Gagan Thapa

Last updated

We are not bargaining for the post, we want party President to recognize the voice of the delegates in the convention and act accordingly, we want justice....Recent nominations and the party’s representation in the Bagmati Province government seem to abuse the mandate of the General Convention.

Thapa giving a speech in a program in ICIMOD Gagan Thapa ICIMOD.jpg
Thapa giving a speech in a program in ICIMOD

Personal life

In 2008, Thapa married Anjana KC, daughter of Arjun Narsingh KC. [85]

Electoral history

2022 Nepalese general election

Gagan Kumar Thapa
MP
गगन कुमार थापा
Gagan Kumar Thapa.jpg
General Secretary of Nepali Congress
Assumed office
16 December 2021
Kathmandu 4
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali Congress Gagan Thapa21,302
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Rajan Bhattarai13,855
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Thakur Mohan Shrestha4,050
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese general election

Kathmandu 4
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali Congress Gagan Thapa21,558
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Rajan Bhattarai18,140
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Subuna Basnet3,040
Others797
Invalid votes1,054
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Kathmandu 4
PartyCandidateVotes
Nepali Congress Gagan Thapa22,336
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Nirmal Kuikel9,135
UCPN (Maoist) Nanda Kishor Pun 6,462
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Udhhav Paudel3,263
Others2,335
ResultCongress hold
Source: Election Commission

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Politics of Nepal</span>

The politics of Nepal functions within the framework of a parliamentary republic with a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister and their cabinet, while legislative power is vested in the Parliament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nepali Congress</span> Social democratic political party in Nepal

The Nepali Congress is a social democratic political party in Nepal and become the largest party in the country. The party has 870,106 members as of the party's 14th general convention in December 2021, making it the largest party by membership in Nepal. In June 2023, the party started online membership since the emergence of youth leaders in vital posts to attract youths to the party. The party is led by former prime minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba since the party's thirteenth general convention in 2016. The party won 89 seats in the 2022 general election and is currently the largest parliamentary group in the House of Representatives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sher Bahadur Deuba</span> Nepali politician and former Prime Minister from 2021-2022

Sher Bahadur Deuba is a Nepali politician and former prime minister of Nepal. He has also been serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Deuba has served five terms as prime minister and is the Member of Parliament for the parliamentary constituency of Dadeldhura 1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Girija Prasad Koirala</span> Nepalese politician (1924–2010)

Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala, affectionately known as Girija Babu, was a Nepalese politician. He headed the Nepali Congress and served as the Prime Minister of Nepal on four occasions: from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and 2006 to 2008. He was the Acting Head of State of Nepal between January 2007 and July 2008 as the country transitioned from a monarchy to a republic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rastriya Prajatantra Party</span> Political party

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party is a constitutional monarchist and Hindu nationalist political party in Nepal.

Prakash Man Singh is a Nepalese politician and a leader of the Nepali Congress and current Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. He is the son of Nepali politician Ganesh Man Singh. He has also been the Minister of Local Development and Federalism in Sushil Koirala's Cabinet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ram Chandra Poudel</span> President of Nepal since 2023

Ram Chandra Paudel is a Nepalese politician who has been the third and current president of Nepal since 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bimalendra Nidhi</span> Nepali politician and Former Deputy PM of Nepal

Bimalendra Nidhi is a Nepali politician who serves as a member of the House of Representatives and a senior leader of Nepali Congress. He is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal and Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal. Nidhi has also served as the Vice-president and General secretary of Nepali Congress, for tenures of four consecutive years each.

Arjun Narasingha K.C., also known as ANKC, is a Nepali politician and former professor, currently serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) from Nuwakot representing the Nepali Congress Party. KC has served as minister five times in different coalition governments holding Education, Health, Housing & Physical Planning and Urban Development portfolios. He most recently served as the Minister of Urban Development in the Second Dahal Cabinet from 2016 to 2017. KC has been elected to the national legislature a total of four times from his constituency of Nuwakot.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shailaja Acharya</span> Nepali politician

Shailaja Acharya was a Nepali revolutionary, politician and diplomat. She served as the Prime Minister of Nepal for three months in 1998. She also was the first Nepali woman to be elected as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal

<span class="mw-page-title-main">K. P. Sharma Oli</span> Prime Minister of Nepal (2015–2016; 2018–2021; since 2024)

Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, commonly known as K. P. Sharma Oli or simply K.P. Oli, is a Nepalese politician who is serving as the prime minister of Nepal since 15 July 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shekhar Koirala</span> Nepalese Politician

Shekhar Koirala is a central working committee member of the Nepali Congress and a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Second Oli cabinet</span>

The Second Oli cabinet, also known as the Oli cabinet, 2018, was the Government of Nepal from 15 February 2018 to 13 July 2021. It initially formed as a majority coalition on 15 February 2018, after Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal following the 2017 general election. Oli's candidacy was supported by the Communist Party of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal. He assumed his office with two ministers and the remaining ministers were added at later points. The CPN withdrew its support from the government in May 2021, reducing it to a minority, and after the dissolution of the House of Representatives, it turned into an interim government. The cabinet was replaced by the fifth Deuba cabinet, formed after the Supreme Court ordered the appointment of Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister under Article 76 (5) of the Constitution of Nepal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pradip Paudel</span> Nepali politician

Pradip Paudel is a Nepali politician serving as the Minister of Health and Population in the cabinet led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. He has been a Central Committee Member of Nepali Congress (NC) Party since 2014 and Member of Parliament (MP) from Kathmandu 5 since 2022. Paudel is from Tanahun, and began his political career with the Nepal Student Union, the student wing of the NC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1st Federal Parliament of Nepal</span> First Federal Parliament of the Federal Republic of Nepal

The First Federal Parliament of Nepal, consisting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, was elected via the 2017 legislative, provincial and local elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Nepalese general election</span>

General elections were held in Nepal on 20 November 2022 to elect the 275 members of the House of Representatives. There were two ballots in the election; one to elect 165 members from single-member constituencies via FPTP, and the other to elect the remaining 110 members from a single nation-wide constituency via party-list proportional representation.

Events in the year 2021 in Nepal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 split in Nepalese communist parties</span>

At the end of 2020, a major split in the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) revived the Communist Party of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal.

