Shiva Prasad Humagain Explained

Shiva Prasad Humagain
Native Name:शिवप्रसाद हुमागाईं
Native Name Lang:nep
Office:Central Committee Member, Nepali Congress
Term Start:September 21, 2023
President:Sher Bahadur Deuba
Term Start2:June 06, 2018
Term End2:December 02, 2021
President2:Sher Bahadur Deuba
Office3:Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Term Start3:January 15, 2007
Term End3:January 18, 2008
Constituency3:Kavre 2
Primeminister3:Girija Prasad Koirala
Term Start4:May 31, 1999
Term End4:May 21, 2002
Constituency4:Kavre 2
Primeminister4:Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Girija Prasad Koirala, Sher Bahadur Deuba
Party:Nepali Congress
Birth Name:Shiva Prasad Humagain
Birth Date:9 July 1961
Birth Place:Kusadevi Village, Kavre
Nationality:Nepali
Children:2

Shiva Prasad Humagain (Nepali: शिवप्रसाद हुमागाईं) (9 July 1961) is a Nepalese politician and a leader of Nepali Congress. He is Central Working Committee Member of Nepali Congress[1] and former Member of Parliament. He served as a Member of Parliament in the Pratinidhi Sabha defeating the then sitting Member of Parliament Keshav Prasad Badal in 1999 election from the Kavre-2 constituency.[2]

Early life

Humagain was born in Kusadevi Village, Panauti to Laxmi Prasad Humagain and Dewa Maya Humagain. He obtained school level education from government School at Kavre.

Political career

Humagain protested the royal takeover of Feb 1, 2005 and was held in detention for several days by the government of King Gyanendra. The curfew imposed was broken in Bagbazaar, Kathmandu during the 2006 democracy movement (जनआन्दोलन 2062/63 Vikram Samvat) under his leadership.[3] Following the 2006 democracy movement and the reinstatement of the Pratinidhi Sabha, he served as Member of Parliament in the reinstated house and the interim-parliament.[4]

Political Posts

Year Post Organization
21 Sept 2023Central Working Committee Member[5] [6] Nepali Congress
29 Feb, 2020 - 2 Dec, 2021Chief - Department of Labor & Trade Unions [7] [8] Nepali Congress
6 Jun, 2018 - 2 Dec, 2021Central Working Committee Member[9] [10] [11] Nepali Congress
2009 - 2015ChairmanNepali Congress Kavre
2006 - 2007Member of ParliamentReinstated House & The Interim legislature of Nepal
2002Secretary - Organization DepartmentNepali Congress
1999 - 2002Member of ParliamentPratinidhi Sabha
1991 - 1994Regional ChairmanNepali Congress Kavre - 3

Breakthrough in Central Politics

Humagain is close aide of Krishna Prasad Sitaula and a key member of Nepali Congress 3rd Pole's Policy and Decision Making.[12] [13] In the 13th General convention of the Party held on March 3, 2016, Humagain was among the leader that proposed Krishna Sitaula's candidacy for Party Chairman[14] to fight against Sher Bahadur Deuba. Humagain contested for the post of Central Working Committee Member from Pradesh - 3 from Krishna Prasad Sitaula's Panel.[15] He received 201 votes out of 3,133 votes. Later on Party Chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba nominated Humagain as a Central Working Committee Member of Nepali Congress.[16] [17]

Shortly before four-year term of current office-bearers of the party was to expire, Nepali Congress Chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba appointed Humagain as Chief of Laborer and Trade Union Department of the party[18] [19] as per clause 37(1c).

Comparative table of elections

+ · NC · UML
Election
data-sort-type="number"Votesdata-sort-type="number"Margindata-sort-type="number"%data-sort-type="number"Margin %
1999Shiva Prasad HumagainNC25,390+98942.84%+1.67%Keshav Prasad BadalCPN UML
2008Krishna Prasad SapkotaCPN UML16,594−2,01535.57%−6.5%Shiva Prasad HumagainNC
2013Ram Hari SubediCPN UML13,510−2,47037.14%−4.51%Shiva Prasad HumagainNC
2022Gokul Prasad Baskota CPN UML45,345−5,86345.69%−5.90%Shiva Prasad HumagainNC

Electoral history

1999 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Kavre - 2 [20] [21] [22]

PartyCandidate Votes %Status
Shiva Prasad Humagain 25,390 42.84Elected
Keshab Prasad Badal24,401 41.17
Laxmi Narsingh Bade Shrestha 5,201 8.78
Tri Bikram Karmacharya 1,796 3.03
Hari Prasad Manandhar 1,176 1.98
Rastriya Prajantantra Party (Chand)Aarju Kumar KC8251.39
Sudarshan HumagainIndependent2710.46
Min Bahadur ShahiIndependent1550.26
Surya Bahadur ThapaIndependent500.09
Total59,265100

Total Voters: 83,364 Votes Cast:60,822 (72.96%) Valid Votes: 59,265 (97.44%)

2008 Constituent Assembly Election Kavre - 3.[23]

PartyCandidate Votes %Status
Krishna Prasad Sapkota 16,594 37.14Elected
Shiva Prasad Humagain 14,57932.63
Mina Dong Tamang 13,510 30.23
Total44,683100

