Madhav Kumar Nepal

Madhav Kumar Nepal
Madhav Kumar Nepal
माधवकुमार नेपाल
34th Prime Minister of Nepal
	In office; 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Deputy	Bijay Kumar Gachhadar; Sujata Koirala
Preceded by	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Succeeded by	Jhala Nath Khanal
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
	In office; 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995
Monarch	King Birendra
Prime Minister	Man Mohan Adhikari
Preceded by	Kirti Nidhi Bista (1969)
Succeeded by	Bam Dev Gautam (1997)
Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) and Socialist Front
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2021
Preceded by	Position created
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995
Monarch	King Birendra
Prime Minister	Man Mohan Adhikari
Preceded by	Girija Prasad Koirala
Succeeded by	Prakash Chandra Lohani
Minister of Defence
	In office; 30 November 1994 – 12 September 1995
Monarch	King Birendra
Prime Minister	Man Mohan Adhikari
Preceded by	Girija Prasad Koirala
Succeeded by	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 December 2022
Preceded by	Anil Kumar Jha
Constituency	Rautahat 1
	In office; May 1999 – May 2002
Preceded by	Braj Kishor Singh
Succeeded by	Baban Singh
Constituency	Rautahat 1
	In office; 4 March 2018 – September 2022
Preceded by	Deepak Prasad Kuikel
Constituency	Kathmandu 2
Member of Constituent Assembly
	In office; 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Constituency	Nominated
	In office; 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Preceded by	Baban Singh
Succeeded by	Anil Kumar Jha
Constituency	Rautahat 1
Member of Parliament, Rastriya Sabha
	In office; 26 June 1991 – 27 June 1999
Personal details
Born	6 March 1953 (age 72); Gaur, Nepal
Political party	CPN (Unified Socialist) (2021-present)
Other political; affiliations	CPN (UML) (until 2018; 2021); Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021)
Alma mater	Tribhuvan University
Website	www.madhavnepal.com

Madhav Kumar Nepal (Nepali: मधेशकुमार नेपाल ; born on 6 March 1953^{[VS 1]}) is a prominent political figure in Nepal who held the office of Prime Minister from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011. Earlier, he served as Deputy Prime Minister under Man Mohan Adhikari's government, handling key portfolios such as Foreign Affairs and Defence.

For 15 years, he was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). In 2021, he became the chairman of the newly formed CPN (Unified Socialist) after splitting from CPN (UML), citing concerns over the leadership style of K. P. Sharma Oli.

He has been honoured with the "Patron of Humanity" award by the World Humanitarian Drive (WHD) for his contributions.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

He is married to Gayatri Acharya. He has a son and a daughter, Saurav and Suman Nepal. There have been widespread rumorous claims that he adopted Christianity as his new faith and has been promoting conversion of Hindus to Christianity. However, he publicly and categorically denied any link with Christianity or having any role in expanding the activity of Christian missionaries in his country.

Electoral history[edit | edit source]

2022 legislative elections[edit | edit source]

Nepal contested in 2022 election from Rautahat. He faced Ajay Kumar Gupta of CPN(UML) who previously lost as mayor of Gaur Municipality in the 2022 Nepalese local elections.

Rautahat 1
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)	Madhav Kumar Nepal	33522
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Ajay Kumar Gupta	26922
	Others		1691
Invalid votes
Result		CPN (US) gain
Source: eKantipur.com

2017 legislative elections[edit | edit source]

Kathmandu 2
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Madhav Kumar Nepal	27,366
	Nepali Congress	Dipak Prasad Kuikel	14,903
	Bibeksheel Sajha Party	Surya Raj Acharya	7,437
	Others		1,549
Invalid votes			1,790
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election[edit | edit source]

Rautahat 1
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Madhav Kumar Nepal	8,361
	Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)	Ajay Kumar Gupta	8,023
	Sanghiya Sadbhavana Party	Anil Kumar Jha	4,234
	UCPN (Maoist)	Raj Kishor Prasad Yadav	3,642
	Sadbhavana Party	Yogendra Raya Yadav	1,658
	Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal	Baban Singh	1,481
	Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party	Babu Lal Prasad Sah Kanu	1,470
	Nepali Congress	Sant Lal Sah Teli	1,302
	Others		3,822
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews^[2]

Kathmandu 2
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Madhav Kumar Nepal	21,747
	Nepali Congress	Praitma Gautam	12,479
	UCPN (Maoist)	Lila Mani Pokharel	7,134
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal	Nawa Raj Simkhada	5,358
	Others		2,680
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2008 Constituent Assembly election[edit | edit source]

Kathmandu 2
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Maoist)	Jhakku Prasad Subedi	13,858
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Madhav Kumar Nepal	12,325
	Nepali Congress	Deepak Prasad Kuikel	11,544
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Deepak Meyar Shrestha	1,570
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal	Nawa Raj Simkhada	1,569
	Others		2,212
	Invalid votes		1,836
Result		CPN (Maoist) gain
Source: Election Commission^[3]

1999 legislative elections[edit | edit source]

Rautahat 1
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Madhav Kumar Nepal	22,868
	Nepali Congress	Braj Kishor Singh	10,757
	Independent	Parmananda Sah Teli	3,157
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Bishwanath Prasad Agrawal	3,058
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Chandrika Prasad Singh	3,030
	Others		1,443
Invalid Votes			1,306
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission^[4]^[5]

Rautahat 4
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Madhav Kumar Nepal	26,758
	Nepali Congress	Uddhav Dhakal	19,125
	Nepal Sadbhawana Party	Yugal Kishor Chaudhary	3,519
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Rajdev Prasad Chaudhary	2,107
	Others		486
Invalid Votes			2,000
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission^[4]^[5]

Notes[edit | edit source]

↑ This position was vacant from 7 April 1969 until 30 November 1994.
↑ There was no deputy prime minister from 12 September 1995 until 12 March 1997.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in नेपाली). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
↑ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
↑ "Ca Election report". 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

↑ 05 Chaitra (Kr̥ṣṇa) 2010 Vikrama Samvat

[1] This position was vacant from 7 April 1969 until 30 November 1994.

[2] There was no deputy prime minister from 12 September 1995 until 12 March 1997.

[3] संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in नेपाली). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.

[:0-5] "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

[6] "Ca Election report". 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[archive2-7] 4.0 ^4.1 "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[Election_Results'99-8] 5.0 ^5.1 "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[Vikrama_Samvat-4] 05 Chaitra (Kr̥ṣṇa) 2010 Vikrama Samvat

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