Bidur Kumar Lingthep
Bidur Kumar Lingthep | |
|---|---|
| विदुर कुमार लिङ्थेप | |
| Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning of Koshi Province | |
| Assumed office 6 January 2026 | |
| Governor | Parshuram Khapung |
| Chief Minister | Kedar Karki |
| Preceded by | Ram Bahadur Ranamagar |
| Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly | |
| Assumed office 26 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Tulsi Prasad Neupane |
| Mayor of Madi Municipality | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Deputy | Urmila Subedi |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jivan Lingthep |
| Constituency | Sankhuwasabha 1(B) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1977 |
| Party | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (before 2018; since 2021) |
Other political affiliations | Nepal Communist Party (2018–2021) |
| Spouse | Laxmi Maya Subba |
Bidur Kumar Lingthep (Nepali: विदुर कुमार लिङ्थेप) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Party.[1] Lingthep is currently serving as the Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning of Koshi Province since January 2026.[2][3][4]
He is also serving as a member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly.[5] In the 2022 Nepalese provincial election, he won the election from Sankhuwasabha 1(B) (constituency).[6][7] Lingthep had served as the chief whip of the CPN (UML) party in the Provincial Assembly[8][9][10] and also the former mayor of Madi Municipality, Sankhuwasabha.[11][12]
Electoral history
2022 provincial election
Sankhuwasabha 1(B)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidur Kumar Lingthep | CPN (UML) | 15,482 | 46.84 | |
| Sarita Thapa | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 15,243 | 46.12 | |
| Others | 2,326 | 7.04 | ||
| Total | 33,051 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 239 | |||
| CPN (UML) | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[13] | ||||
References
- ↑ "बिदुर कुमार लिंथेप". CPN UML. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ "कोशीमा मन्त्रिपरिषद् पुनर्गठन, को-को बने मन्त्री ? (सूचीसहित)". Yo Bela. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ "Koshi cabinet reshuffle: New ministers to take oath today". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ "कोशीमा मन्त्रिपरिषद् पुनर्गठन, को–को बने मन्त्री ? (सूचीसहित)". www.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ "संखुवासभाबाट प्रदेशसभामा एमालेका लिंथेप निर्वाचित". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ "सङ्खुवासभा (ख) मा एमालेका लिङ्थेप विजयी". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ "संखुवासभा : प्रदेश १ - प्रदेशसभाको निर्वाचन २०७९ विवरण तथा नतिजा". generalelection2079.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ "कोशी एमालेको प्रमुख सचेतकमा लिङ्थेप". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ "एमाले कोशीको प्रमुख सचेतकमा लिङ्थेप". Himal Press. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ Setopati, सेतोपाटी संवाददाता. "एमाले कोशीको प्रमुख सचेतकमा लिङ्थेप नियुक्त". Setopati. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ विजयी, थाहा संवाददाता संखुवासभाको मादी नगरपालिका प्रमुख र उपप्रमुखमा एमाले उम्मेदवार. "संखुवासभाको मादी नगरपालिका प्रमुख र उपप्रमुखमा एमाले उम्मेदवार विजयी". संखुवासभाको मादी नगरपालिका प्रमुख र उपप्रमुखमा एमाले उम्मेदवार विजयी. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ "Local Election 2079 - Election Updates And Results for Local Election 2022". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.