Kedar Sigdel

Kedar Sigdel is a Nepali communist politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2][3] He was elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system representing CPN UML from Tanahun-2 constituency.[4] He defeated his nearest rival Shankar Bhandari of Nepali Congress by acquiring 32,924 votes to Bhandari's 29,645.[4] This was the first time he was elected to parliament.[5] Following the merger of CPN UML with CPN (Maoist Centre) to form Nepal Communist Party (NCP), he represents the new party in parliament.[6]

Kedar Sigdel
केदार सिग्देल
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded byRam Chandra Paudel
ConstituencyTanahun 2
Personal details
Born (1963-09-05) 5 September 1963[1]
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (UML)

References
  1. संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
  2. "Restrictive provisions in IT bill not against media: Minister Baskota". The Himalayan Times. 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  3. "Kedar Sigdel". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  4. "Tanahun : Province 4 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  5. "62 new faces in parliament, just 2 women". Setopati. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  6. "Lawmakers give mixed views about Guthi Bill". Setopati. Retrieved 2019-08-22.


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