Mani Lama is a

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ese politician. He was elected to the

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in the 1994 election on behalf of the

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from the Taplejung-1 constituency. He later joined

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's break-away party,

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in which he became a

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member. After the royal coup d'etat on February 1, 2005, Lama was appointed State Minister for Health and Population by

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. Following his inclusion in the royal cabinet, NC(D) expelled him from their party. As a minister he accused the

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of supporting

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lama, Mani Government ministers of Nepal Living people Nepali Congress politicians from Koshi Province Nepali Congress (Democratic) politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Nepal MPs 1994–1999