Jay Kumar Rai

Jay Kumar Rai
जय कुमार राई
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded byKrishna Kumar Rai
ConstituencySunsari 1
Personal details
Born (1968-09-01) 1 September 1968 (age 56)[1]
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (UML)

Jay Kumar Rai (also Jaya Kumar Rai) is a Nepali communist politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2] He won his seat from Sunsari-1 constituency representing CPN UML of the left alliance.[2] This is the first time he has been elected to parliament.[2] He defeated his nearest rival Ashok Kumar Rai, acquiring more than double the votes received by the latter.[3] He received 44,528 votes to Ashok Rai's 22,123.[3]

He is a member of the House Finance Committee and represents Nepal Communist Party in the parliament.[4]

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. ^ a b c "62 new faces in parliament, just 2 women". Setopati. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Sunsari : Province 1 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Finance Committee". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 19 August 2019.


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