Nanda Kumar Prasai (born c. 1947) is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

ese politician. During the 1990 popular uprising, Prasai's group was part of the

United National People's Movement United National People's Movement (in Nepali: ''Samyukta Rashtriya Janaandolan'') was a coalition of Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal), Communist Party of Nepal (Masal), Nepal Marxist-Leninist Party, Proletarian Labour Organisation, Nepal Comm ...

. Ahead of the 1994 election and after the split in the United People's Front, Prasai's faction joined the Baidya faction of UPF and Prasai was named vice chairman of the UPF Central Committee. By 1995 Prasai was the chairman of the Revolutionary Left Front, Nepal - a new coalition positioning itself between 'the revisionist UML and the so-called Maoists'. During the 2006 popular uprising Prasai served as the chairman of the United Left Front. After the merger of the Prasai and Shestra factions, Prasai became the general secretary of the

Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist Centre) Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist Centre) ( ne, नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (मार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवादी-माओवादी केन्द्र), abbre ...

. In 2007 he was nominated to the

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 Commu ...

, on behalf of the United Left Front. He was selected to join the

1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly The first Nepalese Constituent Assembly was a unicameral body of 601 members that served from May 28, 2008, to May 28, 2012. It was formed as a result of the first Constituent Assembly election held on April 10, 2008. The Constituent Assembly ( ...

from the Proportional Representation quota of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) representing

Morang district Morang District ( ne, मोरङ जिल्ला ) is located in Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. It is an Outer Terai district. It borders with Bihar, India to the South, Jhapa to the East, Dhankuta and Panchthar to the North, and Suns ...

, following the

2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 10 April 2008,

. In 2010 he was inducted into the

politburo A politburo () or political bureau is the executive committee for communist parties. It is present in most former and existing communist states. Names The term "politburo" in English comes from the Russian ''Politbyuro'' (), itself a contraction ...

of the

Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), abbreviated UCPN (Maoist), (Nepali: एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी)), was a political party in Nepal. It was founded ...

. When CPN(UML) and UCPN(Maoist) merged into the

Nepal Communist Party The Nepal Communist Party, abbreviated NCP ( ne, नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी, ) is a defunct communist party of Nepal. It was founded on 17 May 2018, from the unification of two leftist parties, Communist ...

, Prasai was included in the Standing Committee of the party. During the November 2019 merger process, he was named chairman of the Senior Communist Forum. In the factional conflict within the party between

K.P. Oli Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli ( ne, खड्गप्रसाद शर्मा ओली, ; born 22 February 1952) is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served three terms as prime minister from 11 October 2015 to 3 Augu ...

on one side and

Prachanda Pushpa Kamal Dahal ( ne, पुष्पकमल दाहाल; born 11 December 1954), also widely known by his nom de guerre Prachanda (, ; meaning "fierce"), is a Nepalese politician serving as the current Prime Minister of Nepal. He pr ...

and

Madhav Kumar Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal ( ne, माधवकुमार नेपाल, ; born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as Prime Minister of Nepal from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011 for nearly two years. ...

on the other, Prasai emerged as a leading figure in the Prachanda-Nepal faction.Khulamancha.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prasai, Nandakumar Nepalese communists 1940s births Living people Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly