Umakant Chaudhary | |
|---|---|
उमाकान्त चौधरी | |
| Deputy General Secretary of Nepali Congress | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Sharan Mahat |
| Minister for Water Supply | |
| In office 8 October 2021 – 25 December 2022 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Bara 1 | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Ayodhya Prasad Yadav |
| In office May 1999 – May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Mukunda Neupane |
| Succeeded by | Saroj Kumar Yadav |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Balbir Prasad Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Bara 5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1966 Bara, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Gayatri Devi Tharuni |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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Umakant Chaudhary (Nepali: उमाकान्त चौधरी) is a Nepalese politician and the former minister for Water Supply of Nepal. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 2017 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress.
He was appointed in 2004 as minister of state for agriculture and cooperation. In 2009 he became Health Minister. He hails from Bara and elected from Bara 1.
Electoral history
| Bara 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Umakant Chaudhary | 24,450 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Achyut Prasad Mainali | 22,030 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Ram Kishore Prasad Yadav | 20,144 | |
| Others | 598 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,004 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
| Bara 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Umakant Chaudhary | 23,601 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mukunda Neupane | 20,646 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Parmananda Prasad Yadav | 4,890 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Chabi Lal Uprety | 2,363 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Raj Narayan Sah Teli | 2,136 | |
| Others | 553 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,340 | ||
| Result | Congress 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.
- ^ "Council of Ministers | Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers". Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ Election Commission of Nepal Archived October 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "निर्वाचन मतगणनाको परिणाम". result.election.gov.np. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ Setopati, Setopati. "NC candidate Chaudhary wins from Bara-1". Setopati. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
