Sher Bahadur Deuba

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{{Short description|Prime Minister of Nepal since 2021}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Right Honourable]]
| name = Sher Bahadur Deuba
| native_name_lang = ne
| native_name = शेरबहादुर देउवा
| image = Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri Sher Bahadur Deuba, in Glasgow, Scotland on November 02, 2021 (1).jpg
| caption = Deuba in 2021
| office = [[Prime Minister of Nepal]]
| president = [[Bidya Devi Bhandari]]
| term_start = 13 July 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[KP Sharma Oli|Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli]]
| president1 = [[Bidya Devi Bhandari]]
| term_start1 = 7 June 2017
| term_end1 = 15 February 2018
| predecessor1 = [[Pushpa Kamal Dahal]]
| successor1 = [[KP Sharma Oli|Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli]]
| monarch2 = [[Gyanendra of Nepal|King Gyanendra]]
| term_start2 = 4 June 2004
| term_end2 = 1 February 2005
| predecessor2 = [[Surya Bahadur Thapa]]
| successor2 = [[Girija Prasad Koirala]]
| monarch3 = [[Gyanendra of Nepal|King Gyanendra]]
| term_start3 = 26 July 2001
| term_end3 = 4 October 2002
| predecessor3 = [[Girija Prasad Koirala]]
| successor3 = [[Lokendra Bahadur Chand]]
| monarch4 = [[Birendra of Nepal|King Birendra]]
| term_start4 = 12 September 1995
| term_end4 = 12 March 1997
| predecessor4 = [[Man Mohan Adhikari]]
| successor4 = [[Lokendra Bahadur Chand]]
| office5 = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
| term_start5 = 1991
| term_end5 = 1994
| monarch5 = [[Birendra of Nepal|King Birendra]]
| primeminister5 = [[Girija Prasad Koirala]]
| predecessor5 = Yog Prasad Upadhyay
| successor5 = [[KP Sharma Oli|Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli]]
| office6 = President of the [[Nepali Congress]]
| term_start6 = 7 March 2016
| term_end6 =
| predecessor6 = [[Sushil Koirala]]
| office7 = Member of the [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|House of Representatives]]
| term_start7 = 4 March 2018
| term_end7 =
| predecessor7 = ''Himself'' (as member of the Legislature Parliament)
| successor7 =
| constituency7 = [[Dadeldhura 1 (constituency)|Dadeldhura 1]]
| office8 =
| term_start8 = May 1991
| term_end8 = April 2008
| predecessor8 = ''Constituency created''
| successor8 = ''Himself'' (as member of the Constituent Assembly)
| constituency8 = [[Dadeldhura 1 (constituency)|Dadeldhura 1]]
| office9 = Member of the [[1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly|Constituent Assembly]] / [[2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly|Legislature Parliament]]
| term_start9 = 28 May 2008
| term_end9 = 14 October 2017
| predecessor9 = ''Himself'' (as member of the House of Representatives)
| successor9 = ''Himself'' (as member of the House of Representatives)
| constituency9 = [[Dadeldhura 1 (constituency)|Dadeldhura 1]]

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|06|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ashigram]], [[Dadeldhura District|Dadeldhura]], [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Nepali Congress]] {{small|(before 2002; 2007–present)}}
| cabinet = [[Fifth Deuba Cabinet, 2021|Fifth Deuba Cabinet]]
| otherparty = [[Nepali Congress (Democratic)]] {{small|(2002–2007)}}
| spouse = [[Arzu Rana Deuba]]
| alma_mater = [[Tribhuvan University]]
| signature = Signature of Sher Bahadur Deuba.png
| website = {{URL|opmcm.gov.np/}}
}}
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'''Sher Bahadur Deuba''' ({{lang-ne|शेरबहादुर देउवा}}, {{IPA-ne|seɾ baːduɾ deu̯ba|pron|Sher Bahadur Deuba.ogg}}; born 13 June 1946) is a Nepali politician serving as the [[Prime Minister of Nepal]] since 13 July 2021. He has previously served four terms as the prime minister (1995–1997, 2001–2002, 2004–2005, and 2017–2018) and is the [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|Member of Parliament]] for the parliamentary constituency of [[Dadeldhura 1 (constituency)|Dadeldhura–1]]. He has been the president of the [[Nepali Congress]] since 2016.

