Kedar Sigdel Explained

Kedar Sigdel
Native Name:केदार सिग्देल
Office:Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Term Start:4 March 2018
Term End:18 September 2022
Constituency:Tanahun 2
Predecessor:Ram Chandra Paudel
Party:Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Nationality:Nepali
Birth Date:5 September 1963[1]
Successor:Shankar Bhandari

Kedar Sigdel is a Nepali politician and former member of the House of Representatives.[2] [3]

He was elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system from Tanahun–2 in the 2017 general election.[4] He defeated his nearest rival Shankar Bhandari of Nepali Congress by acquiring 32,924 votes to Bhandari's 29,645. This was the first time he was elected to parliament.[5]

Sigdel did not contest the seat in the 2022 general election, instead opting to run for the provincial assembly from Tanahun 2 (B), but he was defeated by Congress' Jeet Prakash Ale Magar by a margin of 640 votes.[6]

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: Restrictive provisions in IT bill not against media: Minister Baskota. 2019-06-22. The Himalayan Times. en-US. 2019-08-22.
  3. Web site: Kedar Sigdel. hr.parliament.gov.np. en-US. 2019-08-22.
  4. Web site: Tanahun : Province 4 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament. election.ekantipur.com. 2019-08-22.
  5. Web site: 62 new faces in parliament, just 2 women. Setopati. en-US. 2019-08-22.
  6. Web site: NC’s Ale wins Province Assembly membership from Tanahun . 2023-03-25 . myRépublica.