Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj | |
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महेश्वर जंग गहतराज | |
Member of Parliament, Pratinidi Sabha | |
In office 4 March 2018 –18 September 2022 | |
Preceded by | Dev Raj Bhar |
Succeeded by | Surya Prasad Dhakal |
Constituency | Banke 1 |
Minister for Youth and Sports | |
In office 8 October 2021 –26 December 2022 | |
President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
Preceded by | Ekbal Miya |
Succeeded by | Dig Bahadur Limbu |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Banke District | 28 August 1971
Nationality | Nepali |
Political party | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
Other political affiliations | Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021) |
Nickname | Athak |
Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj (alt. forename:Maheshwor;alt. middle name:Jang,Janga;nickname:Athak) (born August 28,1971) [2] is a Nepali communist politician and a former member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. [3] He also previously served as the Minister for Youth and Sports between 8 October 2021 to 26 December 2022. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] He was the commander of the first attack carried out by the Maoists,that began the Nepalese civil war.[ citation needed ]
Gahatraj was a member of CPN (Masal) until 1987. [2] He joined the Maoist party,and during the civil war,was the party "In-Charge" for Rukum,Banke,Bardiya,Surkhet,Humla,Kalikot,Jumla and Mugu districts. [2] At the commencement of the maoist insurgency in Nepal in 1996,he was the commander of the first attack against Nepali government,carried out on the police post in Radijyula,Aathbiskot of Rukum. [2] As of 2013,he was the central committee member of the Maoist party,having been in the role since 2003. [2] After the maoists joined the peace process,he focused his political activities from Banke District,and was the candidate for the party from Banke-1 constituency in 2013 constituent assembly elections. [2]
In the 2017 legislative election,he was elected to parliament under the first-past-the-post representing CPN (Maoist Centre) of the left alliance in Banke-1 constituency. He defeated his nearest rival,Madhav Ram Khatri of Nepali Congress,acquiring 31,173 votes to Khatri's 28,217. [9]
Following the merger of CPN (Maoist Centre) with CPN UML to form Nepal Communist Party (NCP),he represents the new party in parliament. [10] He was also elected "Co-Incharge" of the party for Banke District. [11]