Ashok Rai

Ashok Kumar Rai (Nepali: अशोककुमार राई) is a Nepalese politician belonging to the People's Socialist Party. Rai is also the current MP for Sunsari 1.

Honourable
Ashok Kumar Rai
अशोककुमार राई
Minister of Education, Science and Technology
Assumed office
31 March 2023
PresidentRam Chandra Paudel
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Vice PresidentRam Sahaya Yadav
Preceded byPushpa Kamal Dahal
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded byJay Kumar Rai
ConstituencySunsari 1
In office
October 1994 – May 1999
Preceded byKul Prasad Sharma
Succeeded byShiva Kumar Basnet
ConstituencyKhotang 2
In office
May 1991 – August 1994
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyKhotang 3
Member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly for Federal Socialist Party list
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2018
Personal details
Born (1957-08-30) August 30, 1957
Udayapur District, Nepal
Political partyPSP-N
Other political
affiliations		CPN (UML) (until 2012)
FSP (2012–2015)
FSF-N (2015–2019)
Socialist Party (2019–2020)

Rai is the current Minister for Science, Education and Technology of Nepal.

Political life

He was previously the vice-chairman of CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) before he broke off with other indigenous leaders in the party to form the Federal Socialist Party.[1] He later merged the party with Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum and Khas Samabesi Party to form the Federal Socialist Forum.[2]

He was elected to the House of Representatives from Sunsari 1 at the 2022 general elections. He had previously served as an MP from Khotang 2 and Khotang 3 after being elected at the 1991 and 1994 elections respectively. He was also elected as a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly from the Federal Socialist Party list.[3]

References
  1. "Sanghiya Samajbadi Party formed under Rai". Sanghiya Samajbadi Party formed under Rai. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  2. "Upendra Yadav, Ashok Rai announce unity, form FSF-N". thehimalayantimes.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. "Ashok Kumar Rai elected HoR member from Sunsari-1". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.


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