Kedar Karki Explained

Honorific Prefix:Honourable
Kedar Karki
Native Name:केदार कार्की
Office:Chief Minister of Koshi Province
Termstart:15 October 2023
Termend:9 May 2024
President:Ram Chandra Poudel
Governor:Parshuram Khapung
Predecessor:Hikmat Kumar Karki
Successor:Hikmat Kumar Karki
Office1:Leader of the House in the
Koshi Provincial Assembly
Termstart1:15 October 2023
Termend1:9 May 2024
Governor1:Parshuram Khapung
Predecessor1:Hikmat Kumar Karki
Successor1:Hikmat Kumar Karki
Office2:Minister for Internal Affairs and Law
Termstart2:2 November 2021
Termend2:9 January 2023
Governor2:Somnath Adhikari
Parshuram Khapung
2Blankname2:Chief Minister
2Namedata2:Rajendra Kumar Rai
Office3:Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
Term Start3:5 February 2018
Birth Date: df=y 22 December 1974
Constituency3:Morang 6(B)
Party:Nepali Congress
Nationality:Nepali
Website:https://kedarkarki.com/

Kedar Karki is a Nepalese politician and member of Provincial Assembly.[1] Karki had served as the Chief Minister of Koshi Province since 15 October 2023.[2] [3] He is also serving as member of Koshi Provincial Assembly having been elected from Morang 6 (B).[4]

Political life

Karki started his political career as president of Nepal Student Union unit of Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus. For the first time, he was elected as provincial assembly member from 2017 Nepalese provincial elections.Karki had served as the chief whip of the Nepali Congress party in the first term of Provincial Assembly.[5] He has also served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Province No. 1.[6] [7] [8]

Electoral history

Morang 6(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressKedar Karki10,448
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Parshuram Basnet9,268
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyRajesh Kumar Maskey2,103
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission
Morang 6(B)
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali CongressKedar Karki11,298
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ramesh Prasad Pokharel8,120
Federal Socialist Forum, NepalShyam Kumar Kamat4,921
Rastriya Janata Party NepalYadubamsha Shah Haluwai1,203
Others1,596
Invalid votes1,532
ResultCongress gain
Source: Election Commission

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: प्रदेश सभा सदस्यहरु – प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय. 2022-01-31. en.
  2. Web site: Kedar Karki of Nepali Congress appointed Koshi chief minister . 2023-10-14 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  3. Web site: Samiti . Rastriya Samachar . 2023-10-14 . Kedar Karki appointed Chief Minister of Koshi Province . 2023-10-14 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  4. Web site: Subedi . Binod . NC’s Karki wins in Morang-6 (B) . 2023-10-14 . My Republica . en.
  5. Web site: कार्की? . नेपाल लाइभ :: को हुन् कांग्रेसविरुद्ध विद्रोह गरी मुख्यमन्त्री बनेका . को हुन् कांग्रेसविरुद्ध विद्रोह गरी मुख्यमन्त्री बनेका कार्की? . 2023-10-14 . को हुन् कांग्रेसविरुद्ध विद्रोह गरी मुख्यमन्त्री बनेका कार्की?.
  6. Web site: Rajendra Rai appointed Province 1 Chief Minister. 2022-01-31. kathmandupost.com. en.
  7. Web site: आन्तरिक मामिला तथा कानून मन्त्रालय. 2022-01-31. moial.p1.gov.np. ne.
  8. Web site: 'Government is a servant, not a ruler'. 2022-01-31. nepalnews.com. en.