Prakash Man Singh ( ne, प्रकाश मान सिंह) 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 a leader 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 ...

. He is the son of political stalwart Ganesh Man Singh. He has also served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Development and Federalism in Sushil Koirala's Cabinet.

Political career

Singh contested the

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-4 constituency in the 1991 parliamentary election. Singh got 36.13% of the votes in the constituency, but was defeated by Sahana Pradhan of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist) (CPN(UML)). In the 1994 parliamentary election, he contested the Kathmandu-3 constituency. Singh got 33.77% of the votes in the constituency, but was defeated by the CPN(UML) candidate Manmohan Adhikari. Singh was Minister for Population and Environment in

Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba ( ne, शेरबहादुर देउवा, ; born 13 June 1946) is a Nepali politician and former prime minister of Nepal. He has also been serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Deuba has served ...

's cabinet formed in 1996. He later became Minister for Supplies in

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (Nepali: कृष्णप्रसाद भट्टराई; 13 December 19244 March 2011) also known as Kishunji was a Nepalese political leader. He was one of the main leaders involved in transitioning Nepal from a ...

's cabinet. In the split in the

, Singh sided with the break-away

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. Singh became vice-president of NC(D). Singh also became Minister for Physical Planning and Construction in

's cabinet. Singh was removed from his ministerial position when

King Gyanendra Gyanendra Shah ( ne, ज्ञानेन्द्र शाह, born 7 July 1947) is a former monarch who was the last King of Nepal, reigning from 2001 to 2008. As a child, he was briefly king from 1950 to 1951, when his grandfather, Tribhuva ...

grabbed power in February 2005. In February 2005, Singh was arrested for two weeks. Singh was again arrested on April 21, 2005, after refusing to appear for a hearing of the Royal Commission for Corruption Control. Singh, along with

, were accused by the RCCC of involvement in a case of corruption relating to the Melamchi Drinking Water Project. Singh had refused to appear in front of the RCCC, as he considering the institution as unconstitutional. In July 2005, Singh and Deuba were sentenced to 2 year in jail and a fine of 90 million

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. Singh was released from jail on February 13, 2006, as the Supreme Court of Nepal ordered the dissolution of the RCCC. After the fall of

's direct rule, Singh became a nominated member of the new interim legislature. After the reunification of NC and NC(D), Singh became vice president of

. In 2008, he won the

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-1 seat in the Constituent Assembly election, being the first candidate to be declared a winner
Singh
obtained 14318 votes. In the 12th General convention of the Party held on September 22, 2010, Singh was elected as General Secretary of the Party defeating rival candidate Bimalendra Nidhi from Deuba Camp. Singh, the son of Ganesh Man Singh fielded candidacy for the post of party president leaving the camp in the 14th general convention of Nepali Congress. He was able to garner nearly 7% voters opening the way for second round of election as

Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba ( ne, शेरबहादुर देउवा, ; born 13 June 1946) is a Nepali politician and former prime minister of Nepal. He has also been serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Deuba has served ...

who obtained 48% votes was unable to cross 50% mark even joining hands with leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula. Later, Deuba asked

Nidhi In the context of Hindu scriptures, "Nidhi" is a treasure, constituted of nine treasures (''nawanidhi'') belonging to Kubera (also spelt as Kuvera), the god of wealth. According to the tradition, each nidhi is personified as having a guardian spi ...

and Singh for support while Singh said he was ready to support Deuba. With this, Deuba and Singh came together after almost 12 years.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Prakash Man Living people Nepali Congress politicians from Bagmati Province Nepali Congress (Democratic) politicians Government ministers of Nepal 1956 births People from Kathmandu Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Deputy Prime Ministers of Nepal Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly Members of the National Assembly (Nepal) Nepal MPs 2022–present

Political career

Electoral history

2017 legislative elections

2013 Constituent Assembly election

2008 Constituent Assembly election

1994 legislative elections

1991 legislative elections

References