Subas Chandra Nembang (Limbu) (; 11 March 1953 – 12 September 2023) was a Nepalese politician who served as chairman of

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. He was the first elected Free Students Union chairman of Mahendra Ratna Campus in Ilam and also elected as general secretary of Nepal Bar Association in 2023. He died on Tuesday 12 September 2023 because of heart attack.

Early career

Nembang was born in Suntalabari at

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of eastern Nepal. He entered in to politics while he was student at law school. He was jailed for seven months during Panchayat era for crime against state. Nembang emerged victorious from Ilam-2 in all elections held after the restoration of democracy in 1990. He won both legislative elections of 1991 and 1999, and went on to hold key posts like the chairman of Public Accounts Committee. In 2051 BS, he worked as state Minister for Ministry of Law.

Constitution assembly elections

In the CA election 2009, Nembang was elected from Ilam-3. He again contested and won from Ilam-2 in the CA election 2013. He led the Constituent Assembly 2 as the Speaker which passed and promulgated the

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. He has worked as a chairman of constitution assembly for multiple times: * 1 Magh 2063 BS to 14 Jestha 2065 BS * 22 Shrawan 2065 to 14 Jesth 2069 BS * 6 Falgun 2070 to 27 Asoj 2072 BS

General election after constitution assembly

He got elected in general election in 2074 and 2079 BS as well. He was a candidate for presidential election in 2079 BS, which he lost to

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Personal life and death

Nembang was married and had four children--two daughters and two sons. On 12 September 2023, Nembang died from a heart attack at home. He was 70 years old.

Awards

* Sambidhan Sabha * Rastriya Gaurav awards

References