Uma Kanta Chaudhari
Uma Kanta Chaudhary (Nepali: उमाकान्त चौधरी) is a Nepalese politician and the current minister for Water Supply of Nepal.[1] He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 2017 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress.[2]
Uma Kanta Chaudhary | |
|---|---|
| उमा कान्त चौधरी | |
| Deputy General Secretary of Nepali Congress | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Sharan Mahat |
| Minister for Water Supply | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2021 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Member of House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Constituency | Bara 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bara, Province No. 2, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
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.[3][4]
Electoral history
2017 legislative elections
| Bara 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Uma Kanta 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 | Uma Kanta 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[5][6] | |||
References
- "Council of Ministers | Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers". Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- Election Commission of Nepal Archived October 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- "निर्वाचन मतगणनाको परिणाम". result.election.gov.np. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- Setopati, Setopati. "NC candidate Chaudhary wins from Bara-1". Setopati. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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