Jay Kumar Rai | |
Native Name: | जय कुमार राई |
Office: | Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha |
Term Start: | 4 March 2018 |
Term End: | 18 September 2022 |
Constituency: | Sunsari 1 |
Predecessor: | Krishna Kumar Rai |
Party: | CPN (UML) |
Nationality: | Nepali |
Birth Date: | 1 September 1968[1] |
Jay Kumar Rai (also Jaya Kumar Rai) is a Nepali communist politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2] He won his seat from Sunsari-1 constituency representing CPN UML of the left alliance.[2] This is the first time he has been elected to parliament.[2] He defeated his nearest rival Ashok Kumar Rai, acquiring more than double the votes received by the latter.[3] He received 44,528 votes to Ashok Rai's 22,123.[3]
He is a member of the House Finance Committee and represents Nepal Communist Party in the parliament.[4]