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1 Political life  




2 Electoral history  


2.1  2008 Constituent Assembly election  






3 See also  




4 References  













Ram Bahadur Thapa






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Ram Bahadur Thapa
राम बहादुर थापा "बादल"
Deputy chairman of CPN (UML)

Incumbent

Assumed office
30 November 2021
Minister for Home Affairs
In office
26 February 2018 – 20 May 2021
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Oli
Preceded bySher Bahadur Deuba
Succeeded byKhagaraj Adhikari
Member of National Assembly from Bagmati
In office
2017 – 18 April 2021
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byDr. Khim Lal Devkota
Minister of Defence
In office
18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Personal details
Born (1955-05-12) 12 May 1955 (age 69)[1]
Gulmi, Nepal
Political partyCPN (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]

Political life

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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]

Electoral history

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2008 Constituent Assembly election

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Chitwan-2
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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "रामबहादुर थापा 'बादल': जनयुद्धका मिथकीय पात्रदेखि गृहमन्त्रीसम्म".
  • ^ "The Official Portal of Government of Nepal". Government of Nepal. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  • ^ "Incumbent Home Minister of Nepal". Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal). Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  • ^ "Leaders of Nepal Communist Party". Nepal Communist Party. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  • ^ "एमाले पदाधिकारी निर्वाचनमा कसको कति मत ?". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  • ^ "रामबहादुर थापा 'बादल': जनयुद्धका मिथकीय पात्रदेखि गृहमन्त्रीसम्म". रामबहादुर थापा 'बादल': जनयुद्धका मिथकीय पात्रदेखि गृहमन्त्रीसम्म. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  • ^ "बादलको दुःख ज्ञानेन्द्रको जस्तै ! पहिले कटवाल काण्ड, अहिले अर्कै". Onlinekhabar. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  • ^ "एमालेमा गएका माओवादी नेताको सांसद पद जाने, यस्तो छ प्रक्रिया". Online Khabar. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  • ^ "Ca Election report". 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.


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