Born and raised in [[Ashigram]], a remote village in [[Dadeldhura District|Dadeldhura]], Deuba completed his primary education there and secondary education in [[Doti District|Doti]]. He completed his higher education from [[Tri-Chandra College]], and registered as a research fellow at the [[London School of Economics]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Sher Bahadur Deuba|url=https://worldleaders.columbia.edu/directory/sher-bahadur-deuba|access-date=14 July 2021|website=World Leaders Forum}}</ref> In 1991, he was elected to the [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|House of Representatives]] and served as the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal)|Minister of Home Affairs]] in the cabinet led by [[Girija Prasad Koirala]]. Deuba become prime minister after [[Man Mohan Adhikari|Manmohan Adhikari]] tried to dissolve the parliament for a second time in two years in 1995. He oversaw the signature of the [[Mahakali treaty]] with [[Government of India|India]] during his first term. His second premiership started in July 2001 amidst the [[Nepalese Civil War|rise of the Maoists]] and he later declared a [[state of emergency]] and listed the [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)]] as a "terrorist organisation". He was dismissed by [[Gyanendra of Nepal|King Gyanendra]] in October 2002, but after huge opposition by general public for restoration of democratically elected Prime Minister, he was reappointed prime minister in June 2004. He was arrested after [[2005 Nepal coup d'état|2005 coup d'état]] by the [[Gyanendra of Nepal|King Gyanendra]], and was released in February 2006 after the Supreme Court of Nepal gave decision against his unlawful arrest.

Deuba was sworn in as prime minister for a fourth stint in June 2017, as per an agreement to form a rotational government by Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre). His government successfully conducted the elections of all three levels of government in different phases in 2017. On 12 July 2021, the [[Supreme Court of Nepal|Supreme Court]] ordered the appointment of Deuba as prime minister within 28 hours, and he was appointed prime minister for a fifth term by [[President of Nepal|President]] [[Bidya Devi Bhandari]] in accordance with Article 76(5) of the [[Constitution of Nepal]] the next day.

Deuba is married to [[Arzu Rana Deuba]] and they have a son.

== Early life ==
Deuba was born on 13 June 1946 in [[Ashigram]], a remote village in [[Dadeldhura District|Dadeldhura district]] of [[Far-Western Development Region, Nepal|far-western Nepal]] (present-day [[Ganyapadhura Rural Municipality|Ganyapdhura Rural Municipality]], [[Sudurpashchim Province]]).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Pradhan|first=Shirish B|date=13 July 2021|title=Sher Bahadur Deuba's immediate task is to usher in political stability in Nepal|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sher-bahadur-deubas-immediate-task-is-to-usher-in-political-stability-in-nepal/2120100|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713152427/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sher-bahadur-deubas-immediate-task-is-to-usher-in-political-stability-in-nepal/2120100|archive-date=13 July 2021|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Outlook}}</ref> He received his primary education from Asigram Primary School and secondary education from Mahendra Higher Secondary School and Sitaram Higher Secondary School in [[Doti District|Doti]]. After completing [[School Leaving Certificate (Nepal)|SLC]], Deuba was enrolled in the [[Tri-Chandra College]] for higher education.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=शेरबहादुर देउवा प्रधानमन्त्री निर्वाचित (फोटोफिचर)|url=http://annapurnapost.com/news/72605|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223175255/http://annapurnapost.com/news/72605|archive-date=23 February 2021|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Annapurna Post|language=ne}}</ref>

He registered at the [[London School of Economics]] (LSE) in 1989, under the "research fee" category which allowed him "to use the LSE library, and have a professor assigned for general guidance, but not take classes".<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|title=Deuba at lse|url=http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=5345|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Nepali Times|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713154903/http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=5345}}</ref> His professor was [[Fred Halliday]] and he was assigned to complete some work on [[parliamentary democracies]]. Deuba, however, never published any work at the LSE.<ref name=":10" /> Deuba was in London when the [[1990 Nepalese revolution|1990 revolution]] broke out where he campaigned for the revolution.<ref name=":10" /> The [[Socialist International]] had cancelled his [[stipend]]; subsequently, he had to depend on a loan given by Nepalis, worked for the [[BBC Nepali]] irregularly, and temporarily lived at a restaurant.<ref name=":10" /> He left the school in 1990.<ref name=":3" />

== Political career ==

=== Early career and first premiership ===
He began his political career as a student and alongside others founded the [[Nepal Student Union]], a student wing of the [[Nepali Congress]]. From 1971 to 1980, he served as president of the student wing.<ref name=":1" /> During the 1960s and 1970s, Deuba was jailed intermittently for nine years for working against the [[Panchayat (Nepal)|Panchayat system]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nepal (1946–present)|url=https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/nepal-1946-present/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713153301/https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/nepal-1946-present/|archive-date=13 July 2021|access-date=13 July 2021|website=University of Central Arkansas|language=en-US}}</ref>

