Ganga Bahadur Tamang Explained

Ganga Bahadur Tamang
Native Name:गंगा बहादुर तामाङ
Office:Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Term Start:4 March 2018
Constituency:Kavrepalanchok 1
Predecessor:Tirtha Bahadur Lama
Party:CPN (Maoist Centre)
Nationality:Nepali
Birth Date:[1]

Ganga Bahadur Tamang Dong is a Nepali politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He was elected from Kavre-1 constituency, representing Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) of the left alliance, under the first-past-the-post system.[2] He defeated his nearest rival, Tirtha Bahadur Lama of Nepali Congress securing 43,631 votes against Lama's 39,605.[3] Prior to that, he had only contested one local level election and lost.[4]

He is a member of the parliamentary Public Account Committee.[5]

During the Nepalese civil war, he was a member of the maoist party's Tamang Republican Autonomous Region People's Council.[6] He was also a leader of the Tamang National Liberation Front, the Tamang nationalist wing of the maoist party, during the war.[7]

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: Clean sweep in Kavre, Sindhuli. 11 December 2017. The Himalayan Times. 12 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Kavrepalanchowk : Province 3 – Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament. election.ekantipur.com. 12 August 2019.
  4. Web site: All MPs in Kavre are new faces. Setopati. 12 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Public Account Committee. hr.parliament.gov.np. 12 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Maoists free four including cop. 23 January 2006. The Himalayan Times. 12 August 2019.
  7. Book: Upreti, Bhuwan Chandra. Maoists in Nepal: From Insurgency to Political Mainstream. 2008. Gyan Publishing House. 9788178356877. en.