| Krishna Prasad Sitaula कृष्ण प्रसाद सिटौला | |
| Office: | Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Term Start: | 25 April 2006 |
| Term End: | 18 August 2008 |
| Primeminister: | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| Successor: | Bam Dev Gautam |
| Office1: | General Secretary of Nepali Congress |
| Termstart1: | 2010 |
| Termend1: | 2016 |
| Alongside1: | Prakash Man Singh |
| Predecessor1: | |
| Successor1: | |
| President1: | Sushil Koirala |
| Office2: | Member of Rastriya Sabha |
| Termstart2: | 2024 |
| Constituency2: | Koshi province |
| Office3: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Term Start3: | 1994 |
| Term End3: | 1994 |
| Constituency3: | Jhapa 1 |
| Predecessor3: | Drona Prasad Acharya |
| Successor3: | Pushpa Raj Pokharel |
| Term Start4: | 1999 |
| Term End4: | 2008 |
| Constituency4: | Jhapa 1 |
| Predecessor4: | Pushpa Raj Pokharel |
| Successor4: | Dharma Prasad Ghimire |
| Term Start5: | 2013 |
| Term End5: | 2017 |
| Constituency5: | Jhapa 3 |
| Predecessor5: | Purna Prasad Rajbansi |
| Successor5: | Rajendra Prasad Lingden |
| Birth Place: | Terhathum District |
| Nationality: | Nepali |
| Party: | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse: | Kabita Situala (since 1979) |
| Children: | 1 son, 2 daughters |
| Father: | Ranga Prasad Sitaula |
| Mother: | Gaura Devi Sitaula |
| Alma Mater: | Bachelor of Law (LLB) Degrees from Tribhuvan University |
Krishna Prasad Sitaula is a Nepali politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. He who is the leader of Nepali Congress parliamentary party in upper house, Rastriya Sabha.[1] Sitaula is known for playing an important role during the comprehensive peace accord.[2] [3] [4]
Sitaula was nominated general secretary of the party by president Sushil Koirala. A close confidant of the Koirala family, Sitaula served as Home Minister and Deputy prime minister in 2006.[5]
Sitaula won 1994 by-elections and 1999 elections from Jhapa 1.[6] [7] He had won from Jhapa 3 in the second constituent assembly election.[8]
Sitaula lost the 2017 elections due to betrayal from RPP, which had forged a nationwide alliance with Nepali Congress. It fielded Rajendra Prasad Lingden and allied with CPN (UML) to overthrow Sitaula.[9]