Shamsher Rai

Honourable Shamsher Rai
शमशेर राई
Minister for Internal Affairs and Law
In office 15 October 2023 – 9 May 2024
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Kedar Karki
Preceded by	Lila Ballabh Adhikari
Succeeded by	Lila Ballabh Adhikari
Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 December 2022
Preceded by	Kaji Man Kagate
Constituency	Ilam 1(B)
Personal details
Born	1972 (age 52–53) Ilam District, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Nepali Congress

Shamsher Rai (Nepali: शमशेर राई) is a Nepalese politician and member of the Nepali Congress Party. He serving as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Koshi Province.[1][2][3] He also serves as a member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly[4] and was elected from Ilam 1 (B) constituency.[5][6]

Electoral history

2022 provincial elections

Ilam 1(B)

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Shamsher Rai	Nepali Congress	12,780	45.04
	Dipak Kumar Thebe	CPN (UML)	12,142	42.79
	Prem Kumar Tamang	Mongol National Organisation	1,356	4.78
	Rajendra Kumar Lamichhane	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	1,281	4.51
	Others	817	2.88
Total			28,376	100.00
Majority			638
	Nepali Congress
Source: Election Commission

References

1. "CM Karki expanded Cabinet by inducting two ministers". himalayantimes. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
2. "Three ministers allocated portfolio in Koshi Province". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
3. "कोशी प्रदेशका मन्त्रीहरूको जिम्मेवारी तोकियाे". nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
4. "इलाम –१'२'बाट शमशेर राई विजयी". Purwanchal Daily. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
5. "इलाम-१ (१) मा लिम्बु र (२) मा राई निर्वाचित". TimesOfPradesh. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
6. "Illam : Province 1 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Provincial Assembly". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.