Polden Chopang Gurung
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Polden Chopang Gurung is a Nepali politician, and a member of the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. He was elected from Manang constituency as a candidate for the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN UML), defeating his closest rival, Tek Bahadur Gurung of Nepali Congress, by 2,300 votes to 2,021. He is an apple farmer by profession.[1] CPN UML's district chairperson for Manang, Gurung became the party's candidate after Dipak Manange, whom the party was supporting, withdrew his candidacy. Gurung won in the constituency with a previously very weak presence of CPN UML; the party's candidate had received 70 votes in the previous election.[2]
References
- ^ "UML candidate elected federal parliament member from Manang". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Pokharel, Santosh. "UML wins Nepali Congress's stronghold". My Republica. Retrieved 12 July 2020.