Kedar Karki

Kedar Karki (Nepali: केदार कार्की) is a Nepalese politician and member of Provincial Assembly.[1] Karki is the current Chief Minister of Koshi Province since 15 October 2023.[2][3] He is also serving as member of Koshi Provincial Assembly having been elected from Morang 6 (B).[4]

Kedar Karki
केदार कार्की
Chief Minister of Koshi Province
Assumed office
15 October 2023
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Preceded byHikmat Kumar Karki
Minister for Internal Affairs and Law
In office
2 November 2021  9 January 2023
GovernorSomnath Adhikari
Parshuram Khapung
Chief MinisterRajendra Kumar Rai
Preceded byBhim Acharya as Chief Minister
Succeeded byHikmat Kumar Karki as Chief Minister
Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
Assumed office
5 February 2018
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
ConstituencyMorang 6(B)
Personal details
BornBiratnagar, Morang, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Political partyNepali Congress
Websitehttps://kedarkarki.com/

Political life

Karki started his political career as president of Nepal Student Union unit of Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus. For the first time, he was elected as provincial assembly member from 2017 Nepalese provincial elections.Karki had served as the chief whip of the Nepali Congress party in the first term of Provincial Assembly.[5] He has also served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Province No. 1.[6][7][8]

Electoral history

2022 Nepalese provincial elections

Morang 6(B)
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Kedar Karki 10,448
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Parshuram Basnet 9,268
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rajesh Kumar Maskey 2,103
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

Morang 6(B)
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Kedar Karki 11,298
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ramesh Prasad Pokharel 8,120
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Shyam Kumar Kamat 4,921
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Yadubamsha Shah Haluwai 1,203
Others 1,596
Invalid votes 1,532
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission

See also

References

  1. "प्रदेश सभा सदस्यहरु – प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय". Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  2. "Kedar Karki of Nepali Congress appointed Koshi chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. Samiti, Rastriya Samachar (2023-10-14). "Kedar Karki appointed Chief Minister of Koshi Province". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. Subedi, Binod. "NC's Karki wins in Morang-6 (B)". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  5. कार्की?, नेपाल लाइभ :: को हुन् कांग्रेसविरुद्ध विद्रोह गरी मुख्यमन्त्री बनेका. "को हुन् कांग्रेसविरुद्ध विद्रोह गरी मुख्यमन्त्री बनेका कार्की?". को हुन् कांग्रेसविरुद्ध विद्रोह गरी मुख्यमन्त्री बनेका कार्की?. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  6. "Rajendra Rai appointed Province 1 Chief Minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  7. "आन्तरिक मामिला तथा कानून मन्त्रालय". moial.p1.gov.np (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  8. "'Government is a servant, not a ruler'". nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.


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