Sukra Raj Sonyok Limbu (Nepali: शुक्रराज संयोक लिम्बु; born 22 December 1936) is a Nepalese politician and former Member of Parliament in Nepal. He was born to a Limbu (Songyokpa) family in Taplejung, Eastern Nepal. He served as a Member of National Assembly from 1997 to 2004.[1] During his term in parliament he had served as a Chief Whip of Nepali Congress (Democratic) from 2003 to 2004. He ran for House of Representatives of Nepal in 1991 from Taplejung Constituency - 2 on behalf of Nepali Congress.[2] He also contested for Member of Constitution Assembly on 2010 from Morang Constituency - 2. He played an active role in arm uprising in 1974 (2031 B.S.) as a local commander of Congress Mukti Sena (Liberation Army) of Nepali Congress. Before he joined Nepalese Politics, he was aBritish Gurkha Army (1954AD–1970AD).[3] He served as Serjeant(no:-21140931) in Queen's Gurkha Engineers Unit of the British Army.
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- ↑ "Constituent Assembly of Nepal". Parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ↑ "Nepal Election website".
- ↑ "Brigade of Gurkhas - British Army Website". Army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-11.