Keshav Sthapit is a former mayor of
Kathmandu
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metropolitan city. He also held the position of minister in
Bagmati Pradesh and is a former member of the province's Assembly.
Keshav Sthapit was elected as the mayor of Kathmandu in 1997. After the royal takeover in 2005, he was appointed the Mayor of Kathmandu by King. In year 2005 he was top finalist for world best mayor. After the return of democracy, he was appointed as a Commissioner of Kathmandu Valley Development Authority after joining
Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) but was removed from the post after only nine months. He was a candidate for Member of Parliament from
Kathmandu 6 Kathmandu 6 is one of 10 parliamentary constituencies of Kathmandu District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
Incorporated areas
Kathmandu 6 parli ...
in
2017
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, but came in fifth place under the ticket of
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 ...
.
[ He returned to CPN-UML and became a Provincial Minister but was sacked by Chief Minister ]Dormani Poudel
Dormani Poudel ( ne, डोरमणि पौडेल) is a Nepali politician and former chief minister of Bagmati Province. He was in office from 12 February 2018 to 18 August 2021. Poudel was elected parliamentary party leader of the CPN (UML) ...
after misbehaving during cabinet meetings. There have been multiple allegations of sexual assault against Sthapit.
Electoral history
2013 Constituent Assembly election
See also
* Nepali Congress
References
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Nepalese politicians
Mayors of Kathmandu
Living people
Provincial cabinet ministers of Nepal
Members of the Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province
1956 births