Sarbottam Dangol

Sarbottam Dangol (Nepali: सर्वोत्तम डंगोल) (Born on 30 August 1955 in Kathmandu, Nepal), politically known as 'Kailash' (Nepali: कैलाश) is a prominent Nepalese leader of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and a former central committee member of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre). He stood as a candidate for the mayor post of Kathmandu Metropolitan City in May 2017.[1] [2] He also stood for the election in 2008 Nepalese constituent Assembly from Kathmandu area no. 8.[3]

Sarbottam Dangol
सर्वोत्तम डंगोल
Born
Sarbottam Dangol

(1955-08-30) August 30, 1955
Kathmandu, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
Alma materTribhuvan University (Bachelor of Science, Master of Management)
OccupationPolitician at Nepal Communist Party
Years active1980 to present
Political partyNepal Communist Party, formerly at Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre)
Spouse(s)
Shanta Dangol
​
(m. 1988)​
ChildrenSarbesh Dangol (b. 1990)
Saneera Dangol( b. 1994)
Parents
  • Dwarika Das Dangol (father)
  • Jambuwati Dangol (mother)

He belongs to Newar community of Nepal.[4]

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Personal life, education and early career

Sarbottam Dangol was born on 30 August 1955 to his father Dwarika Dangol (also a Nepalese communist leader, known as "Kisan neta", Nepali: "किसान नेता") and his mother Jambuwati Dangol, as an eighth child in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal in a middle-class family. He received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Management from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.[5] He also worked as a school headmaster[6] till 1985 and worked as a communist political leader of United People's Front of Nepal.

Political career

His active and most important participation in the Nepalese politics was during the late 80s and early 90s, when he worked as a student leader, who threatened the then royal government and resulted in his arrest by the former royal government in May 1985 and was detained for two years without charge or trial, including two months of incommunicado detention. Amnesty International strongly demanded his release to the then royal government after the reports of torture had been revealed.[7] His participation was notably important during the People's movement of anti-monarchy for Republic establishment in 1990 and was imprisoned number of times until the establishment of multi-patry democracy in 1990.[8] During the anti-panchayat movement, he was disappeared by the state for 84 days and jailed for over two years.[9]

He joined Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) in 2007, and currently he is a political leader at Nepal Communist Party (NCP), former Central Committee member of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) and former political representative at Kathmandu Metropolitan City.[10]

Sarbottam Dangol (Second from Top right) with his brothers and sisters.

References
  1. "General convention concludes". myrepublica.com. 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  2. . 2017 http://www.myrepublica.com/news/19310/. Retrieved 2017-05-02. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Results of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008
  4. "Jwajalapa". jwajalapa. 2008. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  5. Dangol, Sarbottam. "Sarbottam Dangol". Sarbottam Dangol. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  6. Dangol, Sarbottam (1985). Sarbottam Dangol. Amnesty International. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  7. Dangol, Sarbottam (1987). The other side. Amnesty International. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  8. Dangol, Sarbottam. "Campaign for the Abolition of Torture. Circular No.68". Amnesty International. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  9. <url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/19350/>
  10. Dangol, Sarbottam. "Sarbottam Dangol". Sarbottam Dangol. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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