Pradip Paudel

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Pradip Paudel
प्रदिप पौडेल
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NationalityNepali
Political partyNepali Congress

Pradip Paudel (Nepali: प्रदिप पौडेल) is a Nepali politician, a Central Committee Member of Nepali Congress Party, Nepal's largest democratic party. He was elected as the central committee member of the party with top 5 votes in the 13th General Convention of Nepali Congress.[1] Paudel is from Tanahun, and began his political career with the Nepal Student Union, the student wing of the Nepali Congress. He was a member of the Nepali Congress Central Committee, accepting the appointment from Sushil Koirala on September 17, 2014.[2]

Biography[]

Paudel started his political life from Amrit Campus as a Nepal Student Union leader. He was elected as a Free Student Union president in 1996. Between 2000 and 2002, Paudel served on the central committee of the Nepal Student Union. He was vice president of Nepal Student Union for three terms between 2002 and 2007, after which he served as president of the Nepal Student Union from 2007 to 2012.[3]

Paudel was the candidate for the Provincial Assembly of Gandaki Province from Tanahun-2(A). He lost the office by five votes to Asha Koirala of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), and protested the result.[4] claiming the elections were rigged.

Paudel is popular among Nepalese youths and is often looked as the future Prime Minister of Nepal. He has been a key voice against KP Sharma Oli government's undemocratic practises and rampant corruption. He is seen in the fore front leading popular movements against current communist government.[5]

Paudel was key youth figure in the front line along with another youth leader Gagan Thapa and former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala in 2006 Nepalese revolution.

Central Committee Member[]

Paudel won with 1709 votes for the 25-member elected Central Committee in the 13th general convention of Nepali Congress Party where Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepal's current Prime Minister was elected as the Party President.[6] He was a member of the committee drafting amendments in party's constitution.

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References[]

  1. ^ "NepaliCongress.org- Nepali Congress Official website | Political party of Nepal". www.nepalicongress.org. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  2. ^ "नेविसंघका ६ जना पूर्व अध्यक्षहरु अटाउदा विश्व प्रकाश शर्मा अटाएनन् । – Youth, Politics & Nepal". Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  3. ^ "नेविसंघको ४८ वर्ष ११ महाधिवेशन, १८ सभापति". Naya Patrika (in Nepali). Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  4. ^ "NC's Paudel moves SC, demanding election re-run". myrepublica. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  5. ^ https://kathmandupost.com/valley/2018/07/05/nsu-defies-govt-orders-protests-at-maitighar. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ https://english.corporatenepal.com/ncs-voting-result-for-25-cwc-members-under-open-category-out/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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