| Ishwor Pokharel | |
| Native Name: | ईश्वर पोखरेल |
| Office: | Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal |
| Termstart: | 26 February 2018 |
| Termend: | 4 June 2021 |
| Primeminister: | KP Oli |
| President: | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Successor: | Rajendra Mahato |
| Office1: | Minister of Defence |
| Termstart1: | 26 February 2018 |
| Termend1: | 14 October 2020 |
| Primeminister1: | KP Oli |
| President1: | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Predecessor1: | Bhimsen Das Pradhan |
| Successor1: | Minendra Rijal |
| Office2: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Termstart2: | 20 May 2012 |
| Termend2: | 28 May 2012 |
| Primeminister2: | Baburam Bhattarai |
| President2: | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Office3: | Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha |
| Term Start3: | 4 March 2018 |
| Term End3: | 18 September 2022 |
| Constituency3: | Kathmandu 5 |
| Predecessor3: | Narahari Acharya |
| Successor3: | Pradip Paudel |
| Office4: | Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies |
| Termstart4: | 2005 |
| Termend4: | 2006 |
| Monarch4: | Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah |
| Party: | CPN (UML) |
| Birth Date: | 1954 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mamkha, Okhaldhunga |
| Nationality: | Nepalese |
Ishwor Pokhrel (Nepali: ईश्वर पोखरेल) is the current senior Vice-president of CPN (UML). Pokhrel has also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. He was also Minister of Defence in the Second Oli cabinet.[1] [2]
He also served as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies. He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 May 2012 to 28 May 2012.
'MAGH 19' (A book written about February 1 - The Royal take-over, 2005)
| Kathmandu 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Ishwar Pokhrel | 23,029 | ||
| Nepali Congress | Prakash Sharan Mahat | 13,169 | ||
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Ujwal Bahadur Thapa | 6,853 | ||
| Others | 1,659 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,154 | |||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | |||
| Source: Election Commission | ||||
| Kathamndu 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
| Nepali Congress | Narahari Acharya | 15,364 | ||
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Ishwar Pokhrel | 14,723 | ||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Raja Ram Shrestha | 4,359 | ||
| UCPN (Maoist) | Mahendra Kumar Shrestha | 3,655 | ||
| Independent | Ujwal Bahadur Thapa | 1,163 | ||
| Others | 2,674 | |||
| Result | Congress hold | |||
| Source: Election Commission | ||||
| Kathmandu 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
| Nepali Congress | Narahari Acharya | 13,245 | ||
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Ishwar Pokhrel | 9,120 | ||
| CPN (Maoist) | Dipendra Prakash Maharjan | 8,089 | ||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Kamal Thapa | 3,925 | ||
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Daman Bahdur Khatri | 1,022 | ||
| Others | 2,194 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,389 | |||
| Result | Congress gain | |||
| Source: Election Commission[3] | ||||
| Dhanusha 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
| Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 20,877 | ||
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ishwar Pokhrel | 14,311 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | |||
| Source: http://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1991_constituency_results_english.pdf | ||||