Deepak Bohara (; 31 March 1951 – 1 April 2025) was a Nepalese politician and member of the

Rastriya Prajatantra Party The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (; ; , ()) is a monarchist, constitutional monarchist and Hindu nationalist List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal. The party was formed by Panchayat (Nepal), Panchayat era Prime Minister o ...

. He was elected in 2022 from Rupandehi 3 to the

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Political career

Bohora was active in Nepalese politics for four decades as a member of the

. In 1979, he was elected as a member of the National Panchayat from Rupandehi. He was also victorious in the 1985 National Panchayat elections. In 2013, he was elected as a member of the Constituent Assembly from Rupandehi Constituency No. 2.

2013 election

In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, Bohora was defeated in Rupandehi-1 by Ghan Shyam Yadav Ahir of the Maoist Center. However, in the 2013 Constituent Assembly election, he won from Constituency No. 2, defeating Ram Krishna Tamrakar of the Nepali Congress.

2017 election

In the 2017 House of Representatives election, Bohora was defeated by

Ghanashyam Bhusal Ghanashyam Bhusal ()( born on September 11, 1961) in Pidikhola, Syangja district, is a Nepalese politician who is the Member of House of Representatives (Nepal) from Rupandehi 3 constituency of Lumbini province. Bhusal is the general secretary o ...

of the CPN-UML. Bhusal had the support of the Maoist Center, while Bohora was backed by the

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. In this election, Bohora secured 27,422 votes, challenging the strong left alliance candidate Bhusal, who won with 32,000 votes.

Death

Bohara died in Kathmandu on 1 April 2025, a day after his 74th birthday.

References

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Political career

2013 election

2017 election

Death

See also

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