Mukunda Neupane (Nepali: मुकुन्द न्यौपाने) is a Nepalese trade unionist and politician. Presently, he is at number three in Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) after Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal.[2] Neupane is the president of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions.[3]
Mukunda Neupane | |
|---|---|
| मुकुन्द न्यौपाने | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for CPN (UML) party list | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office May 1991 – May 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Uma Kanta Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Bara 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1950[1] |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Other political affiliations | CPN (UML) (1990-2021) |
Personal life edit
Neupane was born in the Koshi Zone, but moved to the Terai at the age of 17.
Political life edit
In 1971 he joined the militant peasants movement. In 1973 he took part in building an embryo of a trade union movement in Biratnagar. Mukunda became an underground politician activist, and stayed underground until 1990. In 1991 he was elected to parliament.[4]
Neupane won the Bara-1 seat in the 1994 legislative election with 17953 votes. In the 1999 legislative election he got 20646 votes, but was defeated by the Nepali Congress candidate Uma Kanta Chaudhary.[5]
Neupane was a candidate of CPN(UML) in the proportional representation list for the Constituent Assembly election.[6]
Electoral history edit
1999 legislative elections edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Uma Kanta 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[7][8] | |||
1994 legislative elections edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mukunda Neupane | 17,953 | |
| Nepali Congress | Shobhakar Parajuli | 15,552 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Parmanand Prasad Yadav | 5,546 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Nurual Hoda Ansari | 4,954 | |
| Others | 2,394 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7] | |||
1991 legislative elections edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mukunda Neupane | 16,990 | |
| Nepali Congress | Janardan Phujadar | 14,747 | |
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: [1] | |||
References edit
- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ Nepalnews.com (newsflash) Arc594 Archived 2009-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Nepal Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates Archived 2008-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "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.
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