Rajendra Prasad Pandey
Nepali politician
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Rajendra Prasad Pandey is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the CPN (Unified Socialist) currently serving as the Chief minister of Bagmati Province.[2] He's also the deputy chairman of the CPN (Unified Socialist).
GovernorYadav Chandra Sharma
Preceded byAsta Laxmi Shakya
Preceded byPosition created
Preceded byBhumi Tripathi
Rajendra Prasad Pandey | |
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| राजेन्द्र प्रसाद पाण्डे | |
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| 3rd Chief Minister of Bagmati Province | |
| In office 27 October 2021 – 23 December 2022 | |
| Governor | Yadav Chandra Sharma |
| Preceded by | Asta Laxmi Shakya |
| Deputy Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Assumed office 23 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bhumi Tripathi |
| Constituency | Dhading 1 |
| Member of Bagmati Provincial Assembly | |
| In office 1 February 2018 – 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Madu Kumar Shrestha |
| Constituency | Dhading 1(A) |
| Member of 2nd Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2018 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Constituency | Dhading 3 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1956[1] |
| Party | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Education | Masters in Rural Development |
He became chief minister of the province with support of Nepali Congress, the ruling party of Nepal.[3][4] In the 2017 Nepalese provincial election he was elected from the Dhading 1(A).[5]
Electoral history
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
| Dhading-1(A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rajendra Prasad Pandey | 27,332 | |
| Nepali Congress | Madu Kumar Shreshtha | 13,647 | |
| Others | 891 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,615 | ||
| Result | CPN UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
