Bam Dev Gautam

Bam Dev Gautam (Nepali: बाम देव गौतम, born July 9, 1948 in Pyuthan, Nepal) is a Nepalese politician and the former Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.[1][2] He is a Vice Chairman And Secrtariat Member of Nepal Communist Party . He is currently member of National Assembly nominated by President.[3]

Honourable

Bamdev Gautam
बाम देव गौतम
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs
In office
2014–2015
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterSushil Koirala
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs
In office
2008–2009
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs
In office
1997–1998
MonarchBirendra of Nepal
Prime MinisterLokendra Bahadur Chand
Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyBardiya- 1
In office
2013–2017
ConstituencyBardiya-1
Personal details
Born (1948-07-09) July 9, 1948
Dakhakwadi-1 , Pyuthan District
NationalityNepalese
Political partyNepal Communist Party

Personal life

Bamdev Gautam was born in Pyuthan District of Province No. 5 of Nepal. He was born on July 8, 1948 as the son of Kabi Raj and Padma Devi Gautam. After completing his SLC, Gautam started teaching as a profession.

Political life

Bam dev Gautam joined the Communist party of Nepal in 1964 and participated in full-time party activities from Rupandehi District in 1969. He became District Secretary of CPN Rupandehi in 1972. He played a major role in establishing Mukti Morcha with Madan Bhandari and Jeev Raj Ashrit. He later became Central member of Communist Party of Nepal(Marxist–Leninist) in 1980. After the merger, he was made a Politburo member of CPN(UML) and also attained the position of Deputy General Secretary of the party.[4]

He was elected MP from Bardiya Constituency No. 1 in first General Election 1991 and Mid Term Election 1994. Later he became the Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister in February 1997. Bam Dev Gautam played a major role in splitting the CPN(UML) over the issue of Mahakali treaty with India and later formed CPN(ML) on March 5, 1998. He was elected General Secretary of the party in March of that year. The party failed to get a single seat in House in next election. Later, Bam Dev Gautam again joined the CPN(UML).[5]

On 31 August 2008, Bam Dev Gautam was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister in the Maoist-led Coalition Government.[6]

In February 2009, Bam Dev Gautam was elected one of the Vice-Chairman of CPN(UML) in Butwal General Convention.[7]

On 2 May 2010 during Maoist protests, Bam Dev Gautam called for the Prime Minister to resign to end the current political stalemate.[8]

He is a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Bardia–1 and Pyuthan-1seat in CA assembly, 2013 from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).[9][10]

References
  1. "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2020/09/17/government-recommends-to-president-bamdev-gautam-s-nomination-to-the-national-assembly
  4. "Nepalhomepage.com". Archived from the original on 2001-11-18. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  5. "Nepal News". Archived from the original on 2001-11-18. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
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  9. "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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