Lekh Raj Bhatta () is a
Nepal
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. Bhatta is a former member of Constituent Assembly and the secretary of CPN (UML).
Political life
He also served as Minister for Labour and Transport in the
First Dahal cabinet and
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies in the
Second Oli cabinet. In the
2008 Constituent Assembly election
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Etymology
English ''eight'', from Old English '', æhta'', Proto-Germanic ''*ahto'' is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European '' *oḱtṓ(w)-'', and as such cognate wi ...
, he was elected from the
Kailali
Kailali District (), a part of Sudurpashchim Province in Terai plain, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhangadhi as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population of 911,155 (2021 census) and (775,709 in ...
-5 constituency, winning 17979 votes. Again he served as
Member of Constituent Assembly in 2013 from
Kailali-5. He was the former
Member of House of Representatives elected from
Kailali-5.
Personal life
He was born on March 24, 1960 to Durga Devi and Dasharath Bhatt.
Political career
Bhatta joined politics in 1973
Election Commission of Nepal
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In the CA Election 2008, Bhatta was elected from Kailali-5 with 17,979 votes. His closest opponent Dirgha Raj Bhatta (NC) received 13,638 votes while Hari Shankar Yogi (CPN-UML) got 7,597 votes to come in third.
Bhatta was appointed as Labor Minister in the government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'. He looked after the Ministry for Commerce and Supplies in the government led by Dr. Baburam Bhattarai. He is the standing committee member of Nepal Communist Party
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See also
* 2021 split in Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
At the end of 2020, a major split in the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) revived the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (CPN (UML)) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (CPN (MC)).
A further split occurred with ...
References
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians
Living people
Nepalese atheists
People from Doti District
1960 births
Nepal MPs 2017–2022
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians
Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly
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