Deuba was an active campaigner during the [[1990 Nepalese revolution|1990 revolution]] which dissolved the partyless Panchayat system and ushered in the beginning of multiparty democracy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 April 1990|title=Nepal king bows to protests: from the archive: April 9, 1990|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/09/nepal-king-birendra-democracy-1990|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713161007/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/09/nepal-king-birendra-democracy-1990}}</ref> In the [[1991 Nepalese general election|next year's general elections]], he was elected to the [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|House of Representatives]] from Dadeldhura 1.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Sher Bahadur Deuba|url=https://www.opmcm.gov.np/en/prime-minister//|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713144653/https://www.opmcm.gov.np/staff/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE/|archive-date=13 July 2021|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers}}</ref> He served as the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal)|Minister of Home Affairs]] in the cabinet of [[Girija Prasad Koirala]].<ref name=":6" /> After Koirala dissolved the parliament and his government was defeated in the [[1994 Nepalese general election|1994 mid-term elections]], Deuba was elected parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Whelpton|first=John|date=21 March 2010|title=Girija Koirala obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/mar/21/girija-koirala-obituary|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909180317/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/mar/21/girija-koirala-obituary|archive-date=9 September 2013|access-date=13 July 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Chapagain|first1=Kiran|last2=Yardley|first2=Jim|date=21 March 2010|title=Girija Prasad Koirala, Former Nepal Premier, Dies at 85|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/world/asia/21koirala.html|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713162005/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/world/asia/21koirala.html|archive-date=13 July 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> After [[Man Mohan Adhikari|Manmohan Adhikari]] tried to dissolve the parliament again in 1995 which was declared unconstitutional by the [[Supreme Court of Nepal|Supreme Court]], Deuba was appointed Prime Minister in 1995 and led a coalition government with the [[Rastriya Prajatantra Party]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 September 1995|title=Communist Government Is Dissolved in Nepal|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/11/world/world-news-briefs-communist-government-is-dissolved-in-nepal.html|access-date=13 July 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202034817/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/11/world/world-news-briefs-communist-government-is-dissolved-in-nepal.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The passing of a Communist veteran|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/article30257275.ece|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Frontline|language=en|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713162334/https://frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/article30257275.ece}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=Two steps forward, one step back: the Nepal peace process|url=https://rc-services-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/Two_steps_forward_one_step_back_The_Nepal_peace_process_Accord_Issue_26.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713162644/https://rc-services-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/Two_steps_forward_one_step_back_The_Nepal_peace_process_Accord_Issue_26.pdf|archive-date=13 July 2021|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Conciliation Resources}}</ref>

On 12 February 1996, he signed the [[Mahakali treaty]] with the [[Government of India]] regarding the development of the watershed of the [[Sharda River|Mahakali River]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Rishi|date=21 December 2009|title=Mahakali Treaty Outcome of economic nationalism|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/opinion/mahakali-treaty-outcome-of-economic-nationalism|access-date=13 July 2021|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713171938/https://thehimalayantimes.com/opinion/mahakali-treaty-outcome-of-economic-nationalism|url-status=live}}</ref> His administration, which witnessed the beginning of the [[Nepalese Civil War|Maoist insurgency]], fell in March 1997 and he was succeeded by [[Lokendra Bahadur Chand]] who led a minority coalition government.<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Whelpton|first=John|date=21 March 2010|title=Girija Koirala obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/mar/21/girija-koirala-obituary|access-date=3 April 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=9 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909180317/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/mar/21/girija-koirala-obituary|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Second premiership ===
Following the resignation of Girija Prasad Koirala as prime minister, Deuba defeated [[Sushil Koirala]] to become the parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress and was appointed Prime Minister for a second time on 26 July 2001.<ref name=":8" /> He became prime minister shortly after the [[Nepalese royal massacre|royal massacre]] and during the heights of the Maoist insurgency, and he soon announced a ceasefire with the [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)]].<ref name=":8" /> In August 2001, he began peace talks with the Maoists, but after the Maoists pulled out of talks and attacked the army in November 2001, Deuba declared a [[state of emergency]], and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) was listed as a "terrorist organisation".<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2017|title=Nepal: Transitional uncertainty|url=https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/33628-nepal-transitional-uncertainty.html|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2021|website=JusticeInfo|language=en-US|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713165839/https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/33628-nepal-transitional-uncertainty.html}}</ref>

In early 2002, Deuba requested a dissolution of the parliament in order to hold fresh elections.<ref name=":8" /> The same year, he founded the breakaway party, [[Nepali Congress (Democratic)]].<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nepal's King Dissolves Parliament|url=https://www.voanews.com/archive/nepals-king-dissolves-parliament-2002-05-23|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2021|publisher=Voice of America|language=en|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713164836/https://www.voanews.com/archive/nepals-king-dissolves-parliament-2002-05-23}}</ref> In October 2002, [[Gyanendra of Nepal|King Gyanendra]] took over the democratically elected Government led by Sher Bahadur Deuba.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 October 2002|title=King of Nepal sacks cabinet and takes over government|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/oct/05/nepal|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713165023/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/oct/05/nepal|archive-date=13 July 2021|access-date=13 July 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bhattarai|first1=Kamal Dev|title=Can Nepal's New Prime Minister Avert a Crisis?|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/can-nepals-new-prime-minister-avert-a-crisis/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916095506/http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/can-nepals-new-prime-minister-avert-a-crisis/|archive-date=16 September 2017|access-date=16 September 2017|website=The Diplomat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|date=12 October 2002|title=Nepal's King Names a Monarchist as Premier|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/12/world/nepal-s-king-names-a-monarchist-as-premier.html|access-date=13 July 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713053354/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/12/world/nepal-s-king-names-a-monarchist-as-premier.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the Prime Minister of Nepal Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba in New Delhi on September 9, 2004.jpg|thumb|left|Sher Bahadur Deuba with [[Manmohan Singh]] in 2004]]

