Ram Bahadur Thapa

Ram Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: राम बहादुर थापा), also known by his nom de guerre Badal, is a Nepali communist politician and the current Minister for Home Affairs.[1][2][3] He is a member of the central secretariat of Nepal Communist Party (NCP). Before the establishment of the Nepal Communist Party, he was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre). He was elected to National Assembly from Bagmati Pradesh in 2018.

Honourable Ram Bahadur Thapa
राम बहादुर थापा "बादल"
Minister for Home Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 February 2018
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Khadga Prasad Oli
Preceded by	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Member of National Assembly from Bagmati under Open category
Preceded by	Position Established
Minister of Defence
In office 18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Personal details
Born	12 May 1955
Political party	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (2016-2018) Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (since 2018)

He was the Minister for Defense during the Katawal incident, which led to the resignation of Pushpa Kamal Dahal.[4]

Electoral History

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Chitwan - 2

Party	Candidate	Votes	Status
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)	Ram Bahadur Thapa	21,409	Elected
Nepali Congress	Eknath Ranbhat	13,009	Lost

See also

• List of Nepalese politicians

References

1. "The Official Portal of Government of Nepal". Government of Nepal. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
2. "Incumbent Home Minister of Nepal". Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal). Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
3. "Leaders of Nepal Communist Party". Nepal Communist Party. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
4. "बादलको दुःख ज्ञानेन्द्रको जस्तै ! पहिले कटवाल काण्ड, अहिले अर्कै". Onlinekhabar. Retrieved 24 August 2020.