Sudan Kirati
Sudan Kirati | |
|---|---|
| सुदन किराती | |
| Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | |
| In office 17 January 2023 – 6 March 2024 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Deputy | Sushila Sirpali Thakuri |
| Preceded by | Jeevan Ram Shrestha |
| Succeeded by | Hit Bahadur Tamang |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Kripasur Sherpa |
| Constituency | Bhojpur 1 |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Sher Dhan Rai |
| Succeeded by | Sher Dhan Rai |
| Constituency | Bhojpur 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1979[1] |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Party | Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party |
Sudan Kirati is a Nepalese politician and a former Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal.[2] He belongs to the Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party and is former a member of the dissolved Pratinidhi Sabha. In the 2017 Nepalese general election he was elected from the Bhojpur 1 constituency, securing 34,394 (56.92%) votes when he got re elected in 2022.[3][4]
Electoral history
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan Kirati | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 28,591 | 48.72 | |
| Sher Dhan Rai | CPN (UML) | 26,202 | 44.65 | |
| Suresh Basnet | Nepalka Lagi Nepali Party | 1,087 | 1.85 | |
| Others | 2,805 | 4.78 | ||
| Total | 58,685 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 2,389 | |||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) hold | ||||
| Source: [5] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan Kirati | Maoist Centre | 34,394 | 56.92 | |
| Umesh Jang Rayamajhi | Nepali Congress | 21,696 | 35.91 | |
| Anil Basnet | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | 2,601 | 4.30 | |
| Others | 1,733 | 2.87 | ||
| Total | 60,424 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 60,424 | 91.69 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,475 | 8.31 | ||
| Total votes | 65,899 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 12,698 | |||
| Maoist Centre gain | ||||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | ||||
See also
References
- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "Minister Kirati submits annual work list, announces plans to expand NAC fleet". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Election Commission of Nepal
- ^ "Sudan Kirati – प्रतिनिधिसभा चुनाव २०७४". Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 House of Representatives member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).