Bal Krishna Khand ( ne, बालकृष्ण खाँण) is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

ese politician and former Home Minister of Nepal. Khand is a central working committee member of the

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 ...

party. Khand also served as the Defense Minister of Nepal under the

Second Dahal cabinet On 4 August 2016, Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) was elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal. His candidacy was supported by the Nepali Congress, and several small parties represented in the Nepalese Parliament a ...

Political life

Khand was the president of the NC youth wing, Nepal Tarun Dal. When the party was divided in 2003, Khand joined the

Nepali Congress (Democratic) Nepali Congress (Democratic) ( was a political party in Nepal, which was formed due to a vertical split of the original Nepali Congress. The Nepali Congress (Democratic) was led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, while the original was led by ...

. Khand was included in the Central Working Committee of the new party. NC(D) later merged back with NC, though. After the royal coup d'état, Khand was arrested and jailed. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election and 2013 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the

Rupandehi Rupandehi District ( ne, रुपन्देही जिल्ला; ), a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal and covers an area of . The district headquarter is Bhairahawa. As per the national census 2011 ...

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/ref> In the 2017, NC- RPP formed an alliance when Khand had to leave his constituency to Ex-Forest Minister Deepak Bohara from

Rastriya Prajatantra Party The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (; ne, राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी, lit=National Democratic Party; , ( ne, राप्रपा)) is a constitutional monarchist and Hindu nationalist politic ...

. So, he was elected from the proportional of Nepali Congress. Born in Syangja in 2017 BS, Khand has been active in politics since 2033 BS. Leading the Nepal Students Union and Nepal Tarun Dal, Khand, who is active in party politics, has previously taken charge of the Ministry of Irrigation and Defense. Khand has been the chief whip of the Nepali Congress, is now holding portfolio Home Minister.

Electoral history

2013 Constituent Assembly election

2008 Constituent Assembly election

References

Living people Nepali Congress politicians from Lumbini Province Nepali Congress (Democratic) politicians Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Nepal MPs 1991–1994 Government ministers of Nepal Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly 1960 births {{Lumbini-politician-stub