Basanta Kumar Nemwang
Basanta Kumar Nembang is a Nepalese politician and former Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport.He also served as Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Minister of Water Supply, Minister of Information and Communications and Minister of Urban Development in Second Oli cabinet. He is Member of Parliament, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). Nembang has contested the Panchthar-1 constituency in all three legislative elections held since 1991. His main opponent in all three elections have been Nepali Congress leader Dipak Prakash Baskota.
Basanta Kumar Nemwang | |
|---|---|
| वसन्त कुमार नेम्वाङ्ग | |
| Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport | |
| Assumed office 21 July 2019 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | K.P. Oli |
| Preceded by | Raghubir Mahaseth |
| Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development | |
| In office 13 June 2021 – 24 June 2021 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
| Minister of Water Supply | |
| In office 3 June 2021 – 24 June 2021 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
| Minister of Information and Communications | |
| In office 3 June 2021 – 24 June 2021 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
| Minister of Urban Development | |
| In office 20 February 2020 – 14 October 2020 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Oli |
| In office 13 June 2021 – 24 June 2021 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ganesh Kumar Kambang |
| Constituency | Panchthar 1 |
| In office May 1999 – May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Dipak Prakash Baskota |
| Succeeded by | Purna Kumar Sharma |
| Constituency | Panchthar 1 |
| In office May 1991 – August 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Dipak Prakash Baskota |
| Constituency | Panchthar 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1962[1] Panchthar District |
| Political party | CPN (UML) |
| Parent(s) | Devi Prasad Nemwang (father) Bishnumaya Nemwang (mother) |
Election results
- 1991: 13457 votes (35.26%), winning
- 1994: 12989 votes (33.01%), 2nd place
- 1999: 17680 votes, winning
References
- संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
Sources
- Institute for Development Studies. Third General Election: Emerging Scenario. Kathmandu: Institute for Development Studies, 1999. p. 15, 25, 54, 63
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