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Bijay Kumar Gachhadar

Bijay Kumar Gachhadar

Nepali politician

Bijay Kumar Gachhadar (Nepali: बिजयकुमार गच्छदार; born February 1, 1954) is a Nepalese politician and leader of the Nepali Congress. He has served five terms as deputy prime minister of Nepal under the government of Madhav Kumar Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai, KP Sharma Oli, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sher Bahadur Deuba. He was the second vice-president of Nepali Congress.[4]

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Political career

In April 2008, he won the Constituent Assembly election, 2013 with 23769 votes.[5] Gachhadar was previously in the Madhesi people forum and Nepali Congress (Democratic), and was Minister of Water Resources.[6] Gachhadar was formally expelled from Nepali Congress in March 2008, by that time he had already joined PRF.[7] He was subsequently appointed as Minister and sworn in on 22 August 2008.[8]

The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony receiving the Deputy Prime Minister, Home and Defence Minister of Nepal, Bijay Gachhadar, in New Delhi on 18 January 2012

On 4 June 2009 he was appointed as the deputy prime minister for the first time keeping in consideration his contribution to establish Madhav Kumar Nepal's administration.[9]

The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony in a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister, Home and Defence Minister of Nepal, Bijay Gachhadar, in New Delhi on 18 January 2012

Again as per the poll in the cabinet, he was again appointed as the Deputy Prime minister and Minister of Home Affair in the government led by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai.[10] On 16 Oct 2017 his party Nepal Democratic Forum merged with Nepali Congress. He was nominated Vice-president of Nepali Congress alongside Bimalendra Nidhi till 2021.

He was suspended from member of parliament on 5 February 2020 due to corruption charges.[11]

Electoral history

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

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2013 Constituent Assembly election

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Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

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Election in the 1990s

1999 legislative elections

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1994 legislative elections

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1991 legislative elections

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See also

References

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