Umakant Chaudhary () is a

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ese politician and the former minister for

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of Nepal. He was elected to the

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in the 2017 election on behalf of the

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. He was appointed in 2004 as minister of state for agriculture and cooperation. In 2009 he became Health Minister. He hails from Bara and elected from Bara 1.

Electoral history

2017 legislative elections

1999 legislative elections

References

Living people Nepali Congress politicians from Madhesh Province Agriculture ministers of Nepal Health ministers of Nepal Water ministers of Nepal Place of birth missing (living people) Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Nepal MPs 1999–2002 Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly 1966 births {{Province2NP-politician-stub