Bal Bahadur Sodari

Bal Bahadur Sodari
बल बहादुर सोडारी
Member of the Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly
In office
21 January 2018 – September 2022
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMan Bahadur Rawal
ConstituencyAchham 2 (B)
Personal details
PartyNepali Communist Party
Other political
affiliations
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
CPN (Unified Socialist)

Bal Bahadur Sodari (Nepali: बल बहादुर सोडारी) is a Nepalese politician and who served as Minister of State for Economic Affairs[1] in the Government of Sudurpashchim Province.[2][3] He was a member of the 1st Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly,[4] having won the 2017 Nepalese provincial election from Achham 2 (B) constituency.[5][6]

Sodari later left the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) to join the newly formed CPN (Unified Socialist) following the party split in 2021.[7][8]

Electoral history

2017 provincial elections

Achham 2 (B)

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bal Bahadur SodariCPN (UML)10,81552.37
Bal Bahadur KunwarNepali Congress9,83747.63
Total20,652100.00
Valid votes20,65296.77
Invalid/blank votes6903.23
Total votes21,342100.00
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[9]

References

  1. ↑ "बल बहादुर सोडारी | आर्थिक मामिला मन्त्रालय". moeap.sudurpashchim.gov.np. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  2. ↑ समाचार, अग्नी (2022-09-16). "सुदूरपश्चिममा बुढाथोकी र सोडारी राज्यमन्त्रीमा नियुक्त". Agni Samachar. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  3. ↑ "सोडारी र बुढाथोकी राज्यमन्त्रीमा नियुक्त". Anumodan National Daily. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  4. ↑ "मा. बल बहादुर साेडारी | प्रदेश सभा". pga.sudurpashchim.gov.np. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  5. ↑ Ltd, Abilash Media Pvt. "Bal Bahadur Sodari - Achham Election Result 2074". Nepse Bajar Election. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  6. ↑ "Achham : Province 7 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Provincial Assembly". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  7. ↑ "10 Provincial Assembly members of Sudurpaschim, 12 of Bagmati join CPN (Unified Socialist)". english.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  8. ↑ "UML leaves 10 MPs in Far West, identifies as Unified Socialist". Dhangadhi Khabar. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  9. ↑ "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 Provincial Assembly member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).