Bam Dev Gautam ( ne, बाम देव गौतम) is a Nepalese politician and the former

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and Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. A member of

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, Gautam is a former Senior vice Chairman of

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. He is currently member of

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nominated by President. Gautam left

on 4 September 2021 and has not joined any party yet. It was reported that he may join

or float a new party of his own very soon. Later Gautam wrote election song for

after which he is thought to have joined

internally. Although Gautam announced his own party on 28 June 2022, named Communist Party of Nepal (Unity National Campaign).

Personal life

After completing his SLC, Gautam started teaching as a profession. He is married to

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who is also a Member of

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Political life

Early political career

Bam dev Gautam joined the

Communist party of Nepal The Communist Party of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी), abbreviated CPN, was a communist party in Nepal from 1949 to 1962. It was founded on 15 September 1949 to struggle against the autocratic Rana ...

in 1964 and participated in full-time party activities from

Rupandehi District 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, ...

in 1969. He became District Secretary of CPN

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 ...

in 1972. He played a major role in establishing Mukti Morcha with

Madan Bhandari Nepal Ratna Man Padavi Madan Kumar Bhandari ( ne, मदन कुमार भण्डारी) (27 June 1951K.C., Surendra. ''Aitihasik dastavej sangroh - bhag 2''. Kathmandu: Pairavi Prakashan, 2063 B.S.. p 464. – 17 May 1993), common ...

and Jeev Raj Ashrit. He later became Central member of Communist Party of Nepal(Marxist–Leninist) in 1980. After the merger, he was made a Politburo member of CPN(UML) and also attained the position of Deputy General Secretary of the party. He was elected MP from Bardiya Constituency No. 1 in first General Election 1991 and Mid Term Election 1994. Later he became the

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and

in February 1997.

Split of
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and formation of CPN (ML)

Bam Dev Gautam played a major role in splitting the CPN(UML) over the issue of

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with India and later formed CPN(ML) on 5 March 1998. He was elected General Secretary of the party in March of that year.

Merger to
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The party failed to get a single seat in House in next election. Later, Bam Dev Gautam again joined the CPN(UML). On 31 August 2008, Bam Dev Gautam was appointed as the

and

in the Maoist-led Coalition Government.

In federal democratic republican Nepal

In February 2009, Bam Dev Gautam was elected one of the vice-chairman of CPN(UML) in Butwal General Convention. On 2 May 2010 during Maoist protests, Bam Dev Gautam called for the Prime Minister to resign to end the current political stalemate. He was a member of 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 ...

. He won the Bardia–1 and Pyuthan-1 seat in CA assembly, 2013 from the

2017-present

In the he was defeated by Sanjay Gautam of

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inspire of left alliance forged between

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and

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. Presently, he is a member of

nominated by

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on recomentadion of council of ministers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gautam, Bam Dev 1944 births Living people People from Pyuthan District Government ministers of Nepal Members of the National Assembly (Nepal) Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians Nepal MPs 1991–1994 Nepal MPs 1994–1999 People of the Nepalese Civil War Deputy Prime Ministers of Nepal Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly

Personal life

Political life

Early political career

Split of
CPN (UML) 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 ...
and formation of CPN (ML)

Merger to
CPN (UML) 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 ...

In federal democratic republican Nepal

2017-present

Electoral history

2017 legislative elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

2008 Constituent Assembly election

1999 legislative elections

1994 legislative elections

1991 legislative elections

See also

References

Personal life

Political life

Early political career

Split of CPN (UML) 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 ... and formation of CPN (ML)

Merger to CPN (UML) 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 ...

In federal democratic republican Nepal

2017-present

Electoral history

2017 legislative elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

2008 Constituent Assembly election

1999 legislative elections

1994 legislative elections

1991 legislative elections

See also

References

Split of
CPN (UML) 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 ...
and formation of CPN (ML)

Merger to
CPN (UML) 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 ...