=== Third premiership ===

After two other governments in two years, Deuba was reappointed as prime minister by King Gyanendra on 4 June 2004.<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 June 2004|title=Opposition And Rebels Reject Premier|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/05/world/world-briefing-asia-nepal-opposition-and-rebels-reject-premier.html|access-date=13 July 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=15 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115143313/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/05/world/world-briefing-asia-nepal-opposition-and-rebels-reject-premier.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sher Bahadur Deuba sworn in as Nepal prime minister, for fifth time|url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2021/07/13/sher-bahadur-deuba-sworn-in-as-nepal-prime-minister-for-fifth-time|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2021|website=The Kathmandu Post|language=English|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713160111/https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2021/07/13/sher-bahadur-deuba-sworn-in-as-nepal-prime-minister-for-fifth-time}}</ref> A year later, following the [[2005 Nepal coup d'état]] led by the king, who suspended the constitution and assumed direct authority, Deuba and his cabinet members were put under house arrest, and "key constitutional rights were suspended, soldiers enforced complete censorship, and communications were cut".<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 February 2005|title=Nepal's Royal Coup: Making a Bad Situation Worse|url=https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/nepal/nepals-royal-coup-making-bad-situation-worse|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Crisis Group|language=en|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713170230/https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/nepal/nepals-royal-coup-making-bad-situation-worse|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2005, he was sentenced to two years in prison by former [[King Gyanendra]] but was subsequently released on 13 February 2006 after the prison sentence was outlawed by the Supreme Court of Nepal.<ref>{{cite web|date=14 February 2006|title=Former Nepal PM freed from jail|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4711120.stm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908202408/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4711120.stm|archive-date=8 September 2018|access-date=8 September 2018|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Nepali PM Deuba convicted|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/nepal.deuba/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713153016/http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/nepal.deuba/|archive-date=13 July 2021|access-date=13 July 2021|publisher=CNN}}</ref> In September 2007, Deuba dissolved his splinter party and rejoined the Nepali Congress.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 March 2016|title='Rebel' Sher Bahadur Deuba elected Nepali Congress president|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world/rebel-sher-bahadur-deuba-elected-nepali-congress-president/story-C4pwrqYZgX878BZehYdoUN.html|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713170711/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world/rebel-sher-bahadur-deuba-elected-nepali-congress-president/story-C4pwrqYZgX878BZehYdoUN.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2008 Constituent Assembly election ====
In the [[2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|Constituent Assembly election]] held on 10 April 2008, Deuba was nominated by the Nepali Congress as its candidate for both Dadeldhura 1 and [[Kanchanpur District|Kanchanpur 4]] constituencies.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 July 2007|title=NC names FPTP candidates|url=http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=36915|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070726190528/http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=36915|archive-date=26 July 2007|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Gorkhapatra}}</ref> He won from both the constituencies and gave up his Kanchanpur 4 seat, where he was replaced by Harish Thakulla of the [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)]], who he defeated in the general election, after a by-election.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Rishi|date=24 April 2008|title=Bye-election likely in Kanchanpur-4?|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/bye-election-likely-in-kanchanpur-4|access-date=13 July 2021|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713171254/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/bye-election-likely-in-kanchanpur-4|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the subsequent vote for prime minister held in the [[Constituent Assembly of Nepal|Constituent Assembly]] on 15 August 2008, Deuba was nominated as the Nepali Congress candidate but was defeated by [[Pushpa Kamal Dahal]] of the [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|UCPN (Maoist)]]. Deuba received 113 votes, while Dahal received 464.<ref name=":4">[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/16/asia/AS-Nepal-Premiership-Election.php "Ex-rebels' chief chosen as Nepal's new PM"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919075548/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/16/asia/AS-Nepal-Premiership-Election.php |date=19 September 2008 }}, Associated Press (''International Herald Tribune''), 15 August 2008.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Sher Bahadur Deuba elected 40th PM of Nepal|language=en|work=The Kathmandu Post|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-06-06/sher-bahadur-deuba-elected-new-pm-of-nepal.html|url-status=live|access-date=6 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630084505/http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-06-06/sher-bahadur-deuba-elected-new-pm-of-nepal.html|archive-date=30 June 2017}}</ref>

