Rajendra Prasad Lingden

Rajendra Prasad Lingden is a Nepali politician, belonging to the Rastriya Prajatantra Party currently serving as the member of the 1st Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2017 Nepalese general election he was elected from the Jhapa 3 constituency, securing 44614 (56.52%)votes.[1][2]

Rajendra Prasad Lingden
राजेन्द्र प्रसाद लिङ्देन
Member of House of Representatives
Assumed office
2017
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byKrishna Prasad Sitaula
ConstituencyJhapa 3
Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Assumed office
5 December 2021
Preceded byKamal Thapa
Pashupati Shamsher JBR
Prakash Chandra Lohani
Personal details
NationalityNepali
Political partyRastriya Prajatantra Party

Biography

Rajendra Lingden was born on Panchthar District (Amarpur). Rajendra Lingden defeated Krishna Prasad Sitaula who worked under Girija Prasad Koirala. Sitaula was considered Koirala's right-hand person to bring Maoists, UML and other parties together.[3][4]

In 2021, Lingden was elected as the chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party by defeating Kamal Thapa. Lingden got 1,844 votes while Kamal Thapa got 1,617 votes. A total of 413 votes were invalidated. Stating that he will accept defeat, Thapa tweeted and congratulated Lingden on his victory.

References
  1. Election Commission of Nepal
  2. "Lingden defeats NC leader Sitaula ni Jhapa-3". Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  3. "Will Lingden exact revenge on Sitaula for abolition of monarchy?". Setopati. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  4. "राप्रपा अध्यक्षमा विजयी राजेन्द्र लिङ्देन को हुन् ?". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2021-12-05.


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