Padam Bahadur Rokaya

Padam Bahadur Rokaya (Nepali: पदमबहादुर रोकाया)[1] is a Nepalese politician and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development of Karnali Province.[2][3] He is also a member of Provincial Assembly of Karnali Province belonging to the CPN (Unified Socialist).[4] Rokaya, a resident of Kankasundari Rural Municipality, was elected via 2017 Nepalese provincial elections from Jumla 1(B).[5][6] Earlier, he was a party candidate with the CPN-UML back in 2017.[7] At present, he is a party candidate from the CPN (Unified Socialist).[8]

Honourable
Padam Bahadur Rokaya
पदमबहादुर रोकाया
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development of Karnali Province
Assumed office
6 February 2021
GovernorTilak Pariyar
Chief MinisterJeevan Bahadur Shahi
Preceded byAmar Bahadur Thapa
Province Assembly Member of Karnali Province
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byN/A
ConstituencyJumla 1(B)
Personal details
NationalityNepalese
Political partyCPN (Unified Socialist)
ResidenceKankasundari Rural Municipality
OccupationPolitician

Electoral history

2017 Nepalese provincial elections
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Padam Bahadur Rokaya 6,414
Nepali Congress Bhim Nidhi Hamal 5,280
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Gorkha Bahadur Budha 1,336
Unified Rastriya Prjatantra Party (Nationalist) Deep Chandra Chaulagain 209
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

References
  1. "प्रदेशसभा सदस्य - प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय". pga.karnali.gov.np.
  2. शाही, दिपकजंग. "कर्णालीका नवनियुक्त मन्त्रीले लिए सपथ". Setopati.
  3. "Cabinet expansion in Karnali Province: Five new ministers sworn in". My Republica.
  4. Shahi, Dipak Jung. "3 UML lawmakers join CPN (Unified Socialist) in Karnali". Setopati.
  5. "Left alliance ahead in most constituencies". The Himalayan Times.
  6. "जुम्ला प्रदेश 'ख' मा एमालेका रोकाया निर्वाचित". Himal Khabar.
  7. "UML finalises name list of candidates for 25 districts". Imagekhabar.
  8. "कर्णालीमा एमालेका तीन सांसद नेकपा (एस) मा". baahrakhari.com.
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