Mahadev Bajgai

Mahadev Bajgai (Nepali: महादेव बजगाई) is a Nepalese politician and Former Mayor of Lamki Chuha Municipality of Kailali District.[1] He is secretariat Member of CPN UML Sudurpaschim Province Committee. He has been in the limelight time and again for his pro-citizen decisions and activities. He has diverted funds earmarked for the purchase of vehicles into the construction of a hospital instead. A budget of Rs 7.5 million was allocated to vehicle purchases for municipality officials. But by the third municipal council meeting, Bajgain decideded to divert the vehicle purchase funds to the construction of a hospital in Ward No 10.[2] He is chairman of Thakur Baba Business Group, growing industry in Kailali District and Growing Poultry industry in western Nepal.In the 10th general convention of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), Bajgain was proposal of Bhim Bahadur Rawal to his Candidacy for the post of Party Chairman.[3]

Mayor
Mahadev Bajgai
महादेव बजगाई
Mayor of Lamki Chuha Municipality
In office
5 July 2017 – 24 April 2022
DeputyTika Thapa
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySushila Shahi
Personal details
Born (1978-02-23) February 23, 1978
Kamalbazar Municipality , Achham District
CitizenshipNepali
NationalityNepali
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
SpouseIndra Bajgain
Children3
Parent(s)Mani Ram Bajgain (father)
Durpata Devi Bajgain (mother)
ResidenceLamki Chuha Municipality

Personal life

Mahadev Bajgain was born on 23 February 1978 in a Brahmin family . He is the second son of Maniram Bajgain and Durpata devi Bajgain. He started His Political life in Kailali District.

Electoral history

He was elected to the Mayor of Lamki Chuha Municipality in Nepalese local elections, 2017.[4][5] He lost the 2022 Nepalese local elections for the post of Mayor of Lamki Chuha Municipality.[6]

Nepalese local elections, 2017

He has been elected to the Mayor of Lamkichuha Municipality in Nepalese local elections, 2017 defeating Bhakta Bahadur Thapa, Nepali Congress candidate by the margin of 667 votes.

Mayor of Lamkichuha
PartyCandidateVotesStatus
CPN-UMLMahadev Bajgain7188Elected
Nepali CongressBhakta Bahadur Thapa6521Lost
Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik)Arun Kumar Chaudhary6222Lost
CPN (Maoist Centre)Dal Bahadur Bista4701Lost

2022 Nepalese local elections

In 2022 Nepalese local elections, Mahadev Bajgain lost the election with Sushila Shahi. Susila Shahi was a mayor candidate from the Alliance of 5 Political Parties that are Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist),People's Socialist Party, Nepal and Rastriya Janamorcha. Mahadev Bajgain was believed to be a strongest Candidate but he became the Victim of Alliance of 5 Political Party. CPN-UML Kailali District Committee Chairman Ratan Bahadur Thapa was removed from the post of Party District Chairman for playing a role in defeating the party’s official candidate Bajgain in the local elections.[7]

Mayor of Lamkichuha
PartyCandidateVotesStatus
Nepali CongressSushila Shahi12713Elected
CPN-UMLMahadev Bajgain11935Lost
Nepal Loktantrik PartyDeshram Chaudhary1580Lost
Nagrik Unmukti PartyMahendra upadhyay1072Lost

See also

References
  1. "CPN (UML) clinches Lamkichuha and Ghodaghodi municipalities".
  2. "Mayor diverts vehicle purchase funds to hospital construction". myrepublica. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  3. "Oli and Rawal vying for party chair, file candidacies as UML 10th Gen Convention heads for polls". Khabarhub. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. Election Commission
  5. "LAMKICHUHA MUNICIPALITY (KAILALI) ELECTION RESULTS 2017".
  6. Ekantipur
  7. "UML Kailali district chairman Thapa was removed from his post".


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