Sarlahi ( ne, सर्लाही ; Maithili: सर्लाही), a part of

Madhesh Province Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province No ...

, is one of the seventy-seven

districts of Nepal Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal. After the state's reconstruction of ad ...

. According to new laws, a combination of more than two or four villages makes a municipality, which covers an area of and had a population of 635,701 in 2001 and 769,729 in 2011. It is bordered to the west by the

Bagmati River , "Tiger Gate") , source1_location = Shivapuri, Sundarijal, Kathmandu, Nepal , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , mouth = Confluence with Kamala River , mouth_location = Jagmohra, Bihar, India , mouth_coo ...

, to the east by

Mahottari District Mahottari District ( ne, महोत्तरी जिल्ला,), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Jaleshwar as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a populati ...

, to the north by the

Sivalik Hills The Sivalik Hills, also known as the Shivalik Hills and Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas that stretches over about from the Indus River eastwards close to the Brahmaputra River, spanning the northern parts of the Indian ...

, and to the south by

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State of

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Etymology

Generally, the people of Sarlahi believe that the name ''Sarlahi'' comes from the name of the Sarla Devi temple. The Sarla Devi temple is situated in Hempur village in the Sarlahi district. There is a belief that if someone goes to the temple at night with a light, then that person will die. For that reason, people still do not go at night to that temple with light. There are no residences around this temple.

Famous for

The district is known for a couple of things. One of them is tomato production and supply.

Lalbandi Lalbandi is a Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Parwanipur VDC, Netragung vdc, Jabdi, Lalbandi and Pattharkot VDCs. At the time ...

is the place of this district which is known for supplying the tomato demand of the whole country. Scientific tomato farming was practiced in Sarlahi district at Bagwani Kendra Nawalpur, Netragunj.

is the most famous for growing tomatoes in the country. It is also known as the tomato capital of Nepal. Farhadwa is the village which is famous for fish production and export. The production of sugarcane is also seems to be significant in the district. The Indushankr Chini Udhog Ltd. (Indushankr Sugar Mills) is a notable factory in the district. The Annapurna Sugars and General Industries Pvt Ltd. is probably one of the largest sugar mills in the country, located in Dhankaul VDC of Sarlahi. The plant commenced trial operations on January 17, 2014, with a successful crushing of over 16 lakh () quintals of cane. The mill will substantially help in meeting sugar requirements of the local Nepal market by producing around 300,000 quintals of white sugar. The mill is equipped with modern machinery to produce high-quality sugar. It helps to support the livelihood of thousands of people including farmers, employees and laborers. The historical Nunthar Pahad is famous among different religious groups because of its typical geographical location. It is located in a strategic place bordering four districts: Makawanpur, Sarlahi, Rautahat and Sindhuli. World Heritage the Mukteshwar Nath historical temple is the best known religious place here which was located in Murtiya village of Sarlahi district. The Nadiman lake, an important Puranic place, is located nearby Malangawa which is believed to be the ''

yaksha The yakshas ( sa, यक्ष ; pi, yakkha, i=yes) are a broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness. They appear in ...

'' pool (''kunda''), the mystic lake owned by the ''yaksha'' himself. The Pattharkot temple is also the best known religious place here. The Sitlamai temple, Bajrangbali temple, Durga temple, Gadhimai temple and Laxmipur Pokhari in Balara Municipality. The Sagaranatha temple in Iswarpur, the Gopalkuti Mahadev temple in Karmaiya, among many others, are equally significant places in Sarlahi. The famous Barahathawa Bazaar is also located here, which is growing as a commercial hub of the district.

Geography and climate

Geographical division

According to geographical texture Sarlahi district is divided into three parts. *

Chure mountain Chure Rural Municipality ( ne, चुरे गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure in whic ...

of north * Bhanwar region of middle * Terai region of south

Chure mountain

On the north side of the district from east to west is the mountain range known as the

. They have an average height of , reaching in places. This range separates the

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from the inner Terai and harbours the fossilised remains of many mammals no longer typical of Eurasia. Hills of Terai

Bhanwar region

This region is between what is north of the Sivalik hills and the southern Terai region. In the local language, it is also known as ''char koshe jhadi and thethi''. The height of the region is from . The

Mahendra Highway Mahendra Highway (), also called East-West Highway () runs across the Terai geographical region of Nepal, from Mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the longest highway in Nepal ...

touches this area, so settlement is increasing. In the region, the water source level is always very low; even the following water disappears because of sandiness. It is very difficult to obtain water by digging. Irrigation is problematic in the area.

