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Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal
The Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (MJFN), or the Madhesi People's Rights Forum, Nepal, was a political party in Nepal. It was initially not a political party as such but a political advocacy movement demanding ethnic self-determination rights with the formation of a Madhes autonomous region for Teraibasi people, an election system based on proportional representation, and the setting-up of a federal republic in Nepal. The MJFN includes former leaders of other political parties like the Nepali Congress and CPN (UML). The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. On 16 June 2015, the party merged with Federal Socialist Party and Khas Samabeshi Party to form the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal. History The Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum was founded in the mid-1990s as a cross-party non-governmental organization that advocated for Madheshi rights by former CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) leader Upendra Yadav an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik)
The Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik), was a political party in Nepal. It existed as one of the important political force during the constituent assembly. Later the party merged with several other parties to become the largest Madhesh/Tharuhath based party, Nepal Loktantrik Forum. History Formation The party was formed after Upendra Yadav expelled Bijay Kumar Gachhadar and six other members after his agreement to join the new CPN (UML)-led government. As a result, the former party was split with 26 among 52 members of constituent assembly opposing Yadav's decision. The MJFN (L) included former leaders of other political parties like the Nepali Congress and Nepal Sadbhawana Party who were from democratic background. The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal shortly after the 2008 Constituent Assembly election due to mass ideological differences in mother party with majority of democratic background while few being leftist. First constitue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party of Nepal at all levels of government. It is the current ruling party of Nepal since July 2021. With more than one million active members, the party remains the largest party in Nepal by membership. There have been seven Nepali Congress prime ministers and the party has led the government fourteen times. Matrika Prasad Koirala, a founding member of the party was appointed as the first commoner prime minister following the end of the Rana regime in 1951. Subarna Shumsher Rana, another founding member of the party was also appointed as prime minister in 1958. Congress is the only party in Nepal to have been elected with a majority with the party forming majority governments in 1959, 1991 and 1999 under B.P. Koirala, Girija Prasad Koirala a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siraha District
Siraha District ( ne, सिराहा जिल्ला; ), a district in Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Terai belt of Nepal. The district, with Siraha as its district headquarters, covers an area of . It has population of 637,328 according to census of 2011.The District is bordered with Saptari district in the east, Udayapur districting the north, Bihar state of India in the south and Dhanusa district in the west. Majority of the population here is Yadav, Tharus, Sahs(sahukar), Muslims and ethnic minorities with majority population speaking Maithili language and Nepali language. Lahan is so far one of the most developed towns of Siraha and is popular for Sagarmatha Chaudhary Eye Hospital. It lies in Mahendra highway. Thadi ( ne, ठाड़ी) or Thadi Viswaspatti is the main entry point for the district form India and a very old border town and a market place of Nepal in Siraha District bordering Indian town o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahan
Lahan (लहान) is a city and municipality with 24 wards' in Siraha District in the Madhesh Province south-eastern Nepal. It is connected with Mahendra Highway, which is also called the east–west highway. It is located nearly 261 km east of the capital, Kathmandu via B.P. highway and E-W Highway & 424 km east via Narayanghat-Mugling Highway. Lahan is located at the latitude of 26.717 and longitude of 86.483. It is at an elevation of 111 meters above sea level. It follows Nepali time zone, UTC Offset: +05:45 hours. Laukaha in India and nearby town of Thadi which is 18 km South of Lahan in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between India and Nepal. Lahan connects Thadi to rest of Nepal. Nepal Government of Nepal has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. and Government of India has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer. So, in simple import and export are allowed in this location. The population has increase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janakpur
Janakpurdham or Janakpur ( ne, जनकपुर, ) is a sub-metropolitan city in Dhanusha District, Province No. 2, Madhesh Province, Nepal. The city is a hub for religious and cultural tourism. A headquarter of Dhanusha District, Dhanusha district, ''Janakpur'' is also the capital for Madhesh Province. The city was founded in the early 18th century. According to tradition, storyteller indicates an earlier city known as Janakpurdham existed in the area, which was supposedly the capital of the Videha dynasty that ruled the Mithila (region), Mithila region in ancient times.Burghart, R. (1978). The disappearance and reappearance of Janakpur. Kailash: A Journal of Himalayan Studies 6 (4): 257–284. Janakpur is located about southeast of Kathmandu. , the city had a population of 173,924. The city had a population of 195,438 in 2021 Nepal census, 2021. Janakpur is currently the most populated sub metropolitan city of Nepal. Janakpur is located about 18 km away from the Bhittha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madheshi People
