There were 21,860 votes casted during 2008 Constituent Assembly elections in Taplejung District, Constituency No. 2. The candidte of Nepal Communist Party (Unified Marxist-Leninist) - Damber Dhoj Tumbahamphe secured 8,628 (39.47%) votes and secured victory in the election. The runner-up candidate was Tanka Prasad Angbuhang of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) who secured 7,873 (36.02%) votes and came in second position. The difference in votes of Damber Dhoj Tumbahamphe and Tanka Prasad Angbuhang was 755. All other candidates secured 5,359 (24.52%) votes.
As illustrated in the pie-chart above, the candidates who lost the election secured 13,232 (60.53%) votes as compared to votes secured by elected candidate Damber Dhoj Tumbahamphe, which was 8,628 (39.47%) votes.
Detailed Election Results are illustrated in the table below:
| Rank | Name | Political Party | Gender | Age | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damber Dhoj Tumbahamphe | Nepal Communist Party (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | N/A | N/A | 8,628 | 39.47% |
| 2 | Tanka Prasad Angbuhang | Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) | N/A | N/A | 7,873 | 36.02% |
| 3 | Pratap Prakash Hangam | Nepali Congress Party | N/A | N/A | 5,359 | 24.52% |
Please, note that details candidates who contested in the election may not be available due to lack of election data. If you found N/A in the table above in any column, that means the information is not available at present. If the age of a candidate is given in the table, that should be considered as the age of candidate at the time of filing nomination for the election, but not the current age.