Krishna Bhakta Pokhrel | |
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कृष्णभक्त पोखरेल | |
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
In office 4 March 2018 –18 September 2022 | |
Preceded by | Shesh Nath Adhikari |
Constituency | Chitwan 2 |
Succeeded by | Rabi Lamichhane |
Member of Constituent Assembly | |
In office 21 January 2014 –14 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Narayan Prasad Dahal |
Succeeded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Constituency | Chitwan 3 |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | 4 July 1967
Nationality | Nepali |
Political party | CPN (UML) |
Profession | Lawyer |
Krishna Bhakta Pokhrel (born 4 July 1967) is a Nepali communist politician and was a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. [2] He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2018 as a part of his second term having previously been elected to the second constituent assembly in 2013. [3]
He is a lawyer by profession and had been practising law at Chitwan District Court for more than 20 years,as of 2013. [3]
He was born on 4 July 1967 in Parbatipur-4,Chitwan. [3] He has three daughters. [3]
He joined politics as a student and served as secretary of ANNFSU,the student wing of CPN UML in 1992. [3] He also became the vice-chairman of Chitwan district working committee for the party. [3] As of 2013,had been a CPN UML Chitwan district committee member for 20 years. [3]
In the second constituent assembly election held in 2013,he was the candidate for CPN UML in Chitwan-3 constituency and defeated Narayan Dahal of CPN (Maoist Centre). [4] [3]
For his current term,he was elected under the first-past-the-post system from Chitwan-2 constituency as a candidate from CPN UML of the left alliance. Following his election to parliament,he was appointed chair of the rule-drafting committee of the House. [2] He is also the Chairperson of the Law,Justice and Human Rights Committee of the House. [5]