Sunil Prajapati

Sunil Prajapati
सुनिल प्रजापति
Mayor of Bhaktapur
Incumbent
Assumed office
2017
DeputyRajani Joshi
Member of Constituent Assembly for Bhaktapur 2
In office
28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Preceded byLekh Nath Neupane
Succeeded byRameshwor Prasad Dhungel
Personal details
CitizenshipNepalese
NationalityNepalese
Political partyNepal Workers Peasants Party

Sunil Prajapati (Nepali: सुनिल प्रजापति) is a Nepalese politician who is the current mayor of Bhaktapur, belonging to the Nepal Workers Peasants Party.

In the 1999 parliamentary election Prajapati contested the Bhaktapur 2 constituency. He finished second with 13,432 votes.[1]

After the fall of King Gyanendra's direct rule in 2006, Prajapati was nominated to the interim legislature of Nepal.[2] Prajapati became a member of the Interim Constitution Drafting Committee.[3]

In April 2008, he won the Bhaktapur-2 seat in the Constituent Assembly election.[4]

Electoral history

Year Office Electorate Party Main opponent Votes for Prajapati Result
Total % P.
1999 Representative Bhaktapur 2
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party Lekh Nath Neupane 13,432 27.5% 2nd Lost
2008 Constituent Bhaktapur 2
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party Lekh Nath Neupane 18,100 29.3% 1st Won
2013 Constituent Bhaktapur 2
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party Rameshwar Prasad Dhungel 17,411 26.9% 2nd Lost
2017 Mayor Bhaktapur
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party Ram Prasad Kasula 25,730 63.8% 1st Won
2022 Mayor Bhaktapur
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party Ram Prasad Kasula 29,252 72.3% 1st Won

See also

References

  1. ^ Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates Archived 2008-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Report.pmd Archived 2012-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ CDC
  4. ^ Election Commission of Nepal