Prem Bahadur Singh
Prem Bahadur Singh (Nepali: प्रेम बहादुर सिंह) is a Nepalese politician. He is the chairman of the Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party, Nepal.[1] He was previously a political leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).
Singh won the Kalikot-1 seat in the 1999 parliamentary election as a CPN(UML) candidate. Singh got 10813 votes, defeating the Nepali Congress candidate Netra Bahadur Shahi.[2]
Singh was expelled from CPN(UML) on the ground of supporting the monarchy.[3] After the royal coup d'etat in February 2005, Singh was appointed Minister by King Gyanendra.[4]
After the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, in which SPJPN won one Proportional Representation seat, Singh was selected to represent the party in the Constituent Assembly.[5]
On July 3, 2009, Singh was appointed Minister for Law and Justice.[6]
References
- ^ United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) : Activities » Activities Update » Activity Details
- ^ Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates
- ^ eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
- ^ eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
- ^ Nepalnews.com, news from Nepal as it happens
- ^ http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=202349