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Nanda Bahadur Pun
नन्दबहादुर पुन
Official portrait, 2014
2nd Vice President of Nepal
In office 31 October 2015 – 20 March 2023
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister	KP Sharma Oli Sher Bahadur Deuba Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Parmanand Jha
Succeeded by	Ram Sahaya Yadav
Chief Commander of the People's Liberation Army
In office 12 September 2008 – 12 April 2012
Preceded by	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1966-10-23) 23 October 1966 (age 58) Rangsi, Rolpa, Nepal
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (until 2015)
Spouse	Hastamali Pun ​(m. 1983)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Mahendra Bahumukhi Campus

Nanda Bahadur Pun (Nepali: नन्दबहादुर पुन; born 23 October 1966), also known as Nanda Kishor Pun, is a Nepalese politician who served as the second vice president of Nepal, from 2015 to 2023. He served as the chief commander of the People's Liberation Army in Nepal. He was also a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).

Early life and education

Nanda Bahadur Pun was born to farmers Ramsur Pun and Mansara Pun in Rangsi - 9, Rolpa as the third of their six children.

He started school aged 8. He completed his primary education at Jakhar Primary School and his lower secondary education at Rangsi Lower Secondary School. While in the seventh grade at Rangsi Lower Secondary School, he was the chairman of a unit of the All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Sixth). He was a representative of his school to the 2nd district convention of the All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Sixth). He had to hide in a cave all night after the police disrupted the event.

Pun enrolled in Bal Kalyan Secondary School in Libang for his secondary education. In Libang he was influenced by his teacher, Krishna Bahadur Mahara to study about communism. In 1983 he was a representative for Rolpa at the 1st Sub Central Convention of the All Nepal National Free Students Union. Lila Mani Pokharel was elected chairman during this convention. There he was accused of being involved in a student union and was kept under arrest for a few days. After being forced to choose between his education and politics he enrolled in Thabang Secondary School in 1983. While in Thabang he was jailed for three days for his association with student unions. He passed his School Leaving Certificate exams there in 1986.

He enrolled in Mahendra Bahumukhi Campus in Dang in 1989 to pursue his higher secondary education. He completed his graduate education in Political Science. While in Dang he was the chairman of the Mashal Samuha.

Personal life

While studying in the ninth grade, he married Hastamali Pun at the age of 17.

Electoral history

2013 Constituent Assembly election

References

1. "Nanda Bahadur Pun (Nanda Kishor Pun)". election.ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
2. ^ "उपराष्ट्रपतिको कार्यालय". vpn.gov.np. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

• Living people
• 1966 births
• People from Rolpa District
• Vice presidents of Nepal
• Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) politicians
• Nepalese military personnel
• People of the Nepalese Civil War