Sukra Raj Sonyok Limbu ( Nepali: शुक्रराज संयोक लिम्बु; born 22 December 1936) is a Nepalese politician and former

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in Nepal. He was born to a Limbu (Songyokpa) family in

Taplejung Taplejung District ( ne, ताप्लेजुङ जिल्ला ) is one of 77 districts of Nepal and one of the 14 districts of Province No. 1. It is remotely located in the Himalayas in Eastern Nepal with Tibet to the north across the ...

, Eastern

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. He served as a Member of

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from 1997 to 2004. During his term in parliament he had served as a

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(Democratic) from 2003 to 2004. He ran for

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of Nepal in 1991 from Taplejung Constituency - 2 on behalf of Nepali Congress. He also contested for Member of Constitution Assembly on 2010 from

Morang 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 Sunsar ...

Constituency - 2. He played an active role in arm uprising in 1974 (2031 B.S.) as a local commander of

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(Liberation Army) of Nepali Congress. Before he joined Nepalese Politics, he was a

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Gurkha The Gurkhas or Gorkhas (), with endonym Gorkhali ), are soldiers native to the Indian Subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of Northeast India. The Gurkha units are composed of Nepalis and Indian Gorkhas and are recruit ...

Army (1954AD–1970AD). He served as Serjeant(no:-21140931) in Queen's Gurkha

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Unit of the

Army.

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Gurkha Museum

Land of Gurkhas, a video footage from 1957

Gurkhas - World of Valor (Documentary)
1936 births Living people Members of the National Assembly (Nepal) People from Taplejung District Limbu people Gurkhas

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