Rajendra Prasad Lingden
Rajendra Prasad Lingden is a Nepali politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, also served as the Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. He is also the chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. He served as a member of the 1st Federal Parliament of Nepal from March 2018.[2] He was re-elected in 2022 in 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal.
Rajendra Prasad Lingden | |
|---|---|
| राजेन्द्र प्रसाद लिङ्देन | |
 Lingden in 2022 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 17 January 2023 – 25 February 2023 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | |
| In office 17 January 2023 – 25 February 2023 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Pampha Bhusal |
| Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kamal Thapa Pashupati Shamsher JBR Prakash Chandra Lohani |
| Member of Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Krishna Prasad Sitaula |
| Constituency | Jhapa 3 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1965[1] Panchthar District, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Other political affiliations | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal |
| Spouse | Sita Thapa |
| Parent(s) | Man Prasad Lingden (father) Dhan Kumari Lingden (mother) |
Early life and education
Rajendra Lingden was born in Amarpur in Panchthar district[3] to Dhan Kumari and Man Prasad Lingden. He married with Sita Thapa Lingden. They have one daughter and two sons. Rajendra involved in politics when he was young. He has completed his master's degree from Tribhuvan University. He was also nominated in the position of chairman of District Development Committee Jhapa during the direct rule of king Gyanendra. He did development sector work in jhapa-3 which made him more popular in his local constituency.[1]
Career
Rajendra Lingden defeated Krishna Prasad Sitaula who worked under Girija Prasad Koirala. Sitaula was considered Koirala's right-hand person to bring Maoists, UML and other parties together.[4][5]
Rajendra was involved in RPP Politics from the beginning of party establishment. He worked in several portfolio within his RPP Party. He worked as a RPP General Secretary before contesting for the position of president. In 2021, Lingden was elected as the chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party by defeating his existing chairman.Kamal Thapa. Lingden got 1,844 votes while Kamal Thapa got 1,617 votes. A total of 413 votes were invalidated. Stating that he would accept defeat, Thapa tweeted and congratulated Lingden on his victory.[6][7]
After the extraordinary performance by Rastriya Prajatantra Party in 2022 Nepalese general election where RPP won 14 seats. Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) decided to join the current coalition government under the leadership of RPP Chairman Rajendra Lingden, where he become Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.[2]
Electoral history
In the 2017 Nepalese general election, he was elected from the Jhapa 3 constituency, securing 44614 (56.52%) votes.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | 44,614 | |
| Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Sitaula | 31,171 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Navaraj Kharel | 1,306 | |
| Others | 1,841 | ||
| Invalid votes | 4,312 | ||
| Result | RPP gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he was elected from the Jhapa 3 constituency, securing 40,662 (47.94%) votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | 40,662 | |
| Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Sitaula | 37,386 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Navaraj Kharel | 3,461 | |
| Others | 1,384 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,915 | ||
| Result | RPP gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
References
- संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- "RPP Chairman Lingden resigns as lawmaker to put pressure on ruling parties to end term of current parliament". My Republica. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "Rajendra Lingden elected Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman". Khabarhub. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- "Will Lingden exact revenge on Sitaula for abolition of monarchy?". Setopati. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- "राप्रपा अध्यक्षमा विजयी राजेन्द्र लिङ्देन को हुन् ?". Online Khabar (in Nepali). 5 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- Dhakal, Khila Nath (5 December 2021). "Lingden elected RPP chair, Thapa blames ex-king Gyanendra for loss". Setopati. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- Khanal, Ishwar Dev (5 December 2021). "Lingden steals the show with a powerful message of generational transfer in politics". Khabarhub. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७४" (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).
- "Lingden defeats NC leader Sitaula ni Jhapa-3". The Kathmandu Post. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2021.