Kiran Gurung | |
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Nationality | Nepali |
Political party | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) |
Kiran Gurung (Nepali : किरण गुरुङ) is a Nepalese politician. He is a Central Committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). [1] In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Tanahu-3 constituency, winning 14786 votes. [2]
In the Maoist led Government, Gurung was appointed as the Forest and Soil Conservation Minister.
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