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Shiva Prasad Humagain

Shiva Prasad Humagain (Nepali: शिवप्रसाद हुमागाईं) (9 July 1961) is a Nepalese politician and a leader of Nepali Congress. He is Central Working Committee Member of Nepali Congress[1] and former Member of Parliament. He served as a Member of Parliament in the Pratinidhi Sabha defeating the then sitting Member of Parliament Keshav Prasad Badal in 1999 election from the Kavre-2 constituency.[2]

Shiva Prasad Humagain
शिवप्रसाद हुमागाईं
Central Committee Member, Nepali Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 21, 2023
PresidentSher Bahadur Deuba
In office
June 06, 2018 – December 02, 2021
PresidentSher Bahadur Deuba
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
January 15, 2007 – January 18, 2008
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
ConstituencyKavre 2
In office
May 31, 1999 – May 21, 2002
Prime MinisterKrishna Prasad Bhattarai, Girija Prasad Koirala, Sher Bahadur Deuba
ConstituencyKavre 2
Personal details
Born
Shiva Prasad Humagain

(1961-07-09) 9 July 1961 (age 63)
Kusadevi Village, Kavre
NationalityNepali
Political partyNepali Congress
Spouse
Gayatri Humagain
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(m. 1990)​
Children2

Early life

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Humagain was born in Kusadevi Village, Panauti to Laxmi Prasad Humagain and Dewa Maya Humagain. He obtained school level education from government School at Kavre.[citation needed]

Political career

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Humagain protested the royal takeover of Feb 1, 2005 and was held in detention for several days by the government of King Gyanendra. The curfew imposed was broken in Bagbazaar, Kathmandu during the 2006 democracy movement (जनआन्दोलन 2062/63 Vikram Samvat) under his leadership.[3] Following the 2006 democracy movement and the reinstatement of the Pratinidhi Sabha, he served as Member of Parliament in the reinstated house and the interim-parliament.[4]

Political Posts

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Year Post Organization
21 Sept 2023 Central Working Committee Member[5][6] Nepali Congress
29 Feb, 2020 - 2 Dec, 2021 Chief - Department of Labor & Trade Unions [7][8] Nepali Congress
6 Jun, 2018 - 2 Dec, 2021 Central Working Committee Member[9][10][11] Nepali Congress
2009 - 2015 Chairman Nepali Congress Kavre
2006 - 2007 Member of Parliament Reinstated House & The Interim legislature of Nepal
2002 Secretary - Organization Department Nepali Congress
1999 - 2002 Member of Parliament Pratinidhi Sabha
1991 - 1994 Regional Chairman Nepali Congress Kavre - 3

Breakthrough in Central Politics

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Humagain is close aide of Krishna Prasad Sitaula and a key member of Nepali Congress 3rd Pole's Policy and Decision Making.[12][13] In the 13th General convention of the Party held on March 3, 2016, Humagain was among the leader that proposed Krishna Sitaula's candidacy for Party Chairman[14] to fight against Sher Bahadur Deuba. Humagain contested for the post of Central Working Committee Member from Pradesh - 3 from Krishna Prasad Sitaula's Panel.[15] He received 201 votes out of 3,133 votes. Later on Party Chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba nominated Humagain as a Central Working Committee Member of Nepali Congress.[16][17]

Shortly before four-year term of current office-bearers of the party was to expire, Nepali Congress Chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba appointed Humagain as Chief of Laborer and Trade Union Department of the party[18][19] as per clause 37(1c).

Comparative table of elections

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  Nepali Congress · NC      Nepal Communist Party· UML
Election Winner and party Popular vote Runner-up and party
Votes Margin % Margin %
1999 Shiva Prasad Humagain NC 25,390 +989 42.84% +1.67% Keshav Prasad Badal CPN UML
2008 Krishna Prasad Sapkota CPN UML 16,594 −2,015 35.57% −6.5% Shiva Prasad Humagain NC
2013 Ram Hari Subedi CPN UML 13,510 −2,470 37.14% −4.51% Shiva Prasad Humagain NC
2022 Gokul Prasad Baskota CPN UML 45,345 −5,863 45.69% −5.90% Shiva Prasad Humagain NC

Electoral history

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1999 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Kavre - 2 [20][21][22]

Party Candidate Votes % Status
Nepali Congress Shiva Prasad Humagain 25,390 42.84 Elected
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) Keshab Prasad Badal 24,401 41.17
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Laxmi Narsingh Bade Shrestha 5,201 8.78
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Tri Bikram Karmacharya 1,796 3.03
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Hari Prasad Manandhar 1,176 1.98
Rastriya Prajantantra Party (Chand) Aarju Kumar KC 825 1.39
Sudarshan Humagain Independent 271 0.46
Min Bahadur Shahi Independent 155 0.26
Surya Bahadur Thapa Independent 50 0.09
Total 59,265 100

Total Voters: 83,364 Votes Cast:60,822 (72.96%) Valid Votes: 59,265 (97.44%)

2008 Constituent Assembly Election Kavre - 3.[23]

Party Candidate Votes % Status
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) Krishna Prasad Sapkota 16,594 37.14 Elected
Nepali Congress Shiva Prasad Humagain 14,579 32.63
UCPN (Maoist) Mina Dong Tamang 13,510 30.23
Total 44,683 100

2013 Constituent Assembly Election Kavre - 2 [24]

Party Candidate Votes % Status
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) Ram Hari Subedi 13,510 35.57 Elected
Nepali Congress Shiva Prasad Humagain 11,040 29.07
UCPN (Maoist) Akal Bahadur Thing 5,913 15.57
Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Ganesh Lama 4,908 12.92
Others 2,608 6.87
Total 37,979 100

Total Voters: 75,929 Votes Cast: 52,945 (80.76%) Valid Votes: 37,979 (71.73%)


2022 House of Representatives Election Kavre-2[25][26]

Party Candidate Votes % Status
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) Gokul Prasad Baskota 45,345 45.69 Elected
Nepali Congress Shiva Prasad Humagain 39,482 39.79
Rastriya Swatantra Party Dinesh Humagain 10,573 10.65
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Yashu Aale Magar 1,933 1.94
Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party Krishna Kumar Baidhya 802 0.80
Independent Manoj Pandit 173 0.17
People's Socialist Party, Nepal Siddhi Bahadur Joshi 162 0.16
Independent Shwoyambhu Raj Shakya 115 0.11
Nepal Naulo Janbadi Party Ganga Lal Shrestha 100 0.10
Independent Shesh Raj Lamichhane 100 0.10
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Socialist) Yok Bahadur Ghising 99 0.09
Mongol National Organisation Achamma Lama 92 0.09
Communist Party of Nepal (Paribartan) Uttar Kumar Lama 92 0.09
Independent Bodh Nath Neupane 83 0.08
Independent Krishna Khatri 45 0.04
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Bijay Tamang 35 0.03
Total 99,225 100

Total Voters: 1,57,442 Votes Cast: 1,02,723 (65.25%) Valid Votes: 99,225 (96.60%) Invalid Votes: 3,498 (3.60%)

Chart of Humagain's Election Performances over the years

References

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