Ananda Prasad Dhungana

Honourable
Ananda Prasad Dhungana
आनन्द प्रसाद ढुँगाना
Member of the National Assembly of Nepal
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 March 2024[1][2]
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
CategoryOpen
ClassIII
Preceded byJitendra Dev
ConstituencyMadhesh Province
Member of the Legislature Parliament
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
PR groupKhas Arya (Open)
ConstituencyNepali Congress PR list
Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation[3]
In office
26 August 1998 – 23 December 1998
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Preceded bySiddha Raj Ojha
Succeeded byMahantha Thakur
Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation
In office
21 April 1998 – 26 August 1998
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Preceded bySalim Miya Ansari
Succeeded byYam Lal Kandel
Minister for Supplies
In office
5 May 1998[4] – 26 August 1998
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Preceded byKhum Bahadur Khadka
Succeeded byKhum Bahadur Khadka
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
15 January 2007 – 18 January 2008
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
ConstituencyDhanusha 3
In office
31 May 1999 – 21 May 2002
Prime MinisterKrishna Prasad Bhattarai, Girija Prasad Koirala, Sher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byhimself
Succeeded bySatrudhan Mahato (as Member of the Constituent Assembly)
ConstituencyDhanusha 3
Member of House of Representatives
In office
14 December 1994 – 15 January 1999
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Preceded byhimself
Succeeded byhimself
ConstituencyDhanusha 3
In office
20 June 1991 – 11 July 1994
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byhimself
ConstituencyDhanusha 3
Personal details
Born28 October 1950 (1950-10-28) (age 75)
Dhanushadham, Dhanusa, Nepal[5]
PartyNepali Congress
SpousePadhma Dhungana
Parents
  • Thakur Prasad Dhungana (father)
  • Suwarnalata Devi Dhungana (mother)
Alma materTribhuvan University

Anand Prasad Dhungana (Nepali: आनन्द प्रसाद ढुँगाना) is a Nepali politician affiliated with the Nepali Congress.[5][6] He is a member of the National Assembly of Nepal representing Madhesh Province and a former member of the House of Representatives. Dhungana previously served as a member of the 2nd Constituent Assembly and as a central committee member of the Nepali Congress. He has held several ministerial portfolios, including Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Minister for Supplies, and Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation in the Second Girija Prasad Koirala cabinet in 1998.[7][3]

Electoral history

Dhungana remained victorious in the 1990, 1994, and 1999 elections. He defeated two former deputy PMs, Raghubir Mahasheth and Ishwor Pokhrel in 1990 and 1999, respectively. In 2017, he was defeated as Deepak Karki of the Nepali Congress joined FSF-N and ran as a candidate.

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist Centre) Matrika Prasad Yadav 26,418
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Deepak Karki 17,296
Nepali Congress Ananda Prasad Dhungana 15,679
Independent Manoj Malla Thakuri 3,492
Others 1,812
Invalid votes 4,471
Result Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

2008 Constituent Assembly election - Dhanusha - 7(abolished 2017)

Source:[8]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Satrudhan MahatoCommunist Party of Nepal (UML)11,62030.06
Ananda Prasad DhunganaNepali Congress7,46919.32
Jageshwor Mahato KoireeCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoists)4,40211.39
Megh Bahadur ThapaChure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal3,3848.75
Rajendra Prasad SinghSadbhavana Party3,2678.45
Ram Kumar MahatoJanamorcha Nepal2,2185.74
Chandeshwor MahatoMadheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal1,3063.38
Hem Bahadur MallaRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal1,1262.91
Tek Bahadur LamaTarai Madhes Loktantrik Party8292.14
Mahendra YadavCommunist Party of Nepal (United)5801.50
Prem Bahadur BishwokarmaDalit Janajati Party5571.44
Hima TimilsenaNepali Janata Dal4871.26
Kapaleshwor MahatoLok Kalyankari Janata Party Nepal3230.84
Ramdayal RautCommunist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)2020.52
Jogendra MahatoIndependent1650.43
Manoj Kumar MahatoNepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi)1550.40
Jagatnath TamangIndependent1470.38
Bhola Mahato KoireeRastriya Janshakti Party1380.36
Prem Bahadur PakhrinIndependent760.20
Devraj Upadhyaya GhimireRastriya Bikas Party680.18
Arjun LamaNepal Samata Party620.16
Devnarayan Mahato KoireeIndependent380.10
Manoj Kumar MahatoIndependent210.05
Ramparikshan MahatoIndependent180.05
Total38,658100.00
Majority4,151
CPN (UML) gain
Source: [9]

Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ananda Prasad Dhungana 15,026
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Hem Bahadur Malla 13,736
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Anand Yadav 10,256
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Raghubir Mahaseth 9,974
Others 3,272
Invalid Votes 1,301
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[10][11]

1994 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ananda Prasad Dhungana 17,429
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhola Prasad Shah 15,133
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Hem Bahadur Malla 12,937
Samyukta Jana Morcha Nepal Dinesh Bharati 1,008
Others 1,886
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[10]

1991 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ananda Prasad Dhungana 20,877
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ishwar Pokhrel 14,311
Result Congress gain
Source:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ruling coalition's Dhungana, Chaudhary elected from Madhesh". himalpress. 25 January 2024. Archived from the original on 27 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Tiwari, Ajit (25 January 2024). "Dhungana, Chaudhary elected National Assembly members". Kathmandu Post.
  3. 1 2 राजदरबारको सूचना [Notice from the Royal Palace] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 26 August 1998.
  4. ↑ आपूर्ती मन्त्रालयको कार्यभार आनन्दप्रसाद ढूंगानाले सम्हाल्नू भएको [Ananda Prasad Dhungana to take over responsibility of the Ministry of Supplies] (Report) (in Nepali). Nepal Gazette. 5 May 1998.
  5. 1 2 "आनन्द प्रसाद ढुङ्गाना" [Ananda Prasad Dhungana]. sajilopatrika (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 27 May 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ↑ NepaliCongress.org- Nepali Congress Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2023-02-05)
  7. ↑ IANS (28 March 2017). "'Former PM Oli playing mischief in Nepal politics'". Business Standard India. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies".
  9. ↑ "2008 Constituent Assembly Election Result - Dhanusa - 7". nepalarchives.
  10. 1 2 "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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