References

  1. "OnlineKhabar – English Edition". english.onlinekhabar.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. "The Young Turks of Congress". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. "NepaliCongress.org- Nepali Congress Official website | Political party of Nepal". www.nepalicongress.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. "NC candidate Gagan Thapa elected in Kathmandu-4". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. "Gagan Thapa was elected from Kathmandu-4 for the third time". The Nepal Times. 22 November 2022.
  6. 1 2 Jha 2014, p. 63.
  7. "Education strike: Schools, colleges shut". The Himalayan Times. 23 April 2004. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  8. "Students for drive to revive democracy". The Himalayan Times. 7 April 2005. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  9. "At the gates- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  10. "Nepal Crisis Alert Action: Student Activists" (PDF). Amnesty International. May 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  11. "AI Nepal's 17th National Council Meeting". www.amnestynepal.org. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  12. "Damned if they do, damned if they don't- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  13. "Gagan Thapa arrested; in 7-day remand". The Himalayan Times. 26 July 2005. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  14. "I was exercising a right: Thapa". The Himalayan Times. 30 July 2005. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  15. "Goodfellas". The Himalayan Times. 16 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  16. "Despondent Koirala- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  17. "Disrupt polls, youths told". The Himalayan Times. 13 January 2006. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  18. "Call to reveal". The Himalayan Times. 18 May 2006. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  19. "People's movement defines Nepal". 2 June 2006.
  20. "Students want people to draft interim statute". The Himalayan Times. 25 June 2006. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  21. "Monarchy must be eliminated: Gagan". The Himalayan Times. 23 September 2006. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  22. "Monarchy, democracy don't gel: Gagan Thapa". The Himalayan Times. 22 November 2006. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  23. "Gagan hits out at monarchy". The Himalayan Times. 17 December 2006. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  24. "ONCE-OVER". The Himalayan Times. 10 February 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  25. "NSU convention today". The Himalayan Times. 20 May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  26. 1 2 3 4 "Thapa, Sharma win Congress general secretary posts". Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  27. "House elects chairpersons in 12 parliamentary committees". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  28. "House committee discusses landslide and water-induced disasters". The Himalayan Times. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  29. Rai, Lokmani. "Nepal's development black hole | Nation | Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  30. "Form commission to settle boundaries". The Himalayan Times. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  31. "Resolve Madhes unrest pronto, say NC leaders". The Himalayan Times. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  32. "Blockade will end if PM goes to Tarai, claims Gagan Thapa". The Himalayan Times. 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  33. Shrestha, Sahina. "Led by the young | Business | Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  34. Shakya, Ayesha. "Taking responsibility | Nepali Times Buzz | Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  35. Republica. "KVDA should be main urban planning authority". My Republica. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  36. "KVDA drafts Strategic Development Master Plan". The Himalayan Times. 31 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  37. "Calling a Consensus For Action | WWF". www.wwfnepal.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  38. "13 new ministers from Nepali Congress take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  39. Republica. "Health Minister Gagan Thapa assumes office (with video)". My Republica. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  40. "Minister Thapa throws weight behind Dr KC, assures reforms in medical sector". The Himalayan Times. 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  41. "Minister Thapa urges parliamentarians to save Dr KC's life". The Himalayan Times. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  42. "Thapa vows to address Dr KC's demands". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  43. "Health Minister Thapa donates first month\'s salary to oncology fund". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  44. "Workshop discusses National HIV Strategic Plan". The Himalayan Times. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  45. "Govt launches strategic HIV plan". The Himalayan Times. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  46. "License mandatory to sell tobacco products from today". My Republica. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  47. "Gagan Thapa announces on new health campaign on New Year eve". The Himalayan Times. 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  48. "Health Minister's New Year resolution: To urge people to opt for healthy behaviours". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  49. "MoH to start liver transplantation". The Himalayan Times. 2 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  50. 1 2 "Health policy reforms remarkable achievement of the Year 2073 BS". The Himalayan Times. 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  51. 1 2 "Government hospitals told to run own pharmacies". The Himalayan Times. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  52. "Seven more health clinics shut down after monitoring". The Himalayan Times. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  53. "Over 60 pc clinics, labs in Valley illegal: MoH". The Himalayan Times. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  54. Thapa, Gagan; Aryal, Amit; Maru, Duncan (2017). "In Nepal, Health Insurance For All | Health Affairs". Health Affairs Forefront. doi:10.1377/forefront.20171027.743636.
  55. Awale, Sonia. "A national health insurance scheme is not as easy as it looks | Nation | Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  56. "Gagan Thapa of NC wins in Kathmandu 4". The Himalayan Times. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  57. "NC leader Thapa among 11 injured in Chapali IED explosion". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  58. "Where is the security?". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  59. "Nepali Congress MPs criticise Information Technology Bill". The Himalayan Times. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  60. "ITB curtails fundamental rights of people". The Himalayan Times. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  61. "NC leader Gagan Thapa calls for civil-disobedience of Odd-Even rule". 29 November 2018.
  62. "Sitaula announces candidacy for NC president with Thapa as general secretary". The Himalayan Times. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  63. "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Koirala and Yadav win". Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  64. 1 2 "Transforming party my goal: Gagan Thapa". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  65. "NepaliCongress.org- Nepali Congress Official website | Political party of Nepal". www.nepalicongress.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  66. "Congress should do some soul-searching, say leaders". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  67. "Gagan to head NC's poll publicity wing". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  68. "NC leader Thapa announces candidacy for the post of General Secretary". Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  69. "Gagan Thapa appeals to GC representatives to vote for Koirala". Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  70. "Thapa maintains lead, Sharma follows in Congress general secretary race". Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  71. "How the Nepali Congress finds its way depends now on how Deuba behaves".
  72. "Thapa to continue efforts for Congress transformation". The Himalayan Times. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  73. "Nepali Congress CWC divided over report on active membership". The Himalayan Times. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  74. "Change working style, says Gagan Thapa". The Himalayan Times. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  75. "Congress leaders underline need to revamp party". The Himalayan Times. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  76. "Gagan's call to youths". The Himalayan Times. 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  77. "Gagan Thapa lauds NC's role". The Himalayan Times. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  78. "Youth leaders to put Deuba under pressure to reform Nepali Congress". The Himalayan Times. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  79. "Gagan Thapa lambasts Koirala, Deuba". The Himalayan Times. 7 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  80. "Deuba should not become PP leader: Gagan Thapa". The Himalayan Times. 3 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  81. "Youth leaders seek early general convention". The Himalayan Times. 25 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  82. "Deuba, rival camps hold separate meets". The Himalayan Times. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  83. "NC CWC endorses draft statute". The Himalayan Times. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  84. "We want justice, won't bargain for power sharing: Gagan Thapa".
  85. "NepaliCongress.org- Nepali Congress Official website | Political party of Nepal". www.nepalicongress.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

Books