Sher Bahadur Tamang ( ne, शेर बहादुर तामाङ) is a Nepalese politician and was Minister of Health and Population of

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. He also served as a Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs under

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. He is a member of the

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. He won the Sindhupalchowk–2 seat in Nepalese legislative elections of 2017 as part of the

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. In July 2018, Tamang gave a controversial remark about female Nepali students studying for their MBBS in

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, stating they were "bound to compromise their honour to claim their certificates." He publicly apologized, but after facing pressure from his party, resigned from his post.

Political appointments and elections

In 2040 BS, Tamang became the District Committee Chairperson of

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, a student organization of

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. In 2054 BS, he became the District Committee Secretary of

, and in 2059 BS, he was a member of Bagmati Zonal of

. He was elected as a member of the Constituent Assembly from Sindhupalchowk-3 in

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and elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Sindhupalchok-2 in 2074 BS.

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Political appointments and elections

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