Ram Bahadur Thapa

Ram Bahadur Thapa
रामबहादुर थापा
Vice chairman of CPN (UML)
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 November 2021
Minister for Home Affairs
In office
26 February 2018 – 20 May 2021
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Oli
Preceded bySher Bahadur Deuba
Succeeded byKhagaraj Adhikari
Member of National Assembly from Bagmati
In office
2017 – 18 April 2021
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byDr. Khim Lal Devkota
Minister of Defence
In office
18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Personal details
Born (1955-05-12) 12 May 1955[1]
Gulmi, Nepal
PartyCPN (UML) (2021-present)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (2016-2018)
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018-2021)

Ram Bahadur Thapa Magar (Nepali: रामबहादुर थापा), also known by his nom de guerre Badal, is a Nepalese politician and a vice chairman of the CPN (UML).[2][3] He is currently a member and the parliamentary party leader of the CPN (UML) in the parliament. He previously served as Minister of Home Affairs from 2018 to 2021.[4][5]

Political life

Before the establishment of the Nepal Communist Party, he was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).[6] He was formerly the member of National Assembly from Bagmati Province.

Thapa was the Minister for Defence during the Katawal incident, which led to the resignation of Pushpa Kamal Dahal.[7]

Thapa led a group of MPs, MLAs and fellow leaders who joined CPN (UML) leaving CPN (Maoist Centre) following the split in Nepal Communist Party.[8]

Electoral history

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Chitwan-2
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Ram Bahadur Thapa 21,409
Nepali Congress Eknath Rababhat 13,009
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Kashi Nath Adhikari 11,312
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Bhagwati Ghimire 2,179
Others 1,775
Invalid votes 2,272
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "रामबहादुर थापा 'बादल': जनयुद्धका मिथकीय पात्रदेखि गृहमन्त्रीसम्म".
  2. ↑ "Leaders of Nepal Communist Party". Nepal Communist Party. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "एमाले पदाधिकारी निर्वाचनमा कसको कति मत ?". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Online, T. H. T. (1 April 2026). "Ram Bahadur Thapa unanimously elected UML PP leader". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Incumbent Home Minister of Nepal". Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal). Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "रामबहादुर थापा 'बादल': जनयुद्धका मिथकीय पात्रदेखि गृहमन्त्रीसम्म". रामबहादुर थापा 'बादल': जनयुद्धका मिथकीय पात्रदेखि गृहमन्त्रीसम्म. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "बादलको दुःख ज्ञानेन्द्रको जस्तै ! पहिले कटवाल काण्ड, अहिले अर्कै". Onlinekhabar. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "एमालेमा गएका माओवादी नेताको सांसद पद जाने, यस्तो छ प्रक्रिया". Online Khabar. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Ca Election report". 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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