Kedar Sigdel
Kedar Sigdel | |
|---|---|
| केदार सिग्देल | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Succeeded by | Shankar Bhandari |
| Constituency | Tanahun 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1963[1] |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
Kedar Sigdel is a Nepali politician and former member of the House of Representatives.[2][3]
He was elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system from Tanahun–2 in the 2017 general election.[4] He defeated his nearest rival Shankar Bhandari of Nepali Congress by acquiring 32,924 votes to Bhandari's 29,645.[4] This was the first time he was elected to parliament.[5]
Sigdel did not contest the seat in the 2022 general election, instead opting to run for the provincial assembly from Tanahun 2 (B), but he was defeated by Congress' Jeet Prakash Ale Magar by a margin of 640 votes.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ "Restrictive provisions in IT bill not against media: Minister Baskota". The Himalayan Times. 2019-06-22. Archived from the original on 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ "Kedar Sigdel". hr.parliament.gov.np. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ a b "Tanahun : Province 4 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ "62 new faces in parliament, just 2 women". Setopati. Archived from the original on 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ "NC's Ale wins Province Assembly membership from Tanahun". myRépublica. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
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