Hit Bahadur Tamang (born 29 May 1963) is a Nepali politician and a member of the

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of the federal parliament of Nepal. He was elected from Nuwakot-1 constituency representing

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of the Left Alliance, defeating senior

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leader, ex-finance minister

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. He was elected by a margin of 8,553 votes, receiving 36,473 votes to Mahat's 27,920. He had been a candidate from Nuwakot in both the constituent assembly elections of 2008 and

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but lost to Mahat both times. Previously, he was the Minister for Youth and Sports in the

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Early life and career

Born to a peasant family in

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(Ward 4), Nuwakot, he began his political career from CPN Unity Center and later joined

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and rose to become a member of the party's central secretariat. He was active in Unity Center from 1992 to 1996, rising to the posts of

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vice-chair and Party central committee member. He joined the maoist party in 1996 and went underground. He had become a central committee member of the party by the time it entered the peace process in 2006. In the interim, parliament reinstated in the aftermath of the 2006 revolution, he was appointed as a member of parliament representing the Maoist party. He has studied up to Grade 10. He has three children, two daughters and a son.

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Living people 1963 births Government ministers of Nepal Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians People from Nuwakot District Tamang people Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) politicians Nepal MPs 2022–present {{Bagmati-politician-stub