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| successor1 = [[Yuba Raj Khatiwada]] | | successor1 = [[Yuba Raj Khatiwada]] | ||
| office2 = [[Pratinidhi Sabha|Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha]] | |||
| term_start2 = 4 March 2018 | |||
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| constituency2 = [[Sunsari 4 (constituency)|Sunsari 4]] | |||
| predecessor2 = [[Sitaram Mahato]] | |||
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| office3 = [[2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly|Member of Constituent Assembly]] for<br/>[[Nepali Congress]] [[party list]] | |||
| term_start3 = 21 January 2014 | |||
| term_end3 = 14 October 2017 | |||
| party = [[Nepali Congress]] | |||
| otherparty = [[Nepali Congress (Democratic)]] | |||
| spouse = Aabhu Rana Karki <ref>[https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/nepali-congress-leader-gyanedra-bahadur-karki-bereaved-of-wife/ The Himalayan Times]</ref> | | spouse = Aabhu Rana Karki <ref>[https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/nepali-congress-leader-gyanedra-bahadur-karki-bereaved-of-wife/ The Himalayan Times]</ref> | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957| | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|2|22|df=y}}{{fact|date=June 2022}} | ||
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'''Gyanendra Bahadur Karki''' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]:ज्ञानेन्द्र बहादुर कार्की) is a [[Nepalis|Nepali]] politician from [[Nepali Congress]]. He is the current [[Ministry of Information and Communications (Nepal)|Minister for Information and Communications of Nepal]]. He was Finance Minister under [[Deuba cabinet, 2017]].<ref name="ekantipur">{{cite web|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-06-07/president-bhandari-administers-oath-of-office-secrecy-to-deuba.html|publisher=kathmandupost.ekantipur.com|title=Deuba sworn in as 40th PM, forms Cabinet by inducting 7 ministers – National – The Kathmandu Post|access-date=2017-06-11}}</ref> He has been elected as a House of Representative from constituency 4 of the [[Sunsari]] district in [[2017 Nepalese legislative election]].<ref>[https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/finance-minister-gyanendra-bahadur-karki-elected-sunsari-4/ The Himalayan Times]</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-07-14|title=देउवा सरकारको ४ मन्त्रीहरुको बायोडाटा|url=https://www.news24nepal.tv/2021/07/14/795909|access-date=2021-07-14|website=News24 : Premium News Channel|language=en}}</ref> | '''Gyanendra Bahadur Karki''' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]:ज्ञानेन्द्र बहादुर कार्की) is a [[Nepalis|Nepali]] politician from [[Nepali Congress]]. He is the current [[Ministry of Information and Communications (Nepal)|Minister for Information and Communications of Nepal]]. He was Finance Minister under [[Deuba cabinet, 2017]].<ref name="ekantipur">{{cite web|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-06-07/president-bhandari-administers-oath-of-office-secrecy-to-deuba.html|publisher=kathmandupost.ekantipur.com|title=Deuba sworn in as 40th PM, forms Cabinet by inducting 7 ministers – National – The Kathmandu Post|access-date=2017-06-11}}</ref> He has been elected as a House of Representative from constituency 4 of the [[Sunsari]] district in [[2017 Nepalese legislative election]].<ref>[https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/finance-minister-gyanendra-bahadur-karki-elected-sunsari-4/ The Himalayan Times]</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-07-14|title=देउवा सरकारको ४ मन्त्रीहरुको बायोडाटा|url=https://www.news24nepal.tv/2021/07/14/795909|access-date=2021-07-14|website=News24 : Premium News Channel|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Finance ministers of Nepal]] | [[Category:Finance ministers of Nepal]] | ||
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Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | |
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ज्ञानेन्द्र बहादुर कार्की | |
![]() Karki in Washington, DC in 2017 | |
| Minister for Information and Communications | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2021 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Lila Nath Shrestha |
| Finance Minister of Nepal[1] | |
| In office 2017 – 15 February 2018 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Krishna Bahadur Mahara |
| Succeeded by | Yuba Raj Khatiwada |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sitaram Mahato |
| Constituency | Sunsari 4 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly for Nepali Congress party list | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1957[citation needed] |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Nepali Congress (Democratic) |
| Spouse(s) | Aabhu Rana Karki [2] |
Gyanendra Bahadur Karki (Nepali:ज्ञानेन्द्र बहादुर कार्की) is a Nepali politician from Nepali Congress. He is the current Minister for Information and Communications of Nepal. He was Finance Minister under Deuba cabinet, 2017.[3] He has been elected as a House of Representative from constituency 4 of the Sunsari district in 2017 Nepalese legislative election.[4][5]
Political life
Karki, who was born in Bhojpur in 1957 AD, entered party politics through the Nepal Students Union. Karki, became the president of the Nepal Student's Union in 2039 BS succeeding former Deputy PM and NC Vice-president Bimalendra Nidhi in the post. Karki was a confidant of Krishna Prasad Bhattarai. Karki, who was earlier in charge of the Ministry of Water Resources and Finance, is now in charge of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.[5]
Electoral history
Gyanendra Bahadur Karki won the 2017 Nepalese General Election from Sunsari-4. Previously, he lost thrice from Bhojpur-1 and that too with few hundred votes which can be seen below. In 2013 Constituent Assembly election, Karki didn't contest the election and was made MP from Proportional list of Nepali Congress.
Election in the 2010s
2017 legislative elections
| Sunsari-4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | 32,347 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ramesh Shrestha | 25,750 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Ram Narayan Yadav | 5,020 | |
| Nepali Janata Dal | Sitaram Podar | 1,089 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Santosh Kumar Dahal | 1,037 | |
| Others | 3,073 | ||
| Invalid votes | 7,062 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Bhojpur-1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Padam Bahadur Rai | 15,796 | |
| Nepali Congress | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | 13,582 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jayant Rai | 7,515 | |
| Others | 2,241 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,537 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections
| Bhojpur-1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanendra Basnet | 15,443 | |
| Nepali Congress | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | 14,605 | |
| Independent | Mukund Bahadur Basnet | 5,586 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Narendra Basnet | 4,048 | |
| Janamukti Party Nepal | Jagan Bahadur Rai | 1,615 | |
| Others | 1,133 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,058 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7][8] | |||
1994 legislative elections
| Bhojpur-1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hem Raj Rai | 15,974 | |
| Nepali Congress | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | 15,948 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Babu Ram Basnet | 3,496 | |
| Others | 1,654 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7] | |||
References
- ↑ "Sher Bahadur Deuba sworn in as Prime Minister". thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ↑ The Himalayan Times
- ↑ "Deuba sworn in as 40th PM, forms Cabinet by inducting 7 ministers – National – The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ↑ The Himalayan Times
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "देउवा सरकारको ४ मन्त्रीहरुको बायोडाटा". News24 : Premium News Channel. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ↑ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "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.
