Umakant Chaudhary
Nepalese politician
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Umakant Chaudhary (Nepali: उमाकान्त चौधरी) is a Nepalese politician and the former minister for Water Supply of Nepal.[2] He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 2017 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress.[3]
Preceded byPrakash Sharan Mahat
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byRam Ayodhya Prasad Yadav
Umakant Chaudhary | |
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उमाकान्त चौधरी | |
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| Deputy General Secretary of Nepali Congress | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Sharan Mahat |
| Minister for Water Supply | |
| In office 8 October 2021 – 25 December 2022 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Bara 1 | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Ayodhya Prasad Yadav |
| In office May 1999 – May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Mukunda Neupane |
| Succeeded by | Saroj Kumar Yadav |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Balbir Prasad Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Bara 5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1966[1] |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Gayatri Devi Tharuni |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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He was appointed in 2004 as minister of state for agriculture and cooperation. In 2009 he became Health Minister. He hails from Bara and elected from Bara 1.[4][5]
Electoral history
2017 legislative elections
| Bara 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Umakant Chaudhary | 24,450 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Achyut Prasad Mainali | 22,030 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Ram Kishore Prasad Yadav | 20,144 | |
| Others | 598 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,004 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
1999 legislative elections
| Bara 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Umakant Chaudhary | 23,601 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mukunda Neupane | 20,646 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Parmananda Prasad Yadav | 4,890 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Chabi Lal Uprety | 2,363 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Raj Narayan Sah Teli | 2,136 | |
| Others | 553 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,340 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6][7] | |||
