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'''Pradip Paudel''' ({{lang-ne|प्रदिप पौडेल}}) is a Nepali politician, a Central Committee Member of [[Nepali Congress]] Party, Nepal's largest democratic party. He was elected as the central committee member of the party with top 5 votes in the 13th General Convention of Nepali Congress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nepalicongress.org/index.php?linkId=26|title=NepaliCongress.org- Nepali Congress Official website {{!}} Political party of Nepal|website=www.nepalicongress.org|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> Paudel is from Tanahun, and began his political career with the [[Nepal Student Union]], the student wing of the [[Nepali Congress]]. He was a member of the Nepali Congress Central Committee, accepting the appointment from [[Sushil Koirala]] on September 17, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://youthpoliticsnepal.org/?p=826|title=नेविसंघका ६ जना पूर्व अध्यक्षहरु अटाउदा विश्व प्रकाश शर्मा अटाएनन् । – Youth, Politics & Nepal|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref>

==Biography==
Paudel started his political life from [[Amrit Campus]] as a [[Nepal Student Union]] leader. He was elected as a Free Student Union president in 1996. Between 2000 and 2002, Paudel served on the central committee of the [[Nepal Student Union]]. He was vice president of [[Nepal Student Union]] for three terms between 2002 and 2007, after which he served as president of the [[Nepal Student Union]] from 2007 to 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/6251/2019-02-16|title=नेविसंघको ४८ वर्ष ११ महाधिवेशन, १८ सभापति|website=Naya Patrika|language=ne|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>

Paudel was the candidate for the Provincial Assembly of Gandaki Province from Tanahun-2(A). He lost the office by five votes to Asha Koirala of the [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)]], and protested the result.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/ncs-paudel-moves-sc-demanding-election-re-run/|title=NC's Paudel moves SC, demanding election re-run|website=myrepublica|language=en|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> claiming the elections were rigged.

Paudel is popular among Nepalese youths and is often looked as the future Prime Minister of Nepal. He has been a key voice against [[KP Sharma Oli]] government's undemocratic practises and rampant corruption. He is seen in the fore front leading popular movements against current communist government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/valley/2018/07/05/nsu-defies-govt-orders-protests-at-maitighar}}</ref>

Paudel was key youth figure in the front line along with another youth leader [[Gagan Thapa]] and former prime minister [[Girija Prasad Koirala]] in [[2006 Nepalese revolution]].

== Central Committee Member ==
Paudel won with 1709 votes for the 25-member elected Central Committee in the 13th general convention of Nepali Congress Party where [[Sher Bahadur Deuba]], Nepal's current Prime Minister was elected as the Party President.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.corporatenepal.com/ncs-voting-result-for-25-cwc-members-under-open-category-out/}}</ref> He was a member of the committee drafting amendments in party's constitution.

==See also==
*[[Arjun Narasingha K.C.]]
*[[Bal Bahadur K.C.]]

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