Prabhu Sah

Honourable
Prabhu Sah
प्रभु साह
Minister of Urban Development
In office
25 December 2020 – 20 May 2021
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Preceded byKrishna Gopal Shrestha
Succeeded byRam Kumari Jhakri
In office
7 June 2017 – 17 October 2017
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byArjun Narasingha K.C.
Succeeded byDil Nath Giri
Minister for Law and Constitutional Affairs
In office
4 May 2011 – 29 August 2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterJhala Nath Khanal
Minister of Land Management,
Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
In office
29 August 2011 – 16 October 2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterBaburam Bhattarai
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
2023
In office
4 March 2018 – 2021
ConstituencyRautahat 3
Member of
Nepalese Constituent Assembly
In office
28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byBansidhar Mishra
ConstituencyRautahat 3
Personal details
Born (1974-10-10) October 10, 1974 (age 50)
Rautahat District
NationalityNepalese
Political partyAam Janata Party[1]
SpouseReena Kumari Sah
Children2
Parent(s)Babu Lal Sah (father)
Laxminiya Devi Sah (mother)
ResidenceMaulapur, Rautahat
Websiteprabhusah.com

Prabhu Sah (Nepali: प्रभु साह) is a Nepalese politician and a former Minister of Urban Development of Government of Nepal.[2] He has served as chairman of Aam Janata Party since the faction's split from the CPN (UML).[3]

Political life

In the 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Rautahat 3 (constituency), winning 11,625 votes. In the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Rautahat 3 (constituency), winning 13,009 votes. He was elected, in the elections held in 2017, as a member of the House of Representatives from his home district. Sah also served as Minister for Law and Constitutional Affairs under Jhalanath Khanal cabinet in 2011, also Minister of Urban Development under Sher Bahadur Deuba cabinet[4] and Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.

Literature

He wrote many books inspired by his life. Some of them are Madheshi Mukti ka Aadharharu, Mera Yatana Ka 270 Deen haru, Janayudha ra Madhesi Mukti ko Karyadisa, etc. [5]

Electoral history

He was elected to the Member of House of Representatives in 2017, Member of 2013 Constituent Assembly and Member of 2008 Constituent Assembly.

2017 legislative elections

Rautahat 3 (constituency)

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist Centre) Prabhu Sah Teli 27,799
Nepali Congress Sunil Kumar Yadav 18,206
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Om Prakash 14,658
Others 1,295
Invalid votes 3,558
Result Maoist Centre hold
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Rautahat 3 (constituency)

Party Candidate Votes
UCPN (Maoist) Prabhu Sah Teli 13,009
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Ram Kishor Prasad Yadav 10,210
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Hridaya Narayan Prasad Sah 5,333
Nepali Congress Hridaya Narayan Ray Yadav 4,092
Dalit Janajati Party Sanjay Mahato 1,184
Others 3,750
Result Maoist hold
Source: NepalNews[6]

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Rautahat 3 (constituency)

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Prabhu Sah Teli 11,625
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Ram Kishor Prasad Yadav 10,903
Nepali Congress Sheikh Rashid Ali 4,255
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Kamal Raya Yadav 3,571
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Rajdev Prasad Chaudhary 2,847
Sadbhavana Party Shambhu Prasad Jaiswal 1,362
CPN (United) Ram Bishwas Raya Yadav 1,212
Others Nawal Kishor Prasad Yadav 2,854
Invalid votes 2,793
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Prabhu Sah launches Aam Janata Party".
  2. ^ "PM inducts new ministers in Cabinet". The Malay Times. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. ^ "एमालेमा प्रभु साहको विद्रोह : मधेसका २५ स्थानमा दिए संगठित स्वतन्त्र उम्मेदवारी". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  4. ^ "Prabhu Sah given responsibility of Ministry of Urban Development". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  5. ^ Literature
  6. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  7. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.