Anish Ansari 6,921
Nepali Congress Ram Kumar Chaudhary 6,744
CPN (Maoist) Umesh Kumar Yadav 5,513
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Ra Dular Sah 3,527
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ranju Thakur 2,244
Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal Purna Prasad Chaudhary 1,608
Dalit Janajati Party Jhabar Ram 1,436
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Govinda Prasad Singh 1,386
Independent Satya Narayan Mandal 1,196
Independent Ganga Ram Yadav 1,304
Others 4,332
Invalid votes 4,267
Result Sadbhavana gain
Source: Election Commission[12]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Renu Kumari Yadav 17,231
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Suman Raj Pyakurel 10,910
Nepali Congress Anish Ansari 10,803
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Surya Narayan Mandal 10,126
Others 2,699
Invalid Votes 1,914
Result RPP gain
Source: Election Commission[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Anish Ansari 12,743
Independent Surya Narayan Mandal 8,921
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Renu Kumari Yadav 6,411
Nepali Congress Dev Narayan Yadav 5,431
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Jaya Krishna Goit 5,367
Independent Shiva Prasad Pokharel 2,590
Others 999
Result NSP gain
Source: Election Commission[13]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Hari Prasad Raya Amat 11,251
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Anish Ansari 9,932
Result Congress gain
Source:

See also

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References

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  1. "राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०७८" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics (in Nepali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. Ghimire, Binod (2025-11-15). "Voter registration extended till Nov 21". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  3. "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. "सप्तरी-३ : भतिजले जित्दा काका चौथो नम्बरमा" [Saptari-3: Nephew won, uncle comes fourth]. Online Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  5. "Rastriya Swatantra Party's Amarkant Chaudhary Elected in Saptari Constituency 3". Ratopati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  6. "Shambhu Shah Elected As Provincial Assembly Member From Saptari 3 (B)". The NepaliPost. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  7. "Amar Kant Chaudhary of RSP elected from Saptari-3, ending Upendra Yadav's parliamentary streak". Setopati. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  8. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  9. "मतगणना प्रगतिको विवरण". result.election.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  10. "मतगणना प्रगतिको विवरण". result.election.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  11. "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  12. "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  13. 1 2 "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  14. "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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