| Honorific-Prefix: | Honourable |
| Ganesh Singh Thagunna | |
| Native Name: | गणेश सिंह ठगुन्ना |
| Office: | Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration of Nepal |
| Term Start: | 25 December 2020 |
| Term End: | 4 June 2021 |
| President: | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Primeminister: | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
| Predecessor: | Hridayesh Tripathi |
| Successor: | Ganesh Kumar Pahadi |
| Office1: | Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha |
| Term Start1: | 4 March 2018 |
| Constituency1: | Darchula 1 |
| Predecessor1: | Himself as (MCA) |
| Office2: | Member of Constituent Assembly |
| Term Start2: | 21 January 2014 |
| Term End2: | 14 October 2017 |
| Constituency2: | Darchula 1 |
| Predecessor2: | Laxman Dutta Joshi |
| Successor2: | Himself as (MP) |
| Birth Date: | 1968 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Darchula District |
| Nationality: | Nepalese |
| Party: | CPN UML |
| Children: | 3 |
| Residence: | Mahakali Municipality, Darchula District |
| Term End1: | 18 September 2022 |
Ganesh Singh Thagunna (born 7 December 1968)[1] is a Nepal
Thagunna started his political career, joining CPN UML in 1990. He served as Darchula district secretary for the party three times. He also became a member of the Mahakali zone coordination committee of the party. Following the formation of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in 2018, he became the district incharge of Darchula for the party.[3]
In the local level elections of 1997, he was elected the chairperson of Darchula District Development Committee.
In the 2013 elections to the 2nd constituent assembly, he was elected from Darchula constituency under the first-past-the-post system.
In the 2017 parliamentary elections, he again won from Darchula constituency under the first-past-the-post system, defeating his nearest rival, Bikram Singh Dhami of Nepali Congress. He received 28,998 votes to Dhami's 22,233.[4] Following his election, he is also serving as the member of the State Direction Principle, Rules and Responsibility Committee[5] as well as the Women and Social Welfare Committee of parliament.[6] [7] He is also a member of Constitution Implementation and Monitoring Committee, the joint parliamentary committee.[8]
Thagunna was born to Kalawati Devi Thagunna and her husband Prem Singh, on 7 December 1968, in Khalanga-1 of Darchula district. He has a graduate degree in Science.
2017 House of Representatives Election[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (UML) | Ganesh Singh Thagunna | 28,998 | Elected | |
| Bikram Singh Dhami | 22,233 | Lost |
2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (UML) | Ganesh Singh Thagunna | 20,470 | Elected | |
| 19,236 | Lost |
2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Laxman Dutta Joshi | 25,404 | Elected | |
| Ganesh Singh Thagunna | 12,813 | Lost |