Terai region

The Terai region begins in the middle of the district to the south and goes to India's

. Since ancient times, the region has had large public density and is a good place for farming, so it is called Treasurer of grain.

Rivers

There are four major rivers in this district that flow into India: the

Bagmati , "Tiger Gate") , source1_location = Shivapuri, Sundarijal, Kathmandu, Nepal , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , mouth = Confluence with Kamala River , mouth_location = Jagmohra, Bihar, India , mouth_coor ...

, the Hardi (Banke), the

Lakhandei The Lakhandei River is a river in southern Nepal and in the state of Bihar in India. It is a main tributary of the Bagmati River. In Nepal, the river basin lies in the Sarlahi District, and the river originates in the Sivalik Hills. The ...

and the Jhim. However, there are around a dozen other small rivulets that originate from the Chure hills and flow down the plain. They are actually the tributaries of the three major river systems of the district. These small rivulets are the Hariwan khola, the Dhungre khola, the Soti khola, the Sotraha khola, the Chapini khola, the Pathlaiya khola, he Kalinjor khola, the Phooljor khola and the Banke Khola. The Banke Khola is the eastern demarcation of the district separating it from Mahottari district, whereas the

river flows between Sarlahi and Rautahat districts. *Bagmati river system: it is the largest river, flowing in the western side of district separating

Rautahat Rautahat is a village development committee in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau ...

district from Sarlahi. * Lakhandei river system: this river is the largest river inside the district; it is about 25 kilometers long. It originates from the Chure Mountain range, the lowest foothills of the Great Himalayan ranges. It flows into India by touching Simara village development committee (VDC) of this district. * Jhim river system: originating from the northeast side of the Chure mountains of this district into the Phuljor and Kalinjor rivers, it joins at the Vairawpur village of Jabdi VDC, then it becomes Jhim river. It is long and by flowing into districts passes into India, and in India this river is known as Adhwara river. Adhwara river was the east border of

Makwanpur Makwanpur District( ne, मकवानपुर जिल्ला; , a part of Bagmati Province, earlier a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Hetauda as its district headquarter, as well as ...

region. Banke (Hardi Nadi) river. Banke river was the east border of Sarlhi district. There are also many rivers in this district including the Adhwara River of the east which empties into the Jhim River, Manushmara river (which is formed by mixing Harion, Sotara and Pathlaiya rivers), and in middle of the district Dhangra and Bhumi rivers. * Bhatauliya river system: this river is the largest river inside the district; it is about 25 kilometers long. It originates from the Soram range, the lowest foothills of the Great Himalayan ranges. It flows into India by touching

Bhatauliya Bhatauliya is a village development committee in Mahottari District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Burea ...

VDC of this district.

Demography

According to the 2011 census, the total population of the district is 769,729; among them the male population is 389,756 and the female population is 379,973. The total Hindu population is 658,611 (85.56%), while the total Muslim population is 60,679 (7.88%). The total Buddhist population is 44,011 (5.71%) of the total population, while the total Christian population is 1,752 (0.22%) of the total population. The most populous communities are Yadavs, Kushwahas and Muslims. 49.0% speak

Bajjika Bajjika is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken in parts of eastern India and Nepal. It is closely related to Maithili (of which it is often considered a dialect). Territory and speakers Bajjika is spoken in the north-western part of Bihar, ...

, 21.2% Maithili, 11.8%

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, 6.3%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

, 4.8%

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, 2.1% Tharu, 1.4% Magar, 0.9%

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

and 0.5%

Danuwar Danwar (also rendered ''Danuwar'', ''Denwar'', ''Dhanvar'', ''Dhanwar'') is a language spoken in parts of Nepal by an Indo-Aryan ethnic group of fifty thousand. It is close to Bote-Darai but otherwise unclassified within the Indo-Aryan langu ...

as their

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. 36.3% of the population in the district speak

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, 20.8%

, 4.5%

, 3.8% Maithili and 0.7%

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

as their

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Media

From Sarlahi district, newspapers and FM radio stations are as follows: Newspapers: ''Paricharcha'', ''Madhesh Post Daily'', ''Suchna Saugat Weekly'', ''Sarlahi Awaz Weekly'', and ''Sarlahi Times Weekly.''

