Krishna Kumar Shrestha
Krishna Kumar Shrestha | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tanahun |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | CPN UML |
Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Kisaan[1]) (born December 22, 1967) is a Nepali communist politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2] He defeated the incumbent, senior Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Paudel, in Tanahun-1 constituency.[3][4]
Early life
Shrestha was born on December 22, 1967, in Jamune-9 of Tanahun, to Kewal Bahadur and Les Kumari Shrestha.[5] He has an education up to proficiency certificate level.[5]
Political career
Shrestha joined politics in 1985.[5] As of 2013, he was an advisor to CPN UML, Tanahun.[5]
He was a candidate for the CPN UML in Tanahun-2 constituency in the 2013 constituent assembly election but lost to senior leader of Nepali Congress,[5][3] Ram Chandra Paudel.[6][5]
He was elected from Tanahun-1 constituency in the 2017 legislative election under the first-past-the-post system, as a joint candidate of the left alliance.[4][3] He defeated incumbent Ram Chandra Paudel by more than 6,000 votes.[1] He received 34,492 votes to Paudel's 27,690.[4]
Personal life
Shrestha has two sons.[5]
References
- ^ a b Republica. "NC canidate [sic] Paudel loses polls with 6,000 votes margin". My Republica. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "MP provides monthly salary for social cause". Setopati. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ a b c "NC heavyweight Paudel trails behind left alliance's Shrestha". The Himalayan Times. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ a b c "Tanahun : Province 4 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Krishna Kumar Shrestha". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Tanahu-2". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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