Purna Bahadur Khadka
Nepalese politician
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Purna Bahadur Khadka is a Nepali politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress, who previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal and as Minister for Home and Defence at two different times.[1][2] A six time parliamentarian Khadka has been working at strength of acting president of Nepali Congress party.[3][4]
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Purna Bahadur Khadka | |
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पूर्ण बहादुर खड्का | |
Khadka in 2023 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 31 March 2023 – 4 March 2024 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Vice President | Ram Sahaya Yadav |
| Preceded by | Bishnu Prasad Paudel |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 31 March 2023 – 4 March 2024 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Vice President | Ram Sahaya Yadav |
| Preceded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Vice-president of Nepali Congress | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2021 | |
| President | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Bimalendra Nidhi |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 22 December 2022 – 12 September 2025 | |
| Constituency | Surkhet 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 February 1956 |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Ratna Khadka |
| Parent |
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| Education | Tribhuvan University |
In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he won the election from Surkhet 1 (constituency).[5][6] He was elected as Vice President of the Nepali Congress on 14th general convention of Nepali Congress held from December 13 to 15 in Kathmandu.[7][8]
Political career
Khadka has long been active in national politics. He won the Surkhet-1 seat to the House of Representatives in the 2022 general election, defeating CPN-UML candidate Dhruba Kumar Shahi by 11,619 votes.[9]
During his tenure at Defence, Khadka publicly emphasised the strategic importance of the ministry within Nepal’s post-earthquake reconstruction and federal transition context, and pledged to strengthen institutional performance.[10] He left office in March 2024 after a subsequent reshuffle.[2]
Party leadership
At the 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress, Khadka was elected Vice-President of the party, this was the first time the party elected two vice-presidents.[7][8] He has since been a leading NC negotiator in coalition governments and internal party deliberations reported in national media.[11]
Electoral history
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 42,607 | 56.35 | |
| Dhurba Kumar Shahi | CPN (UML) | 30,988 | 40.98 | |
| Others | 2,020 | 2.67 | ||
| Total | 75,615 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 11,619 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [12] | ||||
2017 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhurba Kumar Shahi | CPN (UML) | 36,759 | 51.66 | |
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 33,377 | 46.91 | |
| Others | 1,017 | 1.43 | ||
| Total | 71,153 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 71,153 | 97.81 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,594 | 2.19 | ||
| Total votes | 72,747 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 101,637 | 71.58 | ||
| Majority | 3,382 | |||
| CPN (UML) gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[13] | ||||
2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 17,301 | 45.60 | |
| Kamala Sharma | CPN (UML) | 15,398 | 40.58 | |
| Thammar Bahadur Bista | UCPN (Maoist) | 3,780 | 9.96 | |
| Others | 1,463 | 3.86 | ||
| Total | 37,942 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 37,942 | 97.74 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 878 | 2.26 | ||
| Total votes | 38,820 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 47,938 | 80.98 | ||
| Majority | 1,903 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[14][15][16] | ||||
1999 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 16,980 | 47.16 | |
| Rishi Prasad Sharma | CPN (UML) | 16,594 | 46.09 | |
| Man Bahadur Khatri | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 1,523 | 4.23 | |
| Others | 909 | 2.52 | ||
| Total | 36,006 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 36,006 | 98.31 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 620 | 1.69 | ||
| Total votes | 36,626 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 49,879 | 73.43 | ||
| Majority | 386 | |||
| Nepali Congress hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[17][18] | ||||
1994 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 13,771 | 45.25 | |
| Rishi Prasad Sharma | CPN (UML) | 12,654 | 41.58 | |
| Chandra Bahadur Budha Magar | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3,213 | 10.56 | |
| Others | 796 | 2.62 | ||
| Total | 30,434 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,117 | |||
| Nepali Congress hold | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[17][19] | ||||
1991 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | 21,637 | 51.95 | |
| - | CPN (UML) | 20,016 | 48.05 | |
| Total | 41,653 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,621 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [20] | ||||
