Kedar Karki

Honourable Kedar Karki
केदार कार्की
Chief Minister of Koshi Province
In office 15 October 2023 – 9 May 2024
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Preceded by	Hikmat Kumar Karki
Succeeded by	Hikmat Kumar Karki
Leader of the House in the Koshi Provincial Assembly
In office 15 October 2023 – 9 May 2024
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Preceded by	Hikmat Kumar Karki
Succeeded by	Hikmat Kumar Karki
Minister for Internal Affairs and Law
In office 2 November 2021 – 9 January 2023
Governor	Somnath Adhikari Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Rajendra Kumar Rai
Preceded by	Bhim Acharya as Chief Minister
Succeeded by	Hikmat Kumar Karki as Chief Minister
Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 February 2018
Constituency	Morang 6(B)
Personal details
Born	(1974-12-22) 22 December 1974 (age 50) Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Nepali Congress
Website	https://kedarkarki.com/

Kedar Karki (Nepali: केदार कार्की) is a Nepalese politician and member of Provincial Assembly.[1] Karki had served as the Chief Minister of Koshi Province since 15 October 2023.[2][3] He is also serving as member of Koshi Provincial Assembly having been elected from Morang 6 (B).[4]

Political life

Karki started his political career as president of Nepal Student Union unit of Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus. For the first time, he was elected as provincial assembly member from 2017 Nepalese provincial elections.Karki had served as the chief whip of the Nepali Congress party in the first term of Provincial Assembly.[5] He has also served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Province No. 1.[6][7][8]

Electoral history

2022 Nepalese provincial elections

Morang 6(B)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Kedar Karki	10,448
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Parshuram Basnet	9,268
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Rajesh Kumar Maskey	2,103
Result		Congress hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 Nepalese provincial elections

Morang 6(B)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Kedar Karki	11,298
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Ramesh Prasad Pokharel	8,120
	Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal	Shyam Kumar Kamat	4,921
	Rastriya Janata Party Nepal	Yadubamsha Shah Haluwai	1,203
	Others		1,596
Invalid votes			1,532
Result		Congress gain
Source: Election Commission

See also

• Kedar Karki cabinet

References

1. "प्रदेश सभा सदस्यहरु – प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय". Retrieved 2022-01-31.
2. "Kedar Karki of Nepali Congress appointed Koshi chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
3. Samiti, Rastriya Samachar (2023-10-14). "Kedar Karki appointed Chief Minister of Koshi Province". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
4. Subedi, Binod. "NC's Karki wins in Morang-6 (B)". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
5. कार्की?, नेपाल लाइभ :: को हुन् कांग्रेसविरुद्ध विद्रोह गरी मुख्यमन्त्री बनेका. "को हुन् कांग्रेसविरुद्ध विद्रोह गरी मुख्यमन्त्री बनेका कार्की?". को हुन् कांग्रेसविरुद्ध विद्रोह गरी मुख्यमन्त्री बनेका कार्की?. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
6. "Rajendra Rai appointed Province 1 Chief Minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
7. "आन्तरिक मामिला तथा कानून मन्त्रालय". moial.p1.gov.np (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
8. "'Government is a servant, not a ruler'". nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.