Lal Babu Pandit

Lal Babu Pandit, is a Nepalese politician from Nepal Communist Party and was the Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration under Second Oli cabinet. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Morang - 6 in the 2017 election by defeating Congress candidate Shekhar Koirala. He was elected to the First and Second Constituent Assembly under Proportional Representation system.

Honourable
Lal Babu Pandit
लाल बाबु पण्डित
Lal Babu Pandit in 2018
Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration
In office
16 March 2018 – 20 November 2019
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Minister of General Administration
In office
25 February 2014 – 12 October 2015
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterSushil Koirala
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded byMahesh Acharya
Succeeded byShekhar Koirala
ConstituencyMorang 6
In office
May 1999 – May 2002
Preceded byBadri Narayan Basnet
Succeeded bySabirtri Kumar Kafle
ConstituencyMorang 3
In office
May 1991 – August 1994
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byBadri Narayan Basnet
ConstituencyMorang 3
Member of Constituent Assembly for
CPN (UML) party list
In office
28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Personal details
Born (1958-12-04) December 4, 1958[1]
Sarlahi, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (UML)
Residence(s)Biratnagar, Nepal
ProfessionPolitician

Minister of General Administration

He was the Minister of General Administration under Sushil Koirala led government during which he gained publicity for his campaign against officials holding Permanent Resident status of other countries.[2][3][4][5]

Action against Permanent Residency holders

In 2014 he garnered attention for creating a list of 1,100 senior government officials who hold permanent residency in foreign countries and announced to take action against the people on the list.[6][7][8][9] He claimed that he received a number of death threats for his controversial action to disallow permanent residency holding government officials from the service.[10]

Action against dilly-dallying government employees

He has warned of taking action against the employees who dillydally while providing services to the service seekers during the government's new administrative system of twelve-hour-long service which includes two shifts in a day.[11]

Electoral history

1991 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Morang

PartyCandidateVotesStatus
CPN-UMLLal Babu Pandit–Elected

1994 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Morang

PartyCandidateVotesStatus
CPN-UMLLal Babu Pandit–Lost

1999 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Morang-2

PartyCandidateVotesStatus
CPN-UMLLal Babu Pandit16288Elected
Nepali CongressGopal Man Singh Rajbhandari15589Lost

2017 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Morang-6

PartyCandidateVotesStatus
CPN-UMLLal Babu Pandit33,266Elected
Nepali CongressShekhar Koirala33,141Lost

Bibliography

References
  1. संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
  2. "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  4. "Workshop on Contentious Issues through Dialogue Facilitation with the Senior Constituent Assembly members and Senior Political Leaders". Support to Participatory Constitution Building Process in Nepal. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  5. "Ca Members - Constituent Assembly of Nepal" (in Nepali). Constituent Assembly of Nepal. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  6. "'Govt officials possessing green card won't be spared'". Kantipuronline.com. 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  7. "Minister Pandit's crusade against civil servants with dual nationality gets wider support". Nepalupclose.com. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  8. "US envoy meets Minister Pandit". Kathmandu post. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  9. "Got a green card? | On Saturday | :: The Kathmandu Post ::". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  10. Nepal, Sydney. "Interview with LalBab uPandit". www.sydneynepal.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  11. "Dilly-dallying employees to face action: Minister Pandit". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 10 September 2015.


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