Hridayesh Tripathi

Hridayesh Tripathi (Nepali: हृदयेश त्रिपाठी; June 18, 1959) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepal Communist Party . He is the former Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration and current Minister of Health and Population . He also served as Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in Baburam Bhattarai cabinet .


Hridayesh Tripathi
हृदयेश त्रिपाठी
Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
In office
4 September 2011  14 March 2013
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterBaburam Bhattarai
Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration
In office
21 November 2019  25 December 2020
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Oli
Preceded byLal Babu Pandit
Minister of Health and Population
Assumed office
25 December 2020
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Preceded byBhanu Bhakta Dhakal
Member of House of Representatives
Assumed office
2017
ConstituencyNawalparasi West - 1
Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNawalparashi-6
In office
2013–2017
ConstituencyNawalparashi-6
Personal details
Born (1959-06-18) June 18, 1959
Guneparseni-3 of Kathahawa
NationalityNepalese
Political partyNepal Communist Party

Political life

A graduate in political science from the Institute of Oriental Science, Russia, Tripathi plunged into politics by joining the leftist movement in 1974. He is a clever player of the politics who practically enjoyed his existence in as many political parties as he can. His modest beginning in politics was from the Communist Party led by Keshar Jung Rayamajhi. He was with the Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi), before he and Mahanta Thakur of the Nepali Congress broke away to form the Terai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) in the wake of the Madhes Andolan. He represented Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) in the dissolved House of Representatives.

In the first Constituent Assembly Election of 2008, he received 10,029 votes from Nawalparasi-6, defeating his closest rival NC's Debkaran Kalawar . Kalawar received 9,856 votes while another opponent UCPN-Maoist's Rahit Prasad Kewat received 5,749 votes.

Former vice chairman of TMDP and former deputy leader of parliamentary party, Tripathi was assigned with various portfolio of the cabinet in different time period. His political career includes two year underground life, 8-month exile and 21 month political prison.

Education and career

Hridayesh tripathi meeting with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Dr. C.P. Joshi, to discuss issues regarding roads and infrastructure in Nepal, in New Delhi on October 21, 2011

Tripathi was born in 1959 to Hari Shankar and Kunti Devi Tripathi. He graduated from the Institute of Oriental Science, Russia with a degree in political science. Tripathi joined the leftist movement of 1974, and since that year became a politician. He first joined Communist Party of Nepal, which at that time was led by Keshar Jung Rayamajhi. After some time with Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi), he along with Mahantha Thakur, formed Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party in the wake of Madhes Andolan. Tripathi represented Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) during the dissolution of the Nepali House of Representatives. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Nawalparasi-6 constituency, winning 10,029 votes defeating his closest rival NC's Debkaran Kalawar. Kalawar received 9,856 votes while another opponent UCPN-Maoist's Rahit Prasad Kewat received 5,749 votes.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Hridayash Tripathi". Retrieved 5 November 2019.


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