Prem Bahadur Singh
Prem Bahadur Singh | |
|---|---|
प्रेम बहादुर सिंह | |
| Assumed office 1999 | |
| Constituency | Kalikot-1 |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | CPN (UML) |
| Other political affiliations | Samajbadi Janata Party |
| Website | https://prembahadursingh.com.np/ |
Prem Bahadur Singh (Nepali: प्रेम बहादुर सिंह) is a Nepalese politician. He is the chairman of the Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party, Nepal.[1] He was previously a political leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).
Singh won the Kalikot-1 seat in the 1999 parliamentary election as a CPN(UML) candidate. Singh got 10813 votes, defeating the Nepali Congress candidate Netra Bahadur Shahi.[2]After the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, in which SPJPN won one Proportional Representation seat, Singh was selected to represent the party in the Constituent Assembly.[3]
On July 3, 2009, Singh was appointed Minister for Law and Justice.[4]
He was Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation until he resigned from his post in July 2016.[5] He was sworn in for the same post in January 2017, again. He was the only member of his party in the parliament.[6]
References
- ^ "Finalised Constituencies with Top Two Candidates". Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
- ^ "Finalised Constituencies with Top Two Candidates". Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
- ^ Nepalnews.com, news from Nepal as it happens
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Minister Prem Bahadur Singh resigns
- ^ Cabinet expansion: Singh, Khadka sworn in as ministers