Basanta Kumar Nemwang

Basanta Kumar Nemwang
वसन्त कुमार नेम्वाङ्ग
Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Assumed office
21 July 2019
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterK.P. Oli
Preceded byRaghubir Mahaseth
Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development
In office
13 June 2021 – 24 June 2021
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Minister of Water Supply
In office
3 June 2021 – 24 June 2021
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Minister of Information and Communications
In office
3 June 2021 – 24 June 2021
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Minister of Urban Development
In office
20 February 2020 – 14 October 2020
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Oli
In office
13 June 2021 – 24 June 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
4 March 2018
Preceded byGanesh Kumar Kambang
ConstituencyPanchthar 1
In office
May 1999 – May 2002
Preceded byDipak Prakash Baskota
Succeeded byPurna Kumar Sharma
ConstituencyPanchthar 1
In office
May 1991 – August 1994
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byDipak Prakash Baskota
ConstituencyPanchthar 1
Personal details
Born (1962-03-21) March 21, 1962 (age 62)[1]
Panchthar District
Political partyCPN (UML)
Parent(s)Devi Prasad Nemwang (father)
Bishnumaya Nemwang (mother)

Basanta Kumar Nembang is a Nepalese politician and former Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport.He also served as Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Minister of Water Supply, Minister of Information and Communications and Minister of Urban Development in Second Oli cabinet. He is Member of Parliament, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). Nembang has contested the Panchthar-1 constituency in all three legislative elections held since 1991. His main opponent in all three elections have been Nepali Congress leader Dipak Prakash Baskota.

Election results

  • 1991: 13457 votes (35.26%), winning
  • 1994: 12989 votes (33.01%), 2nd place
  • 1999: 17680 votes, winning

References

  1. ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.

Sources

  • Institute for Development Studies. Third General Election: Emerging Scenario. Kathmandu: Institute for Development Studies, 1999. p. 15, 25, 54, 63
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