Keshav Sthapit is a former mayor of
Kathmandu
Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
metropolitan city. He also held the position of minister in
Bagmati Pradesh and is a former member of the province's Assembly.
Keshav Sthapit was elected as the mayor of Kathmandu in 1997. After the royal takeover in 2005, he was appointed the Mayor of Kathmandu by the Monarch. In year 2005 he was top finalist for world best mayor. After the return of democracy, he was appointed a Commissioner of Kathmandu Valley Development Authority after joining
Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
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but was removed from the post after only nine months. He was a candidate for Member of Parliament from
Kathmandu 6 in
2017
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, but came in fifth place under the ticket of
Federal Socialist Party.
[ He returned to CPN-UML and became a Provincial Minister but was sacked by Chief Minister Dormani Poudel after misbehaving during cabinet meetings. There have been multiple allegations of sexual assault against Sthapit.]
Electoral history
2013 Constituent Assembly election
See also
* Nepali Congress
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References
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Mayors of Kathmandu
Living people
Provincial cabinet ministers of Nepal
Members of the Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province
1956 births
20th-century Nepalese politicians
21st-century Nepalese politicians