Padam Bahadur Rokaya Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Honourable
Padam Bahadur Rokaya
Native Name:पदमबहादुर रोकाया
Native Name Lang:ne
Office1:Province Assembly Member of Karnali Province
Term Start1:2017
Governor:Tilak Pariyar
Constituency1:Jumla 1(B)
Predecessor1:N/A
Nationality:Nepalese
Party:CPN (Unified Socialist)
Residence:Kankasundari Rural Municipality
Occupation:Politician
Office:Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development of Karnali Province
1Namedata:Jeevan Bahadur Shahi
1Blankname:Chief Minister
Termstart:6 February 2021
Predecessor:Amar Bahadur Thapa

Padam Bahadur Rokaya (Nepali: पदमबहादुर रोकाया)[1] is a Nepalese politician and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development of Karnali Province.[2] [3] He is also a member of Provincial Assembly of Karnali Province belonging to the CPN (Unified Socialist).[4] Rokaya, a resident of Kankasundari Rural Municipality, was elected via 2017 Nepalese provincial elections from Jumla 1(B).[5] [6] Earlier, he was a party candidate with the CPN-UML back in 2017.[7] At present, he is a party candidate from the CPN (Unified Socialist).[8]

Electoral history

PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Padam Bahadur Rokaya6,414
Nepali CongressBhim Nidhi Hamal5,280
Nepal Workers Peasants PartyGorkha Bahadur Budha1,336
Unified Rastriya Prjatantra Party (Nationalist)Deep Chandra Chaulagain209
ResultCPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

Notes and References

  1. Web site: प्रदेशसभा सदस्य - प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय . pga.karnali.gov.np.
  2. Web site: शाही . दिपकजंग . कर्णालीका नवनियुक्त मन्त्रीले लिए सपथ . Setopati.
  3. Web site: Cabinet expansion in Karnali Province: Five new ministers sworn in . My Republica . en.
  4. Web site: Shahi . Dipak Jung . 3 UML lawmakers join CPN (Unified Socialist) in Karnali . Setopati.
  5. Web site: Left alliance ahead in most constituencies . The Himalayan Times.
  6. Web site: जुम्ला प्रदेश 'ख' मा एमालेका रोकाया निर्वाचित . Himal Khabar.
  7. Web site: UML finalises name list of candidates for 25 districts . Imagekhabar . en.
  8. Web site: कर्णालीमा एमालेका तीन सांसद नेकपा (एस) मा . baahrakhari.com.