Gyan Bahadur Shahi (Nepali :ज्ञानबहादुरशाही) popularly known as Gyanendra Shahi,is a Nepalese politician and a spokesperson of Rastriya Prajatantra Party. [1] He was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2022 election from Jumla 1. [2] [3] [4]
Shahi joined Rastriya Prajatantra Party as a central committee member and spokesperson on 18 February 2022. [5] He was elected from Jumla 1 as a member of parliament on 22 December 2023,by more than 53 percent of votes. [2]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gyan Bahadur Shahi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 22,819 | 53.31 | |
Goma Gautam | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 11,959 | 27.94 | |
Ratan Nath Yogi | CPN (UML) | 6,528 | 15.25 | |
Others | 1,500 | 3.50 | ||
Total | 42,806 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 10,860 | |||
Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain | ||||
Source: [6] |
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