Keshav Kumar Budhathoki (Nepali: केशव कुमार बुढाथोकी; 1943/1944 – 5 February 2024) was a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. He was the Jhapa District President of Nepali Congress (Democratic).[2] In April 2008, he won the Jhapa-5 seat in the Constituent Assembly election with 16466 votes.[3]
Keshav Kumar Budhathoki | |
|---|---|
केशव कुमार बुढाथोकी | |
| Defence Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 26 August 2016[1] – 31 May 2017 | |
| Member of Legislature Parliament of Nepal | |
| In office 2013 – 5 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | Jhapa - 5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943/1944 |
| Died | 5 February 2024 (aged 80) Biratnagar, Nepal |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
Budhathoki was inducted in the central working committee of Nepali Congress on 25 February 2012.[4] He was appointed zonal coordinator of Sagarmatha region on 28 April 2013.[5]
Budhathoki died from prostate cancer on 5 February 2024, at the age of 80.[6]
References
edit- ^ "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
- ^ Ca Election report Archived 6 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd". www.nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2013/04/29/nation/deuba-irked-as-koirala-appoints-nc-zonal-chiefs/248157.html [dead link]
- ^ NC leader and former minister Budhathoki dies aged 80