Krishna Kumar Shrestha

Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Kisaan[1]) (born December 22, 1967) is a Nepali communist politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2] He defeated the incumbent, senior Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Paudel, in Tanahun-1 constituency.[3][4]

Krishna Kumar Shrestha
Personal details
BornTanahun
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN UML

Early life

Shrestha was born on December 22, 1967, in Jamune-9 of Tanahun, to Kewal Bahadur and Les Kumari Shrestha.[5] He has an education up to proficiency certificate level.[5]

Political career

Shrestha joined politics in 1985.[5] As of 2013, he was an advisor to CPN UML, Tanahun.[5]

He was a candidate for the CPN UML in Tanahun-2 constituency in the 2013 constituent assembly election but lost to senior leader of Nepali Congress,[5][3] Ram Chandra Paudel.[6][5]

He was elected from Tanahun-1 constituency in the 2017 legislative election under the first-past-the-post system, as a joint candidate of the left alliance.[4][3] He defeated incumbent Ram Chandra Paudel by more than 6,000 votes.[1] He received 34,492 votes to Paudel's 27,690.[4]

Personal life

Shrestha has two sons.[5]

References
  1. Republica. "NC canidate [sic] Paudel loses polls with 6,000 votes margin". My Republica. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  2. "MP provides monthly salary for social cause". Setopati. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  3. "NC heavyweight Paudel trails behind left alliance's Shrestha". The Himalayan Times. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  4. "Tanahun : Province 4 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  5. "Krishna Kumar Shrestha". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  6. "Tanahu-2". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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