Chakrapani Khanal, also known by his code name Baldev, is a

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i communist politician and the current Member of Parliament (MP) from Kapilvastu 1. His father name is Bhagirath Khanal and his mother name is Muma Devi Khanal. His children are Mirul Khanal and Mission Khanal. He has served as the Minister for Agricultural and Livestock Development and as chief political adviser to

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during his second prime ministership. He is standing committee member and secretary of

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. He also served during the insurgency period as one of 4 deputy commanders of

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. He lives in Kapilvastu, Nepal. He is also current Lumbini Province incharge for NCP (Maoist Centre). In his period as minister he stop the import of milk and meat from India to help the Nepalese farmer, so they can get more price for their product. He was removed from position of minister in 20 November 2019 by Prime Minister at that time K.P Sharma Oli due to pressure from India a per different source. In his small tenure he was praised by many for his work and his standing support for Nepalese farmers. After he was succeeded by Ghanashyam Bhusal. The import banned was uplifted which was criticized by many farmers.

Electoral history

2017 House of Representatives Election Kapilvastu-1

References

Living people Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) politicians Nepal MPs 2017–2022 1962 births People from Arghakhanchi District {{Lumbini-politician-stub