Salim Miya Ansari is a

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ese politician. In the 1994 election he was elected to the

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as the candidate of the

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from the Bara-4 constituency. Ansari won with 20148 votes against 16145 votes for Pharmulaha Mansur of the

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. Ansari served as Minister of Forest and Soil Conservation in the CPN(UML) government formed in 1994. When the CPN(UML) was divided in 1998, Ansari joined the Communist Party of Nepal (ML), and later became Minister of Tourism in the coalition government.New cabinet appointments - Nepali Times
/ref> When CPN(ML) and CPN(UML) reunited, Ansari again became a CPN(UML) leader. In December 2002, Ansari left CPN(UML). He was then a

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member of the party. He subsequently formed the Samajbadi Party Nepal. In July 2005 Ansari was appointed Minister of Forest and Soil Conservation by

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. On January 30, 2007, Ansari was arrested following riots in the

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. He was released on February 18, 2007eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal

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