Paras Mani Gelal

Paras Mani Gelal
पारस मणि गेलाल
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
26 March 2026
Preceded byNarayan Khadka
ConstituencyUdayapur 1
Personal details
CitizenshipNepalese
PartyRastriya Swatantra Party
EducationBEd[1]
ProfessionPolitician

Paras Mani Gelal (Nepali: पारस मणि गेलाल)[2] is a Nepalese politician serving as a member of parliament from the Rastriya Swatantra Party.[3][4] He is the member of the 7th Pratinidhi Sabha elected from Udayapur 1 constituency in 2026 Nepalese General Election securing 30,590 votes and defeating his closest contender Rajesh Kumar Rai of the Shram Sanskriti Party.[5][6] He is an active member of the Federation of Nepal Journalists and various RSP central working groups.[7]

During the Finance Committee meeting held on 12 May 2026, Gelal urged the government to investigate the income from the tree cutting during the construction of the proposed airport in Jogidaha, Udayapur where he claimed that trees worth NPR 3 billion were cut for the airport to be built at a cost of NPR 1 billion.[8]

Electoral performance

Election Year Constituency Contested for Political party Result Votes % of votes Ref.
Nepal general election 2026 Udayapur 1 Pratinidhi Sabha member Rastriya Swatantra Party Won 30,590 41.38% [9]

References

  1. ↑ "RSP - Rastriya Swatantra Party". rspnepal.org. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "पारशमणि गेलाल, उदयपुर - १, राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी, Nepal Election 2082". OnlineKhabar Election Update 2026 - Nepal Vote 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "RSP's Gelal elected from Udayapur-1". The Annapurna Express (in Nepali). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "RSP's Gelal elected from Udayapur-1". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Ekantipur, Ekantipur. "Paras Mani Gelal - Nepal Election 2082 - Latest Election Updates And Results for Federal Parliament". Ekantipur Election 2082. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "RSP candidate Parasmani Gelal wins from Udayapur-1". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "RSP - Rastriya Swatantra Party". rspnepal.org. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "MP Parasmani Gelal Demands Investigation into Tree Cutting for Proposed Airport". english.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Ekantipur, Ekantipur. "Udayapur-1 : Province 1 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". Ekantipur Election 2082. Retrieved 15 May 2026.