Lal Bahadur Khadka

Lal Bahadur Khadka
लाल बहादुर खड्का
Minister for Social Development of Sudurpashchim Province
In office
28 May 2021 – 8 April 2022
GovernorGanga Prasad Yadav
Dev Raj Joshi
Chief MinisterTrilochan Bhatta
Preceded byKrishna Raj Subedi
Succeeded byGovinda Raj Bohara
Party positions
Chairman of the Sudurpashchim Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)
In office
3 April 2025 – 4 November 2025
Preceded byHarka Bahadur Singh
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly
In office
21 January 2018 – September 2022
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byBahadur Singh Thapa
Constituencykanchanpur 2 (B)
Personal details
Born (1967-02-17) 17 February 1967
PartyNepali Communist Party
Other political
affiliations
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
CPN (Unified Socialist)

Lal Bahadur Khadka (Nepali: लाल बहादुर खड्का) is a Nepalese politician served as the chairman of the Sudurpashchim Provincial Committee of the CPN (Unified Socialist) Party.[1][2][3] He was a member of the 1st Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly[4], having won the 2017 Nepalese provincial election from Kanchanpur 2(B) constituency.[5][6]

Khadka served as the Chief Whip of the CPN (UML) parliamentary party in the provincial assembly[7][8] and as the Minister for Social Development of Sudurpashchim Province.[9][10][11]

Electoral history

2022 provincial elections

Kanchanpur 2 (B)

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bahadur Singh ThapaNepali Congress10,68836.41
Kripa Ram RanaCPN (UML)8,95730.51
Lal Bahadur KhadkaCPN (Unified Socialist)4,41015.02
Jitendra ChaudharyNagrik Unmukti Party1,8706.37
Chakra Dev JoshiRastriya Prajatantra Party1,8416.27
Others1,5915.42
Total29,357100.00
Majority1,731
Nepali Congress hold
Source: [12]

2017 provincial elections

Kanchanpur 2 (B)

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lal Bahadur KhadkaCPN (UML)16,38555.89
Bahadur Singh ThapaNepali Congress11,85140.43
Others1,0783.68
Total29,314100.00
Valid votes29,31495.43
Invalid/blank votes1,4034.57
Total votes30,717100.00
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[13]

References

  1. ↑ "एकीकृत समाजवादी सुदूरपश्चिमको अध्यक्षमा खड्का". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  2. ↑ "नेकपा एकीकृत समाजवादी सुदूरपश्चिमको अध्यक्षमा खड्का". Lokpati. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  3. ↑ "Khadka Unanimous in Far West President of United Samajwadi Party". Ekantipur. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  4. ↑ "मा. लाल बहादुर खड्का | प्रदेश सभा". pga.sudurpashchim.gov.np. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  5. ↑ Ltd, Abilash Media Pvt. "Lal Bahadur Khadka - Kanchanpur Election Result 2074". Nepse Bajar Election (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  6. ↑ "कञ्चनपुरका छवटै निर्वाचन क्षेत्रमा वाम गठबन्धन विजयी". SanghuNews. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  7. ↑ नियुक्त, काठमाडौं प्रेस एमाले संसदीय दलको प्रमुख सचेतकमा खड्का. "एमाले संसदीय दलको प्रमुख सचेतकमा खड्का नियुक्त". एमाले संसदीय दलको प्रमुख सचेतकमा खड्का नियुक्त. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  8. ↑ नियुक्त, शिलापत्र संवाददाता सुदूरपश्चिम नेकपा संसदीय दलको प्रमुख सचेतकमा खड्का. "सुदूरपश्चिम नेकपा संसदीय दलको प्रमुख सचेतकमा खड्का नियुक्त". सुदूरपश्चिम नेकपा संसदीय दलको प्रमुख सचेतकमा खड्का नियुक्त (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  9. ↑ "लाल बहादुर खड्का | सामाजिक विकास मन्त्रालय". mosd.sudurpashchim.gov.np (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  10. ↑ "सुदूरपश्चिम सरकार हेरफेर, पाँच मन्त्री र चार राज्यमन्त्री नियुक्त". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  11. ↑ "Sudurpaschim cabinet reshuffle: Five ministers and four state ministers appointed". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  12. ↑ "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  13. ↑ "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 Provincial Assembly member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).