Bijay Kumar Gachhadar (Nepali: बिजयकुमार गच्छदार; born February 1, 1954) is a Nepalese politician and leader of the Nepali Congress. He has served five terms as deputy prime minister of Nepal under the government of Madhav Kumar Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai, KP Sharma Oli, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sher Bahadur Deuba. He was the second vice-president of Nepali Congress.[4]

Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
विजय कुमार गच्छदार
Gachhadar as Home minister and Deputy Prime-minister
Vice-President of the Nepali Congress
In office
2018 – 16 December 2021
Serving with Bimalendra Nidhi
Preceded byRam Chandra Paudel
Succeeded byDhanraj Gurung
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal[1]
In office
25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterMadhav Kumar Nepal
In office
4 September 2011 – 14 March 2013
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterBaburam Bhattarai
In office
12 October 2015 – 4 August 2016
President
Prime MinisterKP Oli
In office
8 May 2017 – 31 May 2017
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterPuspa Kamal Dahal
In office
7 June 2017 – 15 February 2018
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Minister for Physical Planning and Transport
In office
18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterPuspa Kamal Dahal
In office
25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterMadhav Kumar Nepal
In office
12 October 2015 – 4 August 2016
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterKP Oli
Minister of Federal Affairs and Local Development
In office
8 May 2017 – 31 May 2017
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
In office
7 June 2017 – 15 February 2018
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
4 September 2011 – 14 March 2013
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterBaburam Bhattarai
Preceded byKrishna Bahadur Mahhara
Succeeded byMadhav Ghimir
Member of the Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
4 March 2018 – 17 September 2022
(suspended since 5 February 2020)
Preceded byHimself (as member of the Legislature Parliament)
ConstituencySunsari 3
In office
May 1991 – May 2002
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byHimself (as member of the Constituent Assembly)
ConstituencySunsari 2
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byHimself (as member of the House of Representatives)
Succeeded byHimself (as member of the House of Representatives)
ConstituencySunsari 3
Chairperson of the Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)
In office
2008–2017
Preceded byParty created
Succeeded byParty dissolved(merger with Rastriya Janamukti Party (Democratic) Nepal and Dalit Janajati Party, Nepal)[2]
Chairperson of the Nepal Loktantrik Forum
In office
5 April 2017 – 16 October 2017
Preceded byParty created
Succeeded byParty dissolved(joined Nepali Congress)
Personal details
Born (1954-02-01) 1 February 1954 (age 70)[3]
Sunsari, Nepal
Political partyNepali Congress (17 October 2017 –present)
Other political
affiliations
Nepali Congress (before 2008)
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (2008-2009)
Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) (2009-2017)
Nepal Democratic Forum
SpouseNirmala Gachchhadar
OccupationPolitician
EthnicityTharu

Political career

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In April 2008, he won the Constituent Assembly election, 2013 with 23769 votes.[5] Gachhadar was previously in the Madhesi people forum and Nepali Congress (Democratic), and was Minister of Water Resources.[6] Gachhadar was formally expelled from Nepali Congress in March 2008, by that time he had already joined PRF.[7] He was subsequently appointed as Minister and sworn in on 22 August 2008.[8]

 
The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony receiving the Deputy Prime Minister, Home and Defence Minister of Nepal, Bijay Gachhadar, in New Delhi on 18 January 2012

On 4 June 2009 he was appointed as the deputy prime minister for the first time keeping in consideration his contribution to establish Madhav Kumar Nepal's administration.[9]

 
The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony in a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister, Home and Defence Minister of Nepal, Bijay Gachhadar, in New Delhi on 18 January 2012

Again as per the poll in the cabinet, he was again appointed as the Deputy Prime minister and Minister of Home Affair in the government led by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai.[10] On 16 Oct 2017 his party Nepal Democratic Forum merged with Nepali Congress. He was nominated Vice-president of Nepali Congress alongside Bimalendra Nidhi till 2021.

He was suspended from member of parliament on 5 February 2020 due to corruption charges.[11]

Electoral history

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Election in the 2010s

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Sunsari 3
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bijay Kumar Gachhadar 38,972
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhagwati Chaudhary 38,651
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Padma Kumar Adhikari 1,854
Independent Mohammad Nasiruddin Miya 1,063
Others 839
Invalid votes 3,655
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission
Sunsari 3
Party Candidate Votes
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Bijay Kumar Gachhadar 17,524
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhagwati Chaudhary 17,162
Nepali Congress Goma Kumari Parajuli (Ansari) 7,865
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Ranjit Gosai 2,435
UCPN (Maoist) Haider Ali Miya 1,099
Others 3,482
Result MJFN (D) gain
Source: NepalNews[12]

Election in the 2000s

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Sunsari 3
Party Candidate Votes
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Bijay Kumar Gachhadar 23,769
Nepali Congress Agam Lal Chuadhary 10,806
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shri Kumari Tharuni 5,723
CPN (Maoist) Ram Kumari Chaudhary 5,071
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Krishna Lal Das Tharu 1,194
Rastriya Janamukti Party Sajjan Rishidev 1,191
Others 3,821
Invalid votes 3,071
Result MJFN gain
Source: Election Commission[13]

Election in the 1990s

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Sunsari 2
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bijay Kumar Gachhadar 27,527
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rewati Raman Bhandari 23,339
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rohit Bahadur Karki 3,639
Others 2,192
Invalid Votes 1,483
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[14][15]
Sunsari 2
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bijay Kumar Gachhadar 21,963
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Kuldeep Peshkar 10,708
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Tek Chandra Bishwakarma 9,509
Others 2,172
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[14]
Sunsari 2
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bijay Kumar Gachhadar 27,775
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Lila Shrestha 15,885
Result Congress gain
Source: [2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Backgrounder: Nepali cabinet member list". People.cn. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ^ "3 parties merge to form Nepal Democratic Forum". THT Online. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
  4. ^ "कांग्रेस उपसभापतिमा पूर्णबहादुर खड्का र धनराज गुरुङ निर्वाचित". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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  6. ^ "Headline News The Rising Nepal (Daily)". Nepalnews.com.np. 24 December 2001. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Nepalnews.com, news from Nepal as it happens". nepalnews.com. [dead link]
  8. ^ "Cabinet formed including MJF, UML fails to join". nepalnews.com. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011.
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  10. ^ "Cabinet fails to take shape". ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012.
  11. ^ "बिजयकुमार गच्छदार प्रतिनिधिसभा सदस्यबाट स्वतःनिलम्बित". Himal Khabar. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Nepalnews.com – News from Nepal as it happens". 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Ca Election report". 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.