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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.

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Thapa giving a speech in a program in ICIMOD

Personal life

In 2008, Thapa married Anjana KC, daughter of Arjun Narsingh KC. [66]

Electoral history

2022 Nepalese general election

Honourable
Gagan Kumar Thapa
MP
गगन कुमार थापा
Gagan Kumar Thapa.jpg
General Secretary of Nepali Congress
Incumbent
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

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