Madheshi people ( ne, मधेशी) is a term used for several groups of people living in the Terai region of Nepal, literally meaning the people of ''Madhesh''. It has also been used as a political pejorative term by the Pahari people of Nepal to refer to non-pahari people with a non-Nepali language as their mother tongue, regardless of their place of birth or residence. The term ''Madheshi'' became a widely recognised name for Nepali citizens with an Indian cultural background only after 1990. Madheshi people comprise various cultural groups such as Hindu caste groups, Muslims, Marwaris, Brahmin and Dalit caste groups, ethnic groups like Maithils, Bhojpuri, Awadhi and Bajjika speaking people and indigenous people of the Terai. Many of these groups share cultural traditions, educational and family ties with people living south of the international border in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Tharu people and Pahari people living in the Terai do not consider themselves as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amresh Kumar Singh
Amresh Kumar Singh () is currently an independent Nepalese politician who has been member of Nepali Congress in past serving as the Member of the House of Representatives elected from Sarlahi 4 . The House of Representatives became the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal and its first election was held in 2017 in which he was elected from Nepali Congress Party. He got elected as Member of Parliament again in the general elections held in 2022 as an Independent candidate. He was also elected to the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly The Second Constituent Assembly of Nepal, later converted to the Legislature Parliament ( ne, व्यवस्थापिका संसद), was a unicameral legislature of Nepal. It was elected in the 2013 Constituent Assembly elections af ... in 2014 from Sarlahi 6. Political career He was a member of the State Management and Good Governance Committee in the House of Representatives. References Living people Nepal MPs 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interim Legislature Of Nepal
The Interim Legislature Parliament of Nepal, previously known as the Reinstated House of Representatives was the legislature of Nepal formed in the aftermath of the 2006 Nepalese revolution and the Comprehensive Peace Accord signed with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (1994), Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Background King Gyanendra of Nepal had dissolved the 4th House of Representatives of Nepal, House of Representatives on 21 May 2002. The parliament was reinstated on 24 April 2006 with 204 of the original members. The first meeting of the reinstated parliament was held four days later on 28 April 2006. On 15 January 2007, an interim legislative parliament was formed after the Comprehensive Peace Accord was between the Seven Party Alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (1994), Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). The Maoists were included in the new parliament and the total number of members was increased to 329. Composition Members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terai Region
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Jay Prakash Gupta
Jay Prakash Gupta ( ne, जय प्रकाश गुप्ता), also referred to as ''Jay Prakash Anand'' or popularly ''JP Gupta'', is a Nepalese politician and former member of the Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal, Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal(Republican) party. He born in Saptari District, Nepal. Before joining forum, he was a member of Nepali Congress. His political career was going very well from this party but he left the party during Madhesh movement. He is presently running Terai Madhesh Rastriya Abhiyan. Political career Gupta, once an influential leader of a time in Nepali Congress left the party claiming the party was not seriously listening to voice and demand of madhesh during the Madhes Movement, Madhesh Movement. He was not the alone to do so. Infleuential leaders including Mahantha Thakur, Bijay Kumar Gachhadar and Sharat Singh Bhandari, Sarad Singh Bhandari had also left the party with similar voice. After this, he joined Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
CPN may refer to: * Calpine Corporation, New York Stock Exchange symbol CPN * Canadian Perinatal Network * ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' * Carpinteria (Amtrak station), California, Amtrak station code CPN * Caspian Airlines (Iran), ICAO airline designator ''CPN'' * Celiac plexus neurolysis, in medicine, the chemical ablation of the celiac plexus * Central Park North (other) * Central Pattana, Stock Exchange of Thailand symbol ''CPN'' * ''Chlamydia pneumoniae'', generally Cpn or CpN * Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a federally recognized tribe of Potawatomi people located in Oklahoma * Clapham North tube station, London, London Underground station code CPN * Coloured Petri net * Communist Party of Nepal * Communist Party of the Netherlands * Community psychiatric nurse * Complex projective space, \mathbb\mathrm^n * Confederation of the Polish Nobility * Country and Progressive National Party, early 20th-century political party in Queensland, Australia * Lysine carboxypeptida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Socialist Party
Federal Socialist Party () was a political party of Nepal led by Ashok Rai formed in 2012. History Ashok Rai who was the vice-chair of CPN (UML) and Rajendra Prasad Shrestha, a central committee member of the party, broke away from the CPN (UML) to form the Federal Socialist Party in November 2012. They accused the CPN (UML) leadership of not listening to the aspirations of Janajati leaders within the party and organized a new party to contest the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2013 Constituent Assembly election. The party failed to get any constituency seats but won five proportional seats to the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly, 2nd Constituent Assembly. This party merged with Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal, Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal and Khas Samabesi Party in June 2015 to form the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal. Electoral performance References Socialist parties in Nepal Federalist parties in Nepal 2012 establishments in Nepal 2015 disestab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
