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Krishna Bhakta Pokhrel
कृष्णभक्त पोखरेल
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded byShesh Nath Adhikari
ConstituencyChitwan 2
Succeeded byRabi Lamichhane
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byNarayan Prasad Dahal
Succeeded byPushpa Kamal Dahal
ConstituencyChitwan 3
Personal details
Born (1967-07-04) 4 July 1967 (age 57)
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (UML)
ProfessionLawyer

Krishna Bhakta Pokhrel (born 4 July 1967) is a Nepali communist politician and was a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2018 as a part of his second term having previously been elected to the second constituent assembly in 2013.

He is a lawyer by profession and had been practising law at Chitwan District Court for more than 20 years, as of 2013.

Personal life

He was born on 4 July 1967 in Parbatipur-4, Chitwan. He has three daughters.

Political career

He joined politics as a student and served as secretary of ANNFSU, the student wing of CPN UML in 1992. He also became the vice-chairman of Chitwan district working committee for the party. As of 2013, had been a CPN UML Chitwan district committee member for 20 years.

In the second constituent assembly election held in 2013, he was the candidate for CPN UML in Chitwan-3 constituency and defeated Narayan Dahal of CPN (Maoist Centre).

For his current term, he was elected under the first-past-the-post system from Chitwan-2 constituency as a candidate from CPN UML of the left alliance. Following his election to parliament, he was appointed chair of the rule-drafting committee of the House. He is also the Chairperson of the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee of the House.

References

  1. संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
  2. ^ "Pokhrel appointed chair of HoR rule drafting committee". The Himalayan Times. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  3. ^ "Krishna Pokharel". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  4. "Nepal polls: Triple whammy for Prachanda". Deccan Herald. 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  5. "Press Release on arrival of Hon. Foreign Minister Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal MOFA". Retrieved 2019-08-23.


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