Badri Pandey (politician)

Badri Pandey (Nepali: बद्री पाण्डे) is a Nepali politician belonging to Nepali Congress.[1] He was a member of National assembly elected from 2018 elections.[2] He was elected in 2022 from Bajura to the House of Representatives.[3]

Badri Pandey
बद्री पाण्डे
बद्रीप्रसाद पाण्डे
Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal
Assumed office
15 July 2024
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded byHit Bahadur Tamang
Deputy General Secretary of Nepali Congress
Assumed office
18 December 2021
PresidentSher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byPrakash Sharan Mahat
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament,
Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded byLal Bahadur Thapa
ConstituencyBajura 1
Member of the Parliament, Rastriya Sabha
In office
4 March 2018 – 3 March 2020
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byTaraman Swar
ConstituencySudurpashchim Province
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Personal details
Born (1974-02-21) 21 February 1974 (age 50)
Bajura, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
Political partyNepali Congress
SpouseSarita Humagai
Parent
  • Bishnu Dutta Pandey (father)
EducationTribhuwan University

He is appointed as Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.

He is the elected deputy general secretary of the ruling party elected by 14th general convention of Nepali Congress.[4]

Political life

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Pandey was elected member of second constituent assembly from proportional list of Nepali Congress. Following this, he was elected member of National Assembly from Sudurpaschim province where he represented Nepali Congress.[5][6]

He was elected deputy general secretary of the party on Backward quota defeating incumbent Karnali Chief Minister Jeevan Bahadur Shahi.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Nepali Congress". nepalicongress.org. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  2. ^ रातोपाटी. "यी हुन् राष्ट्रिय सभामा प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने काँग्रेसका १३ सांसद". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  3. ^ "Congress candidate Badri Pandey has elected to the House of Representatives from Bajura". The Nepal Times. 2022-12-04.
  4. ^ Setopati, सेतोपाटी संवाददाता. "कोइराला समूहका जीवन परियार सहमहामन्त्रीमा विजयी (भिडिओ)". Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  5. ^ Setopati, छापाबाट. "राष्ट्रिय सभामा एमाले, कांग्रेस र माओवादीका को–को हुन् दाबेदार?". Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  6. ^ "मा. बद्री प्रसाद पाण्डे". na.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  7. ^ Setopati, सेतोपाटी संवाददाता. "कर्णालीका मुख्यमन्त्री शाहीलाई हराउँदै पिछडिएको क्षेत्रबाट सहमहामन्त्री बने बद्री पाण्डे". Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  8. ^ Ratopati. "Pandey, Rathor and Mansoor elected Congress joint general secys". Ratopati. Retrieved 2021-12-17.