Sarlahi constituencies

There are a total of four electoral consttituncies for Hosur of Representatives and eight for Provincial assembly which are as below.http://election.gov.np/election/uploads/files/document/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B01.pdf * Sarlahi 1 * Sarlahi 2 * Sarlahi 3 * Sarlahi 4

Administration

The district consists of twenty

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

, out of which eleven are urban municipalities and nine are rural municipalities. These are as follows: * Bagmati Municipality * Balara Municipality *

Barahathwa Municipality Barahathwa is a municipality of the Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of central Nepal. The municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Barahathwa, Murtiya, Hajariya and Laukat village development commit ...

* Godaita Municipality * Harion Municipality * Haripur Municipality * Haripurwa Municipality * Ishworpur Municipality *

Kabilasi Municipality Kabilasi may refer to: *Kabilasi, Janakpur *Kabilasi, Sagarmatha Kabilasi, Sagarmatha is a village development committee in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal ce ...

* Lalbandi Municipality *

Malangwa Municipality Malangwa (Nepali: मलंगवा) is a town, a municipality, and the headquarters of Sarlahi District in Province No. 2 of Nepal. The district's oldest municipality, it is in parliamentary constituency 2. From the Mahendra Highway south of N ...

* Basbariya Rural Municipality * Bishnu Rural Municipality * Brahampuri Rural Municipality * Chakraghatta Rural Municipality * Chandranagar Rural Municipality * Dhankaul Rural Municipality * Kaudena Rural Municipality * Parsa Rural Municipality * Ramnagar Rural Municipality

Former Village Development Committees (VDCs)

Achalgadh Achalgadh is Ward No.9 of Balara Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Province No.2 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of ...

* Arnaha * Aurahi *

Babarganj Babarganj is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7,405 people living in 1,353 individual households. This village is the ...

Bagmati Municipality,Karmaiya,Sarlahi , "Tiger Gate") , source1_location = Shivapuri, Sundarijal, Kathmandu, Nepal , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , mouth = Confluence with Kamala River , mouth_location = Jagmohra, Bihar, India , mouth_coor ...

* Bagdaha * Bahadurpur * Balara *

Bara Udhoran Bara Udhoran is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Burea ...

* Barahathawa * Basantapur *

Batraul Batraul is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of ...

* Bela * Belhi *

Belwajabdi Belwajabdi is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Burea ...

Bhadsar Bhadsar is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,950 people living in 499 individual households.. History This is an ol ...

* Bhagawatipur *

Bhaktipur Bhaktipur is a town in Ishwarpur Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau ...

* Bhawanipur * Brahmapuri *

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Chhataul Chhataul is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of ...

* Chhatona *

Dhankaul Pachhawari Dhankaul ( ne, धनकौल) is a rural municipality in Sarlahi District, a part of Province No. 2 in Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकता ...

* Dhanakaul Purba *

Dhangada Dhangadha is a Village situated in Sarlahi District in the Province no 2 of Nepal . At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with ...

* Ghurkauli *

Dhungrekhola Dhungrekhola is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau ...

Dumariya Dumariya is a Ward No.7 of Balara Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Province No.2 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of ...

Gadahiyabairi Gadahiya-Balara is Ward No.8 Of Balara Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Province No.2 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,964 people living in 747 individual households. In the census of 20 ...

* Gamhariya *

Godeta Godaita (Nepali: गोडैटा) is a municipality in Sarlahi District, a part of Province No. 2 in Nepal. It was formed in 2016 occupying current 12 sections (wards) from previous 12 former VDCs. It occupies an area of 48.62 km2 with a tot ...

Gaurishankar Gaurishankar (also Gauri Sankar or Gauri Shankar; Nepali : ; Sherpa: Jomo Tseringma;) is a mountain in the Nepal Himalayas, the second highest peak of the Rolwaling Himal, behind Melungtse (7,181m). The name comes from the Hindu goddess Gauri ...

