Pokhariya Municipality, located about 20 kilometers west of the district headquarters Birgunj, is considered the second headquarters of Parsa. Locals had already protested about a decade ago to convert Pokhariya, located in the center of the district, from a rural municipality to a municipality. They expected that Pokhariya's face would change after becoming a municipality. But even after years, the situation in Pokhariya remains the same.

Not only in Pokhariya, but in the entire Parsa area No. 3, the expected improvements in basic sectors such as roads, education, health, employment and agriculture have not been achieved. The feeling that they are still far from the mainstream of development has become a common complaint among the residents here.

Most of the residents of Pokhariya are concerned about the miserable condition of the Provincial Hospital Pokhariya. The hospital building is large. But there is no medicine. There are no specialist doctors. There is only a hospital in name here.

The road network is weak not only in the municipality, but in the entire area. The unemployment problem is deepening. As the election approaches, candidates go door to door with big slogans, but these basic problems of the people of Pokhariya are never resolved.

Pokhariya businessman Pannalal Chaurasia says that daily movement has become difficult as the Padam Road connecting Birgunj-Pokhariya is very narrow. He says that the daily traffic jam from Tilawe to the dry port affects the daily life of the entire district. He is worried that the Birgunj-Thori postal road, which was completed three years ago, has overshadowed the Pokhariya area. Due to the lack of a campus for undergraduate studies and teaching, not only Pokhariya but also students from surrounding rural areas are forced to go to Birgunj.

30-year-old Mustaq Miya of Pokhariya-4 says that despite the establishment of a branch of the Survey and Land Revenue Office, due to the lack of an area administration office, they are still forced to go to Birgunj for work such as citizenship and passport. He complains that due to the low number of banks and financial institutions in Pokhariya, he is forced to go to Birgunj even for banking transactions.

Mukhtar Miya, 65, of Raniganj Srisia, Pokhariya-6, says that the condition of the internal roads within the municipality is pathetic. The road connecting Pokhariya-Kalikamai Rural Municipality is also very dilapidated.

Harindra Mahato, 60, a farmer from Satwariya, Ward No. 5, Pokhariya Municipality, says that they are troubled by problems related to agriculture.

Even after a decade of the municipality's formation, the basic problems of the Pokhariya area remain the same. The pathetic condition of roads, health, education, administrative services and the agricultural sector has created deep despair among the residents here. As the election atmosphere heats up, voters have only one question - 'Who is the leader who understands the plight of Pokhariya this time?'

Rupesh Kumar Pandey, who was fielded by the CPN-UML from this constituency, claims to have addressed all the problems of the constituency in his election agenda this time. 'My main agenda is domestic employment creation programs for employment and industry, concessional loans for small and medium enterprises, and incentives for startups and information technology,' he said. 'In agriculture and animal husbandry, there is modernization and mechanization in agriculture, subsidies for fertilizers and seeds, and incentives for youth in agricultural enterprises.' Similarly, in the health sector, he said that strengthening district hospitals, expanding free basic health services, improving the health insurance program, public school reform programs, emphasis on technical and vocational education, and expansion of digital education are his agendas.

Pandey says that towards infrastructure development, construction of roads, bridges, hydropower projects is being accelerated, irrigation and drinking water projects are being expanded, and towards social security, there is continuation of old age allowance and social security allowance and expansion of poverty alleviation programs.

Nepali Congress candidate Surendra Prasad Chaudhary says that modernization in agriculture, digital Madhesh, reform in education, radical changes in health services, etc. are his main agenda. In addition, Chaudhary has informed that infrastructure development, tourism, creation of employment opportunities and poverty alleviation are also his main agenda.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh candidate Ramakant Chaurasia says that he has found this region to be very backward in terms of infrastructure and development. For this reason, he informed that he has made these issues his election agenda, seeing the need for radical changes in all sectors from agriculture to health, education, etc. ‘This area is the same as it was 35 years ago,’ he said. ‘The situation in all sectors, including education, health, roads, employment, and infrastructure, is pathetic.’