2013 Constituent Assembly Election Kavre - 2 [24]

PartyCandidate Votes %Status
Ram Hari Subedi 13,51035.57Elected
Shiva Prasad Humagain 11,04029.07
UCPN (Maoist)Akal Bahadur Thing5,91315.57
Ganesh Lama 4,908 12.92
Others2,6086.87
Total37,979100
Total Voters: 75,929 Votes Cast: 52,945 (80.76%) Valid Votes: 37,979 (71.73%)

2022 House of Representatives Election Kavre-2[25] [26]

PartyCandidate Votes %Status
45,34545.69Elected
Shiva Prasad Humagain 39,48239.79
Rastriya Swatantra PartyDinesh Humagain10,57310.65
Yashu Aale Magar 1,933 1.94
Nepal Workers' and Peasants' PartyKrishna Kumar Baidhya8020.80
IndependentManoj Pandit1730.17
People's Socialist Party, NepalSiddhi Bahadur Joshi1620.16
IndependentShwoyambhu Raj Shakya1150.11
Nepal Naulo Janbadi PartyGanga Lal Shrestha1000.10
IndependentShesh Raj Lamichhane1000.10
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Socialist)Yok Bahadur Ghising990.09
Mongol National OrganisationAchamma Lama920.09
Communist Party of Nepal (Paribartan)Uttar Kumar Lama920.09
IndependentBodh Nath Neupane830.08
IndependentKrishna Khatri450.04
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya ManchBijay Tamang350.03
Total99,225100
Total Voters: 1,57,442 Votes Cast: 1,02,723 (65.25%) Valid Votes: 99,225 (96.60%) Invalid Votes: 3,498 (3.60%)

Chart of Humagain's Election Performances over the years

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Working Committee - Nepali Congress. 2020-11-15. www.nepalicongress.org.
  2. http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php Election Commission of Nepal
  3. Web site: Jana Andolan-II : A Witness Account. ohchr.org. 2006-04-24.
  4. Web site: व्यवस्थापिका–संसद (२०६३ – २०६४) - Page 27. na.parliament.gov.np. 2006-04-24.
  5. Web site: Eight leaders nominated Congress central committee members. www.kathmandupost.com. 21 September 2023. 2023-09-21.
  6. Web site: Eight NC Central members nominated. www.risingnepaldaily.com. 21 September 2023. 2023-09-21.
  7. Web site: पौडेल पक्षका असहमति वाबजुद देउवाद्वारा कांग्रेसमा विभाग गठन. www.newsmandu.com. 29 February 2020. 2020-02-29.
  8. Web site: देउवाले एकलौटी गठन गरे १३ विभाग. www.ekantipur.com. 2020-02-29.
  9. Web site: शिव हुमागाई नेपाली कांग्रेस केन्द्रीय सदस्यमा मनोनित. www.newsmandu.com. 6 June 2018 . 2018-06-06.
  10. Web site: देउवाद्वारा ३ जनालाई केन्द्रीय सदस्यमा मनोनयन, दमननाथ ढुंगानालाई महासमिति सदस्य बनाइयो. 2018-06-06. ratopati.com.
  11. Web site: हुमागाई केन्द्रीय सदस्यमा मनोनित. 2018-06-06. newsofnepal.com.
  12. Web site: Sitaula hosts gathering to show his camp's existence in Nepali Congress. www.onlinekhabar.com. 16 March 2020 . 2020-03-16.
  13. Web site: महाधिवेशनका लागि सिटौला पक्षको मोर्चाबन्दी. www.nayapatrikadaily.com. 2020-03-17.
  14. Web site: Sitaula panel announces candidacy for key posts. kathmandupost.com. 2016-03-02.
  15. Web site: Sitaula panel announces candidacy for key posts. www.kathmandupost.com. 2016-03-02.
  16. Web site: Three new central members in NC. nepal24hours.com. 2018-06-18.
  17. Web site: Deuba names three CWC members, three Mahasamiti members. myrepublica.com. 2018-06-08.
  18. Web site: Nepali Congress expands CWC, assigns departmental roles. www.khabarhub.com. 2020-02-29.
  19. Web site: NC Prez Deuba forms 13 departments amid boycott by rival faction. myrepublica.com. 2020-03-01.
  20. Web site: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 1999 (2056 BS) - KAVREPALANCHOK – 2. www.nepalresearch.com. 2001-03-21.
  21. http://www.election.gov.np/EN/toptwo.html Election Commission of Nepal, Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates
  22. https://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/ec/alldistconst.htm Election Results' 2056 (1999)
  23. Web site: 2008 CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS - KAVREPALANCHOK – 3. www.nepalarchives.com. 2020-01-25.
  24. , Retrieved Nov 25, 2013
  25. Web site: Election Chhetra – प्रतिनिधिसभा २०७९ . 2023-01-02 . en-US.
  26. Web site: लेखक:न्युजमाण्डु . 2022-11-25 . काभ्रे - २ मा एमालेका गोकुल प्रसाद बास्कोटा निर्वाचित . 2023-01-05 . Newsmandu . ne-NP.