In 2009, after the fall of the Dahal-led government and the ailing health of party president Girija Prasad Koirala, Deuba put up his candidacy to become the parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress in a bid to become the prime minister again but was defeated by [[Ram Chandra Poudel]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ramchandra Poudel and his brand of politics|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/ramchandra-poudel-brand-politics.html|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2021|website=OnlineKhabar|language=en-GB|archive-date=31 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531122059/http://english.onlinekhabar.com/ramchandra-poudel-brand-politics.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Revolutionary voice|url=http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=16048|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Nepali Times|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713172145/http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=16048}}</ref>
[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on August 24, 2017 (3).jpg|thumb|Deuba with his Indian counterpart, [[Narendra Modi]], in 2017]]

=== First Term as party president ===
Deuba, a veteran leader of [[Nepali Congress]] was chosen party president for the first time from the 13th general convention of the party beating [[Ram Chandra Poudel|Ram Chandra Paudel]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-07|title=कांग्रेस सभापतिमा शेरबहादुर देउवा विजयी|url=https://www.bbc.com/nepali/news/2016/03/160307_congress_convention|access-date=2021-12-18|website=BBC News नेपाली|language=ne}}</ref> He assigned [[Bimalendra Nidhi]] as party Vice-president, [[Purna Bahadur Khadka]] as general secretary and [[Prakash Sharan Mahat]] deputy general secretary for their immense support to be elected as president of the unified party.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nidhi appointed NC Vice-Prez, Khadka Gen Secy|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2018/05/04/nidhi-appointed-nc-vice-prez-khadka-general-secy|access-date=2021-12-18|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}}</ref>

=== Fourth premiership ===
{{See also|Deuba cabinet, 2017}}
After the death of [[Sushil Koirala]], in 2016, Deuba was elected president of the Nepali Congress at the party's thirteenth general convention defeating his intra-party rival, Ram Chandra Poudel, receiving almost 60% of the votes cast.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sher Bahadur Deuba elected Nepali Congress president|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/sher-bahadur-deuba-elected-nepali-congress-president/articleshow/51302010.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live|access-date=3 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713051839/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/sher-bahadur-deuba-elected-nepali-congress-president/articleshow/51302010.cms?from=mdr|archive-date=13 July 2021}}</ref>

In August 2016, Deuba struck a deal with Pushpa Kamal Dahal to lead a rotational government led by the CPN (Maoist Centre) and the Nepali Congress for nine months each in the lead to the general elections in late 2017. Per the agreement, he was sworn in as Prime Minister for a fourth stint on 7 June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deuba sworn in as 40th PM, forms Cabinet by inducting 7 ministers|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-06-07/president-bhandari-administers-oath-of-office-secrecy-to-deuba.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029070825/http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-06-07/president-bhandari-administers-oath-of-office-secrecy-to-deuba.html|archive-date=29 October 2017|work=The Kathmandu Post|accessdate=1 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=7 June 2017|title=Sher Bahadur Deuba sworn in as Prime Minister|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/prime-minister-sher-bahadur-deuba-sworns-in/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125014145/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/prime-minister-sher-bahadur-deuba-sworns-in/|archive-date=25 November 2017|work=The Himalayan Times|accessdate=1 November 2017}}</ref> On 17 October 2017, all ministers from the CPN (Maoist Centre) left the cabinet after they formed an electoral alliance with the [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|CPN (UML)]] in preparation for the [[2017 Nepalese general election|general election]] and rescinded support to the Deuba government.<ref>{{cite web|title=PM Deuba prepares to sack Maoist ministers|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/28542/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217202930/http://www.myrepublica.com/news/28542/|archive-date=17 February 2018|work=República|accessdate=17 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=17 October 2017|title=Prachanda's Maoist party to quit Deuba govt: Report|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/prachanda-s-maoist-party-to-quit-deuba-govt-report/story-UkcyBw98N0v9IZ54VcJeKL.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218150422/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/prachanda-s-maoist-party-to-quit-deuba-govt-report/story-UkcyBw98N0v9IZ54VcJeKL.html|archive-date=18 February 2018|work=Hindustani Times|accessdate=17 February 2018}}</ref>

Deuba was in charge of the government that successfully conducted elections of all three levels ([[2017 Nepalese general election|parliamentary]], [[2017 Nepalese provincial elections|provincial]], and [[2017 Nepalese local elections|local]]) in different phases in 2017. He resigned on 15 February 2018, paving way for [[KP Sharma Oli]], leader of the [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|Communist Party of Nepal (UML)]], the largest party in the 2017 polls, to become prime minister.<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 February 2018|title=Sher Bahadur Deuba resigns, KP Oli to take over as Nepal PM|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/sher-bahadur-deuba-resigns-kp-oli-to-take-over-as-nepal-pm-5064812/|access-date=14 July 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=5 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505061202/https://indianexpress.com/article/world/sher-bahadur-deuba-resigns-kp-oli-to-take-over-as-nepal-pm-5064812/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Oli appointed as 38th PM of Nepal|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/36371/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713174349/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/36371/|archive-date=13 July 2021|access-date=13 July 2021|website=My Republica|language=en}}</ref>[[File:Sher_Bahadur_Deuba_showered_with_garland.jpg|thumb|right|Deuba arriving at [[Singha Durbar]] after being appointed prime minister for the fifth time on 13 July 2021]]

