Chakka Bahadur Lama (Nepali: छक्क बहादुर लामा) (born Tsewang Lama[1] Nepali: छेवांग लामा) is a Nepalese politician belonging to CPN (UML). He had previously served as a member of parliament in the 2nd House of Representatives and the 1st Federal Parliament for Humla 1.[2][3]
Chakka Bahadur Lama | |
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| छक्क बहादुर लामा | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 17 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi |
| Succeeded by | Tsering Damdul Lama |
| Constituency | Humla 1 |
| In office May 1991 – August 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Chakra Bahadur Shahi |
| Constituency | Humla 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tsewang Lama 25 April 1959 Bargaun, Humla District |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | CPN (UML) |
| Other political affiliations | CPN (Maoist Centre) Samyukta Janamorcha |
| Spouse | Rikjan Lama |
| Parents |
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Early life and education
editChakka Bahadur Lama was born in Bargaun in Humla District on 25 April 1959 to Takpa Tsyoden Lama and Nagderma Lama.[4] His father, Takpa, was a Nyingmapa Lama and also the village physician. He has five brothers and three sisters. He completed his bachelor's degree in law and master's degree in sociology and anthropology from Tribhuvan University.[5]
Political career
editIn 1981 he became a central committee member of the All Nepal National Free Students Union (Sixth), the student union of CPN (Masal). He became the District in-charge for Humla District for CPN (Masal) in 1985.[6] In the 1991 general elections, he was elected to the House of Representatives from Humla 1 for the electoral front of CPN (Unity Centre), Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal of which he was a central committee member. He won the elections by 8 votes.[6] After the end of his term in 1994, he did not contest the mid-term elections and managed the Humla Conservation and Development Committee, a non-governmental organisation.[1] In 2005 he was appointed as a state minister for Local Development in the cabinet appointed by King Gyanendra.[7][8]
He rejoined the CPN (Maoist) at the start of the peace process in 2006 as a central committee member. He contested in the 2nd Constituent Assembly elections in 2013 for the Unified CPN (Maoist) but lost the elections. He stood in the 2017 general elections as an independent from Humla 1 and won the elections by 47 votes.[3][7] He was a politburo member of the CPN (Maoist Centre) at the time and the party suspended him for contesting against the candidate of the left alliance.[9][6] He served as a member of the State Management and Good Governance Committee of the 5th House of Representatives.[10]
He joined CPN (UML) on 3 October 2022 and contested the 2022 provincial elections for Karnali from Humla 1 (B), but lost to incumbent chief minister Jeevan Bahadur Shahi by a margin of over 4,000 votes.[11][12]
Personal life
editLama is married to Rikjan Lama. His daughter was part of the People's Liberation Army during the Nepalese Civil War and was killed in Mugu District during the war.[9] Lama is multilingual and knows five languages.[6]
He was awarded the Provincial Talent Award for Karnali Province for contributions to literature in cultural research on the occasion of 206th Bhanu Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, a poet of Nepali language.[13] Lama features prominently in Places in Knots (2022), Martin Saxer's anthropological study of remoteness and connectivity in the Nepal Himalayas.[14]
Electoral history
edit| Year | Office | Electorate | Party | Main opponent | Votes for Lama | Result | ||
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| Total | P. | |||||||
| 1991 | Representative | Humla 1 | Samyukta Janamorcha | Chakra Bahadur Shahi | 4,695 | 1st | Won | |
| 2013 | Constituent | Humla 1 | UCPN (Maoist) | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi | 4,759 | 3rd | Lost | |
| 2017 | Representative | Humla 1 | Independent | Mangal Bahadur Shahi | 8,491 | 1st | Won | |
| 2022 | Province MPA | Humla 1 (B) | CPN (UML) | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi | 2,979 | 2nd | Lost | |
Publications
edit- 2002 Kailash Mandala: A Pilgrim's Trekking Guide[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Formet MP missing after 'arrest'". Nepali Times. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "Left alliance wins five seats in Province 6, leading vote count". The Himalayan Times. 8 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Chhakka Bahadur pulls off surprise win in Humla". The Kathmandu Post. 2017-12-09.
- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "Team – Institute for Socio Cultural Research and Analysis". Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ a b c d महतारा, नवराज (2017-12-08). "सबैलाई छक्क पार्दै ४७ मतले विजयी भए छक्कबहादुर" [Shocking everyone Chakka Bahadur wins by 47 votes]. Annapurna Post (in Nepali). Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ a b c Mulmi, Amish Raj (2018-11-04). ""It's difficult to govern a place if you don't understand its ecology"". The Record. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "New cabinet appointments". Nepali Times. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ a b "माओवादीमै फर्किएर गणतन्त्रमा पनि मन्त्री बन्न चाहन्छु : छक्कबहादुर लामा" [I wish to return to the Maoists and become a minister in the republic too: Chakka Bahadur]. Janaboli (in Nepali). 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "राज्य व्यवस्था तथा सुशासन समिति" [State Affairs and Discipline Committee]. House of Representatives, Nepal. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "छक्कबहादुर लामा एमाले प्रवेश गर्दै". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "NC's Jivan Bahadur Shahi wins from Humla 'B'". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "42 litterateurs awarded, Rastrakavi feted on Bhanu Jayanti". The Himalayan Times. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ Saxer, Martin (2022). Places in Knots: Remoteness and Connectivity in the Himalayas and Beyond. Cornell University Press.