Kedar Karki
Nepali politician
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Kedar Karki (Nepali: केदार कार्की) is a Nepalese politician and member of Provincial Assembly.[1] Karki had served as the Chief Minister of Koshi Province since 15 October 2023.[2][3] He is also serving as member of Koshi Provincial Assembly having been elected from Morang 6 (B).[4]
Kedar Karki | |
|---|---|
| केदार कार्की | |
Karki in 2023. | |
| Chief Minister of Koshi Province | |
| In office 15 October 2023 – 9 May 2024 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Governor | Parshuram Khapung |
| Preceded by | Hikmat Kumar Karki |
| Succeeded by | Hikmat Kumar Karki |
| Leader of the House in the Koshi Provincial Assembly | |
| In office 15 October 2023 – 9 May 2024 | |
| Governor | Parshuram Khapung |
| Preceded by | Hikmat Kumar Karki |
| Succeeded by | Hikmat Kumar Karki |
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Law | |
| In office 2 November 2021 – 9 January 2023 | |
| Governor | Somnath Adhikari Parshuram Khapung |
| Chief Minister | Rajendra Kumar Rai |
| Preceded by | Bhim Acharya as Chief Minister |
| Succeeded by | Hikmat Kumar Karki as Chief Minister |
| Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly | |
| Assumed office 5 February 2018 | |
| Constituency | Morang 6(B) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1974 |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| Website | https://kedarkarki.com/ |
Political life
Karki started his political career as president of Nepal Student Union unit of Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus. For the first time, he was elected as provincial assembly member from 2017 Nepalese provincial elections.Karki had served as the chief whip of the Nepali Congress party in the first term of Provincial Assembly.[5] He has also served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Province No. 1.[6][7][8]
Electoral history
2022 Nepalese provincial elections
| Morang 6(B) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Kedar Karki | 10,448 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Parshuram Basnet | 9,268 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rajesh Kumar Maskey | 2,103 | |
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
| Morang 6(B) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Kedar Karki | 11,298 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ramesh Prasad Pokharel | 8,120 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Shyam Kumar Kamat | 4,921 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Yadubamsha Shah Haluwai | 1,203 | |
| Others | 1,596 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,532 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