Hajariya Hajariya is a village development committee (VDC) in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. Now it is included to barahathwa municipality. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national cens ...

Harakthawa Harakthawa is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau ...

* Haripur *

Haripurwa Haripurwa is a Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with t ...

* Hariwan Municipality *

Hathiyol Hathiyol is ward No.1&2 of Balara Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau ...

* Hempur *

Ishwarpur Ishworpur is a Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Bela, Bhaktipur, Gaurishankar and Ishwarpur VDCs. At the time of the 1991 Ne ...

* Jabdi * Jamuniya * Janaki Nagar * Jingadawa * Kabilasi * Kalinjor *

Karmaihiya Karmaihiya is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau o ...

Khairwa Khairwa is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of ...

* Khoriya * Kisanpur *

Kaudena Kaudena (Nepali: कौडेना) is a rural municipality in Sarlah i District, a part of Province No. 2 in Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोक ...

Laukat Laukath is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. ...

Laksmipur Kodraha Lakshmipur Kodraha is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Centra ...

* Laksmipur Su. *

Madhubangoth Madhubangoth is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bure ...

Mahinathpur Mahinathpur is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau ...

* Mailhi * Malangawa Municipality * Manpur *

Masaili Masaili is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of southeastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of St ...

* Mirjapur * Mohanpur * Motipur *

Murtiya Murtiya is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Madhesh Province of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau ...

* Musauli * Narayan Khola * Narayanpur *

Netraganj Netraganj is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of Central Development Region of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal ...

Naukailawa Nokailwa is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau o ...

* Parsa *

Parwanipur Parwanipur (Nepali: परवानीपुर ) is the smallest rural municipality in Bara District in Madhesh province of Nepal. It was formed in 2016 occupying current 5 sections (wards) from previous 5 former VDCs. It occupies an area of ...

* Pattharkot * Pharahadawa * Phulparasi *

Pidari Pidari () is a Tamil Hindu deity. She is regarded to be one of the nine aspects of Shakti (Navashakti), who are the consorts of the Trimurti in local tradition. In some traditions, she is depicted to be a snake-catcher, and a consort of Shi ...

* Pidariya * Pipariya *

Rajghat Rajghat may refer to: * Raj Ghat and associated memorials - memorial to Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi *Rajghat, Gorakhpur (U.P.), where Ram Prasad Bismil was cremated in 1927 * Rajghat Dam *Rajghat, Kanchanpur, Nepal *Rajghat, Janakpur Rajghat is a ...

Ramnagar Bahuarwa Ramnagar may refer to the following places: Bangladesh * Ramnagar, Bangladesh, a village in Chittagong Division * Ramnagar Union, Jessore Sadar India Jammu and Kashmir * Ramnagar, Udhampur, a town in Jammu and Kashmir ** Ramnagar Fort Udham ...

* Ranban *

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Rohuwa Rohuwa is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of ...

* Sakraul * Salempur * Sangrampur * Sankarpur * Shahorwa * Shreepur * Sikhauna * Simara * Sisautiya, Manharwa, Madhopur * Sisaut * Shankarpur *

Sohadawa Sohadawa is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of ...

Sudama Sudama (), also known as Kuchela (), is a childhood friend of the Hindu deity Krishna. The story of his visit to Dvaraka to meet his friend is featured in the Bhagavata Purana. In their legend, Sudama and Krishna study together as children a ...

* Sundarpur * Piprabhitta, Sundarpur Choharwa * Tribhuwannagar

Notable people

* Sambhu Lal Shrestha,

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leader and former

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leader and former member of

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Amresh Kumar Singh Amresh Kumar Singh () is currently an independent Nepalese politician who has been member of Nepali Congress in past serving as the Member of the House of Representatives elected from Sarlahi 4 . The House of Representatives became the lower hou ...

leader and member of

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, Sadbhawana party politician and former minister who left district for election purpose after unsuccessful attempts in general elections *

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, member of

and

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, member of

* Birendra Prasad Singh,

leader, member of

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and Minister in Government of Madhesh Province.

References

External links

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