Ashok Rai

Ashok Kumar Rai
Ashok Kumar Rai
अशोककुमार राई
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; TBD
Preceded by	Jay Kumar Rai
Constituency	Sunsari 1
	In office; October 1994 – May 1999
Preceded by	Kul Prasad Sharma
Succeeded by	Shiva Kumar Basnet
Constituency	Khotang 2
	In office; May 1991 – August 1994
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Khotang 3
Member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly for Federal Socialist Party list
	In office; 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2018
Personal details
Born	August 30, 1957; Udayapur District, Nepal
Political party	PSP-N
Other political; affiliations	CPN (UML) (until 2012); FSP (2012–2015); FSF-N (2015–2019); Socialist Party (2019–2020)

Ashok Kumar Rai (Nepali: अशोककुमार राई) is a Nepalese politician belonging to the People's Socialist Party. He was previously the vice-chairman of CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) before he broke off with other indigenous leaders in the party to form the Federal Socialist Party.[1] He later merged the party with Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum and Khas Samabesi Party to form the Federal Socialist Forum.[2]

He was elected to the House of Representatives from Sunsari 1 at the 2022 general elections. He had previously served as an MP from Khotang 2 and Khotang 3 after being elected at the 1991 and 1994 elections respectively. He was also elected as a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly from the Federal Socialist Party list.[3]

References

"Sanghiya Samajbadi Party formed under Rai". Sanghiya Samajbadi Party formed under Rai. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
"Upendra Yadav, Ashok Rai announce unity, form FSF-N". thehimalayantimes.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
"Ashok Kumar Rai elected HoR member from Sunsari-1". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.

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