Purna Bahadur Khadka

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Purna Bahadur Khadka
MP
पूर्ण बहादुर खड्का
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Khadka in 2023
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office
31 March 2023 –4 March 2024
Education Tribhuvan University

Purna Bahadur Khadka is a Nepali politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress, who previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. [1] [2] In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he won the election from Surkhet 1 (constituency). [3] [4] He was elected as Vice President of the Nepali Congress on 14th general convention of Nepali Congress held from December 13 to 15 in Kathmandu. [5] [6]

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Political career

Khadka has long been active in national politics. He won the Surkhet-1 seat to the House of Representatives in the 2022 general election, defeating CPN-UML candidate Dhruba Kumar Shahi by 11,619 votes. [7]

During his tenure at Defence, Khadka publicly emphasised the strategic importance of the ministry within Nepal’s post-earthquake reconstruction and federal transition context, and pledged to strengthen institutional performance. [8] He left office in March 2024 after a subsequent reshuffle. [9]

Party leadership

At the 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress, Khadka was elected Vice-President of the party, this was the first time the party elected two vice-presidents. [5] [6] He has since been a leading NC negotiator in coalition governments and internal party deliberations reported in national media. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Giri, Anil; Binod Ghimire (31 March 2023). "Prime Minister Dahal expands Cabinet". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Here are the portfolios of newly appointed ministers". MyRepublica. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Election Commission Nepal" . Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  4. ↑ "Newly appointed ministers". People’s Review. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Khadka and Gurung elected Congress vice presidents". The Kathmandu Post. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Purna Bahadur Khadka and Dhan Raj Gurung elected vice presidents of Nepali Congress". MyRepublica. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Purna Bahadur Khadka emerges victorious in Surkhet-1". The Kathmandu Post. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Defence ministry bears significance: DPM Khadka". News Abhiyan. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Here are the portfolios of newly appointed ministers". MyRepublica. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Deal close, coalition partners gear up for Cabinet expansion". The Kathmandu Post. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.


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