Ganesh Singh Thagunna | |
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गणेश सिंह ठगुन्ना | |
Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration of Nepal | |
In office 25 December 2020 –4 June 2021 | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
Preceded by | Hridayesh Tripathi |
Succeeded by | Ganesh Kumar Pahadi |
Member of Parliament,Pratinidhi Sabha | |
In office 4 March 2018 –18 September 2022 | |
Preceded by | Himself as (MCA) |
Constituency | Darchula 1 |
Member of Constituent Assembly | |
In office 21 January 2014 –14 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Laxman Dutta Joshi |
Succeeded by | Himself as (MP) |
Constituency | Darchula 1 |
Personal details | |
Born | Darchula District | 7 December 1968
Nationality | Nepalese |
Political party | CPN UML |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Mahakali Municipality,Darchula District |
Ganesh Singh Thagunna (born 7 December 1968) [1] is a Nepal i politician and former Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration .He is a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. [2] Previously,he was also elected to the 2nd constituent assembly in 2013. [1] He is a long time member of CPN UML. [1] He is from Darchula District, [1] where he won both the 2013 [1] and 2017 elections from Darchula 1 (constituency).
Thagunna started his political career,joining CPN UML in 1990. [1] He served as Darchula district secretary for the party three times. [1] He also became a member of the Mahakali zone coordination committee of the party. [1] Following the formation of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in 2018,he became the district incharge of Darchula for the party. [3]
In the local level elections of 1997,he was elected the chairperson of Darchula District Development Committee.[ citation needed ]
In the 2013 elections to the 2nd constituent assembly,he was elected from Darchula constituency under the first-past-the-post system. [1]
In the 2017 parliamentary elections,he again won from Darchula constituency under the first-past-the-post system,defeating his nearest rival,Bikram Singh Dhami of Nepali Congress. He received 28,998 votes to Dhami's 22,233. [4] Following his election,he is also serving as the member of the State Direction Principle,Rules and Responsibility Committee [5] as well as the Women and Social Welfare Committee of parliament. [6] [7] He is also a member of Constitution Implementation and Monitoring Committee,the joint parliamentary committee. [8]
Thagunna was born to Kalawati Devi Thagunna and her husband Prem Singh,on 7 December 1968,in Khalanga-1 of Darchula district. [1] He has a graduate degree in Science. [1]
2017 House of Representatives Election [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
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CPN (UML) | Ganesh Singh Thagunna | 28,998 | Elected |
Nepali Congress | Bikram Singh Dhami | 22,233 | Lost |
2013 Constituent Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
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CPN (UML) | Ganesh Singh Thagunna | 20,470 | Elected |
Nepali Congress | Dilendra Prasad Badu | 19,236 | Lost |
2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
---|---|---|---|
CPN (Maoist) | Laxman Dutta Joshi | 25,404 | Elected |
CPN UML | Ganesh Singh Thagunna | 12,813 | Lost |
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