Abhishek Pratap Shah Explained

Abhishek Pratap Shah
Citizenship:Nepal
Term End2:14 October 2017
Term Start2:28 May 2008
Office2:Member of Constituent Assembly for Kapilvastu 5
Native Name Lang:ne
Native Name:अभिषेक प्रताप शाह
Otherparty:RPP (until 2008)
MJFN (2008–15)
FSFN (2015–17)
Nationality:Nepali
Party:Nepali Congress
(2017–present)
Term Start:4 March 2018
Office:Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Preceded:Brijesh Kumar Gupta
Constituency:Kapilvastu 3
Birth Date:5 October 1982[1]
Birth Place:Rautahat District
Father:Ajay Pratap Shah
Mother:Sarojani Shah
Spouse:Minakshi Singh Shah
Children:3

Abhishek Pratap Shah (Nepali: अभिषेक प्रताप शाह, born 1 October 1982) is a Nepalese politician belonging to Nepali Congress. He serves as the member of parliament for Kapilvastu 3. He was previously a member of the first and second Constituent Assembly of Nepal representing Kapilvastu 5.

Personal life

Shah has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from Babu Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology and Management in Lucknow.

Political career

In January 2008, Shah was nominated to the interim parliament, taking the seat of his deceased father Ajay Pratap Shah who was an MP for the Rastriya Prajatantra Party.[2] In March 2008 he resigned from the interim legislature, and joined the Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal. In the April 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Kapilvastu 5 constituency, winning 15,694 votes.[3] Shah was the youngest member elected to the 1st Constituent Assembly of Nepal.[4] [5] He was re-elected from the same constituency in the 2013 Constituent Assembly elections.

In 2017 he left the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal and joined Nepali Congress ahead of the 2017 general election. He was elected from Kapilvastu 3 securing 20,001 votes. He was a member in the Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Welfare Committee of the House of Representatives.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका . Federal Parliament Secretariat . 2021 . Nepal . 270 . ne . Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet.
  2. Web site: Six NC MPs, one from RPP defect. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080314012106/http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=139545. 2008-03-14. 2008-11-23. Kantipuronline.com.
  3. Web site: Election Commission of Nepal . Election.gov.np . 2008-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20080820184635/http://election.gov.np/. August 20, 2008. live.
  4. Web site: 2012-02-24. Youngest CA member to go on fast-unto-death. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120224072826/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Youngest+CA+member+to+go+on+fast-unto-death+&NewsID=245134. 2012-02-24. 2020-12-22.
  5. News: Deadlock Pushes Nepal to Brink of a Political Crisis . The New York Times . Kiran . Chapagain . Jim . Yardley . 2010-05-27.
  6. Web site: उद्योग तथा वाणिज्य र श्रम तथा उपभोक्ता हित समिति. 2020-12-22. hr.parliament.gov.np.