Bishnu Prasad Paudel

Bishnu Prasad Paudel (Nepali: विष्णुप्रसाद पौडेल) is a Nepalese politician, who is the vice chairman of Nepal Communist Party (UML).He was the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Nepal. He is the leader of main opposition party of Nepal CPN(UML).[1]

Bishnu Prasad Paudel
विष्णुप्रसाद पौडेल
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office
4 June 2021 – 22 June 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded byIshwar Pokhrel
Minister of Finance
In office
14 October 2020 – 12 July 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded byDr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada
Succeeded byJanardan Sharma
In office
5 November 2015 – 1 August 2016
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded byDr. Ram Saran Mahat
Succeeded byKrishna Bahadur Mahara
Ministry of Home Affairs
In office
24 June 2021 – 12 July 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Oli
Preceded byKhagaraj Adhikari
Succeeded byBal Krishna Khand
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
In office
24 June 2021 – 12 July 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Oli
Preceded byRaj Kishor Yadav
Ministrer of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
In office
24 June 2021 – 12 July 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Oli
Preceded bySharat Singh Bhandari
Succeeded byPampha Bhusal
Minister of Defence
In office
6 February 2011 – 29 August 2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterJhala Nath Khanal
Preceded byBidya Devi Bhandari
Succeeded bySharat Singh Bhandari
Minister for Water Resources
In office
18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
4 March 2018
Preceded byYubaraj Giri
ConstituencyRupandehi–2
In office
1994–1999
Preceded byHari Nepal
ConstituencyPalpa–3
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
In office
2008–2017
Preceded bySurya Prasad Pradhan (as member of the House of Representatives)
ConstituencyRupandehi–4
Personal details
Born (1959-11-20) November 20, 1959
Syangja, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal (UML) (before 2018; 2021-present)
Other political
affiliations		Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018-2021)

He was elected Member of Parliament from Rupandehi 2. He won the election with a margin of 22,000 votes in the parliamentary election of 2017. During the second Constituent Assembly Election in 2013, he defeated the former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai from Rupendehi 4.[2]

Paudel previously served as the Minister of Finance from 5 November 2015 to 1 August 2016 in the first cabinet of prime minister KP Sharma Oli’. He also served as Minister of Defence from 6 February 2011 to 29 August 2011, under prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal and as the Minister for Water Resources from 18 August 2008 to 25 May 2009 under prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. He also served as the Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture in 1997 under prime minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand’.

Early life

Bishnu Prasad Paudel was born to Devilal Paudel and Devaki Paudel on 20 November 1959 in Syangja Nepal. He joined politics in 1976. During the Panchayat System in Nepal, he faced jail time.[3] In 1977, he passed the SLC examination and moved to Rupendehi from Syangja to start the career as a Primary School teacher and he influenced by the communist activists. He resigned from the teaching profession and joined the Communist Party at the age of 18. Paudel broke the Bhairahawa Jail and went back to people's movement. Paudel was taken to Bhairahawa jail with three thousand rupees fine in charge of state of affairs after facing the case for 3 years. He revolted in the jail after 45 days comprehensive preparation.

Political life
  • Chief, Organization Department Communist Party of Nepal (UML) since April 2021
  • General Secretary, Communist Party of Nepal (NCP) since 2018
  • Deputy General Secretary, Communist Party of Nepal (UML), 2014 - 2018
  • Secretary of Central Committee, Communist Party of Nepal (UML), 2009 - 2014
  • Member of Standing Committee, Communist Party of Nepal (UML), 2003 - 2019
  • Member of Central Committee, Communist Party of Nepal (UML) Since 1990
  • Party Member of CPN (ML/UML) since 1977

Electoral history

Paudel is a four time parliamentarian. He was an elected member in the 2nd Constituent Assembly from Rupandehi when he competed against former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai who came third.[3]

1994 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Palpa-3

PartyCandidateVotesStatus
CPN-UMLBishnu Prasad Paudel15,766Elected
Nepali CongressHari Prasad Nepal12,697Lost

1999 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Rupendehi-3

PartyCandidateVotesStatus
Nepali CongressSurya Prasad Pradhan23,697Elected
CPN-UMLBishnu Prasad Paudel23,033Lost

2008 Constituent Assembly Election Rupandehi-4

PartyCandidateVotesStatus
CPN-UMLBishnu Prasad Paudel15,880Elected
CPN (Maoist) Bhakti Prasad Pandey13,421Lost

2013 Constituent Assembly Election Rupandehi-4

PartyCandidateVotesStatus
CPN-UMLBishnu Prasad Paudel19,577Elected
Nepali CongressSurya Prasad Pradhan13,632Lost

2017 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Rupandehi-2

PartyCandidateVotesStatus
CPN-UMLBishnu Prasad Paudel44,009Elected
Nepali CongressYubaraj Giri21,946Lost

References
  1. Online, T. H. T. (2021-06-24). "Ministerial portfolios divided among remaining five cabinet members". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  2. "bishnu-poudel-wins-baburam-bhattarai". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. "Nepal Election 2013". Ujjyalo Online. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2015.


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