Krishna Kumar Shrestha () is a Nepali politician belonging to

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. He most recently served for 8 months as Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security of Nepal in the ruling coalition government led by

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President

Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba ( ne, शेरबहादुर देउवा, ; born 13 June 1946) is a Nepali politician and former prime minister of Nepal. He has also been serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Deuba has served ...

. He is also a member of the

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of the

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Early life

Shrestha was born on December 22, 1967, in Jamune-9 of Tanahun, to Kewal Bahadur and Les Kumari Shrestha. He has an education up to proficiency certificate level.

Political career

Shrestha joined politics in 1985. As of 2013, he was an advisor to CPN UML, Tanahun. He was a candidate for the CPN UML in Tanahun-2 constituency in the 2013 constituent assembly election but lost to senior leader of

Ram Chandra Paudel Ram Chandra Paudel (Nepali:राम चन्द्र पौडेल) is a Nepalese politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal. He is the senior leader of the Nepali Congress. Paudel is ...

. He was elected from Tanahun-1 constituency in the 2017 legislative election under the

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system, as a joint candidate of the left alliance. He defeated incumbent Ram Chandra Paudel by more than 6,000 votes. He received 34,492 votes to Paudel's 27,690.

References

Living people Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians 1967 births Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Government ministers of Nepal {{Gandaki-politician-stub Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) politicians Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians Nepal MPs 2022–present