Ambika Sanba was born on March 17, 1937 in Khokling, Mikwakhola, Taplejung District. He is a

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

ese politician. He was elected to the

Pratinidhi Sabha The House of Representatives, commonly known as Pratinidhi Sabha (), is one of the houses of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, with the other house being the National Assembly (Nepal), National Assembly. Members of the House of Representatives are ...

in 1994 and 1997 election, as the

Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) The Communist Party of Nepal (), abbreviated CPN, was a communist party in Nepal from 1949 to 1962. It was founded on 15 September 1949 to struggle against the autocratic Rana regime, feudalism, and imperialism. The founding general secretary ...

candidate in the Taplejung-2 constituency. After the election Sanba was named Minister for Population and Environment in the CPN (UML) cabinet of

Man Mohan Adhikari Man Mohan Adhikari (Magi) (; 9 June 1920 – 26 April 1999) was the 31st Prime Minister of Nepal from 1994 to 1995, representing the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). He was the first communist Prime Minister in Nepal and ...

. In August 2005, after having been missing for seven months, Sanba's family notified the press that he had joined the underground Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre). .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanba, Ambika Government ministers of Nepal Living people Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) politicians Nepalese atheists Nepal MPs 1991–1994 Nepal MPs 1994–1999 1937 births