=== Fifth premiership ===
{{See also|Fifth Deuba Cabinet, 2021}}
On 21 May 2021, after prime minister KP Sharma Oli failed to obtain a [[Vote of Confidence|vote of confidence]] in the House of Representatives, the opposition alliance – comprising the Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), the [[Madhav Kumar Nepal]] faction of the CPN (UML) and [[Upendra Yadav]] faction of the [[People's Socialist Party, Nepal]] – asked the president to appoint Deuba prime minister, per Article 76 (5) of the Constitution of Nepal, presenting signatures of majority members of the House of Representatives to stake claim to a new government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 May 2021|title=Nepal Prime Minister K P Oli loses vote of confidence|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/nepal-prime-minister-k-p-oli-loses-vote-of-confidence-7309667/|access-date=10 May 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510122134/https://indianexpress.com/article/world/nepal-prime-minister-k-p-oli-loses-vote-of-confidence-7309667/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=10 May 2021|title=President Bhandari calls on parties to form majority government, allots three days' time|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/president-bhandari-calls-on-parties-to-form-majority-government-allots-three-days-time|access-date=12 May 2021|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512082054/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/president-bhandari-calls-on-parties-to-form-majority-government-allots-three-days-time|url-status=live}}</ref> The president denied this claim, stating neither Deuba nor Oli could be appointed prime minister after Oli also demanded to be reappointed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 May 2021|title=Neither Deuba nor Oli can be appointed PM: President Bhandari|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/neither-deuba-nor-oli-can-be-appointed-pm-president-bhandari|access-date=14 July 2021|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en|archive-date=22 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522122651/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/neither-deuba-nor-oli-can-be-appointed-pm-president-bhandari|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=21 May 2021|title=Oli presents claim to govt ahead of opposition|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/oli-presents-claim-to-govt-ahead-of-opposition|access-date=14 July 2021|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en|archive-date=22 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522093914/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/oli-presents-claim-to-govt-ahead-of-opposition|url-status=live}}</ref> The president also dissolved the lower house for the second time in five months and called for fresh elections later in November.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In a midnight drama, Nepal President dissolves House and calls polls for November 12 and 19|url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2021/05/22/president-dissolves-house-calls-snap-polls-for-november-12-and-19|url-status=live|access-date=14 July 2021|website=The Kathmandu Post|language=English|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212902/https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2021/05/22/president-dissolves-house-calls-snap-polls-for-november-12-and-19}}</ref>

On 12 July 2021, the constitutional bench of the [[Supreme Court of Nepal|Supreme Court]], formed to hear writs against the dissolution of the House of Representatives filed by the opposition alliance, ruled that president [[Bidya Devi Bhandari]]'s decision to dissolve the House of Representatives on the recommendation of prime minister Oli was unlawful and ordered the appointment of Deuba as prime minister within 28 hours, legitimising his earlier claim.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 July 2021|title=Supreme Court reinstates House, issues verdict in favour of Deuba's claim|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/supreme-court-reinstates-house-issues-verdict-in-favour-of-deubas-claim|access-date=14 July 2021|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712160801/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/supreme-court-reinstates-house-issues-verdict-in-favour-of-deubas-claim|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharma|first=Bhadra|last2=Mashal|first2=Mujib|date=2021-07-12|title=Nepal Court Replaces Prime Minister After Months of Turbulence|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/12/world/asia/nepal-prime-minister-kp-sharma-oli.html|access-date=2021-12-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sher Bahadur Deuba: Nepal's Supreme Court orders appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister {{!}} World News|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nepals-supreme-court-reinstates-dissolved-house-of-representatives/articleshow/84338530.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712081322/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nepals-supreme-court-reinstates-dissolved-house-of-representatives/articleshow/84338530.cms|archive-date=12 July 2021|access-date=12 July 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=12 July 2021|title=Nepal SC orders to appoint Sher Bahadur Deuba as PM within next 28 hours|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/nepal-sc-orders-to-appoint-sher-bahadur-deuba-as-pm-within-next-28-hours-101626077841170.html|access-date=12 July 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712082213/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/nepal-sc-orders-to-appoint-sher-bahadur-deuba-as-pm-within-next-28-hours-101626077841170.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

