Jhakku Prasad Subedi ( ne, झक्कु प्रसाद सुवेदी) is a
Nepalese politician, belonging to the
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). He is a teacher by profession.
In February 1996 Subedi, then the Chairman of the
Rolpa District Development Committee, was arrested. He was released on March 26, 1998. According to
Amnesty International
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report, Subedi had been tortured whilst in captivity.
In November 2001 Subedi became a member of the
United Revolutionary People's Council, the pre-governmental structure instituted by the Maoists.
On April 12, 2008, he won the
Kathmandu-2 seat in the
Constituent Assembly election, defeating the
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general secretary
Madhav Kumar Nepal
Madhav Kumar Nepal ( ne, माधवकुमार नेपाल, ; born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as Prime Minister of Nepal from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011 for nearly two years. ...
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Subedi is the Newa State Committee of the
All Nepal Communications, Printing and Publication Workers Union.
[http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=30904 ]
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Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly