Rajendra Prasad Lingden is a Nepali politician who is the Chairman of the

Rastriya Prajatantra Party The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (; ne, राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी, lit=National Democratic Party; , ( ne, राप्रपा)) is a constitutional monarchist and Hindu nationalist politic ...

. He served as a member of the

1st Federal Parliament of Nepal The First Federal Parliament of Nepal, consisting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, was elected via the 2017 legislative, provincial and local elections. 165 members were elected via first-past-the-post system and 110 t ...

from March 2018 till his resignation in September 2022.

Early life and education

Rajendra Lingden was born in Amarpur in Panchthar district to Dhan Kumari and Man Prasad Lingden.

Career

Rajendra Lingden defeated Krishna Prasad Sitaula who worked under

Girija Prasad Koirala Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala ( ne, गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइराला ; 4 July 1924 – 20 March 2010), affectionately known as Girija Babu, was a Nepalese politician. He headed the Nepali Congress and served as the ...

. Sitaula was considered Koirala's right-hand person to bring Maoists, UML and other parties together. In 2021, Lingden was elected as the chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party by defeating

Kamal Thapa Kamal Thapa ( ne, कमल थापा; born 4 August 1955) is a Nepalese politician belonging to Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal. Thapa, has served as a Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Affairs and Local Development. Thapa is also the ...

. Lingden got 1,844 votes while Kamal Thapa got 1,617 votes. A total of 413 votes were invalidated. Stating that he would accept defeat, Thapa tweeted and congratulated Lingden on his victory.

Electoral history

In the

2017 Nepalese general election General elections were held in Nepal in two phases on 26 November and 7 December 2017 to elect the 275 members of the fifth House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. The election was held alongside the first p ...

, he was elected from the Jhapa 3 constituency, securing 44614 (56.52%)votes.

References

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