President Bhandari appointed Deuba as the prime minister in accordance with Article 76 (5) of the [[Constitution of Nepal]], and he was sworn in for a fifth term on 13 July 2021.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|title=देउवा प्रधानमन्त्री नियुक्त, ६ बजे शपथ|url=https://ekantipur.com/news/2021/07/13/162616003151478723.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713141604/https://ekantipur.com/news/2021/07/13/162616003151478723.html|archive-date=13 July 2021|access-date=13 July 2021|website=eKantipur|language=ne}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=13 July 2021|title=Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepal's prime minister-elect, to keep cabinet small: Report|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/sher-bahadur-deuba-nepal-s-prime-minister-elect-to-keep-cabinet-small-report-101626159298570.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713075232/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/sher-bahadur-deuba-nepal-s-prime-minister-elect-to-keep-cabinet-small-report-101626159298570.html|archive-date=13 July 2021|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Required to win a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives within thirty days of his appointment per Article 76 (6) of the constitution, Deuba did so on 18 July 2021, receiving 165 votes in his favour and 83 against in the 275-member house.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Sanjib |last=Bagale |title=PM Deuba passes floor test with 165 votes|url=https://en.setopati.com/political/156477/|access-date=2021-07-19|website=Setopati}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PM Sher Bahadur Deuba wins vote of confidence in restored House, likely to rule until early 2023|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/pm-sher-bahadur-deuba-wins-vote-of-confidence-in-restored-house.html|access-date=2021-07-19|website=OnlineKhabar English News|language=en-GB}}</ref> This guaranteed his government to remain in office for at least a year and a half, until the next general elections will be held in late 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Confidence vote will decide how long new government lasts|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2021/07/14/confidence-vote-will-decide-how-long-new-government-lasts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714134324/https://kathmandupost.com/national/2021/07/14/confidence-vote-will-decide-how-long-new-government-lasts|archive-date=14 July 2021|access-date=14 July 2021|website=The Kathmandu Post|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Deuba set to govern for a year and a half as he wins House confidence|url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2021/07/19/deuba-set-to-govern-for-a-year-and-a-half-as-he-wins-house-confidence|access-date=2021-07-19|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}}</ref>

=== Second term as party president ===
{{See also|14th general convention of Nepali Congress}}
Deuba was elected second time as party president of [[Nepali Congress]]. Deuba was unable to win in the first round after none was able to secure 51% votes as per the Constitution of the party. The condition went against him when his close confidant and party vice president [[Bimalendra Nidhi]] filed candidacy for the post.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Setopati|first=सेतोपाटी संवाददाता ::|title=अन्तत: निधिले रोके देउवालाई|url=https://www.setopati.com/mahadebeshan-bishesh/congres/256814/|access-date=2021-12-18|website=Setopati|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=पहिलो चरणमा जित्न देउवालाई रोके निधिले|url=https://nepalkhabar.com/politics/114588-2021-12-14-10-45-31|access-date=2021-12-18|website=nepalkhabar|language=Nepali}}</ref>
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In the second round he was elected president for the second time after receiving support from [[Prakash Man Singh]] and [[Bimalendra Nidhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Republica|title=Leaders Singh, Nidhi announce their support to Deuba|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/121648/|access-date=2021-12-18|website=My Republica|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=ONLINE|first=THT|date=2021-12-14|title=Singh, Nidhi throw weight behind Deuba; Koirala isolated|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/prakash-man-singh-throws-weight-behind-deuba-for-second-round-of-elections|access-date=2021-12-18|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en}}</ref> Garnering nearly 60% votes, Deuba was elected party president for the second time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Setopati|first=प्रशन्न पोखरेल ::|title=दोस्रो चरणको मतदानबाट दोस्रोचोटि कांग्रेस सभापति बनेका देउवा|url=https://www.setopati.com/mahadebeshan-bishesh/congres/256904/|access-date=2021-12-18|website=Setopati|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-15|title=Deuba set to become Nepali Congress president after winning party elections|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/deuba-set-to-become-nepali-congress-president-after-winning-party-elections-101639533713449.html|access-date=2021-12-18|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is married to [[Arzu Rana Deuba]] and has a son Jaiveer Singh Deuba.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Six open secrets of Nepal's new PM Sher Bahadur Deuba|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/six-open-secrets-of-nepals-new-pm-sher-bahadur-deuba.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507181026/http://english.onlinekhabar.com/six-open-secrets-of-nepals-new-pm-sher-bahadur-deuba.html|archive-date=7 May 2019|access-date=3 April 2021|website=OnlineKhabar English News|language=en-GB}}</ref> In November 2016, Deuba was conferred an honorary doctorate degree by [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 November 2016|title=Deuba conferred JNU's honorary doctorate degree|work=[[The Kathmandu Post]]|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-11-07/deuba-conferred-jnus-honorary-doctorate-degree.html|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107225345/http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-11-07/deuba-conferred-jnus-honorary-doctorate-degree.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Electoral history ==
He has been elected to the [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|Pratinidhi Sabha]] from Dadeldhura 1 in [[1991 Nepalese general election|1991]], [[1994 Nepalese general election|1994]], [[1999 Nepalese general election|1999]], and [[2017 Nepalese general election|2017]] on a Nepali Congress ticket. He won from Dadeldhura 1 in both the [[2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2008]] and [[2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2013]] Constituent Assembly elections. He contested and won from two constituencies in the 2008 CA election and gave up his Kanchanpur 4 seat. Only the top two candidates are shown below.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Office
! scope="col"|Result
! scope="col"|Constituency
! scope="col"|Votes for Deuba
! scope="col"|Opponent
! scope="col"|Party
! scope="col"|Votes for opponent
!Source
|-
!scope="row"| [[1991 Nepalese general election|1991]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Member of parliament]], [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|Pratinidhi Sabha]]
|{{Yes2|Won}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Dadeldhura 1 (constituency)|Dadeldhura 1]]
|24,570
|—
| rowspan="3" |[[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)]]
|6,628
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Election 1991 Constituency Results|url=https://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1991_constituency_results_english.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=14 July 2021|website=Nepal Research|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712170102/https://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1991_constituency_results_english.pdf}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[1994 Nepalese general election|1994]]
|{{Yes2|Won}}
|20,701
|Khem Raj Mayal
|9,966
|<ref name="archive2">{{Cite web|date=24 January 2008|title=Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates|url=http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124110554/http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php|archive-date=24 January 2008|access-date=15 November 2020|website=Election Commission, Nepal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Auswertung der Wahlergebnisse vom 15. November 1994|url=https://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1994_constituency_results_english.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=14 July 2021|website=Nepal Research|archive-date=14 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714133346/https://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1994_constituency_results_english.pdf}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[1999 Nepalese general election|1999]]
|{{Yes2|Won}}
|28,651
|Bageshowori Dutt Chataut
|7,840
|<ref name="archive2" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Results'99|url=https://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/ec/alldistconst.htm|access-date=15 November 2020|website=nepalresearch.org|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029142540/https://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/ec/alldistconst.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" |[[2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2008]]
| rowspan="2" |Member of the [[1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly|Constituent Assembly]]
|{{Yes2|Won}}
|20,529
|Khem Raj Bhatta
| rowspan="4" |[[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|UCPN (Maoist)]]
|19,161
|<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|date=3 October 2009|title=Ca Election report|url=http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003184536/http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php|archive-date=3 October 2009|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
|{{Yes2|Won}}
|Kanchanpur 4
|12,824
|Harish Thakulla
|11,795
|<ref name=":9" />
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Nepal|Prime Minister]]
|{{No2|Lost}}
|—
|113 electoral votes
|[[Pushpa Kamal Dahal]]
|464 electoral votes
|<ref name=":4" />
|-
! scope="row" |[[2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2013]]
|Member of the [[2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly|Constituent Assembly/<br>Legislature Parliament]]
|{{Yes2|Won}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Dadeldhura 1 (constituency)|Dadeldhura 1]]
|23,920
| rowspan="2" |Khem Raj Bhatta
|12,493
|<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|date=25 March 2015|title=Nepalnews.com – News from Nepal as it happens|url=http://vote.nepalnews.com/election/pages/dadeldhura.php#top|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325220543/http://vote.nepalnews.com/election/pages/dadeldhura.php#top|archive-date=25 March 2015|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |[[2017 Nepalese general election|2017]]
|Member of the [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|House of Representatives]]
|{{Yes2|Won}}
|28,446
|[[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|CPN (Maoist Centre)]]
|21,498
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=निर्वाचन मतगणनाको परिणाम|url=https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=14 July 2021|website=Election Commission, Nepal|archive-date=14 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714133833/https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral.aspx}}</ref>
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Nepal|Prime Minister]]
|{{Yes2|Won}}
|—
|388 electoral votes
| colspan="2" |''Against''
|170 electoral votes
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kafle|first=Sanjeeb|date=6 June 2017|title=I will strengthen ties with India, China: Newly elected PM Deuba|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/parliament-elects-deuba-as-40th-pm-of-nepal|access-date=14 July 2021|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en|archive-date=6 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306164823/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/parliament-elects-deuba-as-40th-pm-of-nepal/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
![[2021 in Nepal|2021]]
|[[Prime Minister of Nepal|Prime Minister]]
|{{Yes2|Won}}
|—
|165 electoral votes
|colspan="2" |''Against''
|83 electoral votes
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Online|first=T. H. T.|date=2021-07-18|title=PM Sher Bahadur Deuba wins trust vote in House of Representatives, secures 165 votes|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/pm-sher-bahadur-deuba-wins-trust-vote-in-house-of-representatives|access-date=2021-08-15|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|}

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