Ram Bahadur Thapa | |
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राम बहादुर थापा "बादल" | |
Deputy chairman of CPN (UML) | |
Assumed office 30 November 2021 | |
Minister for Home Affairs | |
In office 26 February 2018 – 20 May 2021 | |
President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Oli |
Preceded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
Succeeded by | Khagaraj Adhikari |
Member of National Assembly from Bagmati | |
In office 2017 – 18 April 2021 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Dr. Khim Lal Devkota |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009 | |
President | Ram Baran Yadav |
Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Gulmi, Nepal | 12 May 1955
Political party | CPN (UML) (2021-present) |
Other political affiliations |
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (2016-2018) Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018-2021) |
Ram Bahadur Thapa ( Nepali: राम बहादुर थापा), also widely known by his nom de guerre Badal, is a Nepali politician and former Minister for Home Affairs. [2] [3] [4] He is the vice president of CPN (UML). [5]
Before the establishment of the Nepal Communist Party, he was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre). [6] He was formerly the member of National Assembly from Bagmati Province.
Thapa was the Minister for Defence during the Katawal incident , which led to the resignation of Pushpa Kamal Dahal. [7]
Thapa led a group of MPs, MLAs and fellow leaders who joined CPN (UML) leaving CPN (Maoist Centre) following the split in Nepal Communist Party. [8]
Chitwan-2 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |
CPN (Maoist) | Ram Bahadur Thapa | 21,409 | |
Nepali Congress | Eknath Rababhat | 13,009 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kashi Nath Adhikari | 11,312 | |
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Bhagwati Ghimire | 2,179 | |
Others | 1,775 | ||
Invalid votes | 2,272 | ||
Result | Maoist gain | ||
Source: Election Commission [9] |