Prabhu Sah
Prabhu Sah is a Nepalese politician and a current Minister of Urban Development of Government of Nepal.[1] He belongs to Nepal Communist Party. In the 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Rautahat 3 (constituency), winning 11,625 votes. In the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Rautahat 3 (constituency), winning 13,009 votes. He was elected, in the elections held in 2017, as a member of the House of Representatives from his home district. Sah also served as Minister for Law and Constitutional Affairs under Jhalanath Khanal cabinet in 2011, also Minister of Urban Development under Sher Bahadur Deuba cabinet[2] and Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.
Prabhu Sah | |
|---|---|
प्रभु साह | |
| Minister of Urban Development | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2020 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Krishna Gopal Shrestha |
| Minister of Urban Development | |
| In office 7 June 2017 – 17 October 2017 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Minister for Law and Constitutional Affairs | |
| In office 4 May 2011 – 29 August 2011 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Jhala Nath Khanal |
| Member of Parliament for Rautahat 3 (constituency) | |
| In office December 13, 2017 – 20 December 2020 Dissolved | |
| Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 10, 1974 Rautahat District |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Political party | Nepal Communist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Reena Kumari Sah |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Babu Lal Sah (father) Laxminiya Devi Sah (mother) |
| Residence | Maulapur, Rautahat |
| Website | prabhusah |
Literature
He wrote many books inspired by his life. Some of them are Madheshi Mukti ka Aadharharu, Mera Yatana Ka 270 Deen haru, Janayudha ra Madhesi Mukti ko Karyadisa, etc. [3]
Electoral history
He was elected to the Member of House of Representatives in 2017, Member of 2013 Constituent Assembly and Member of 2008 Constituent Assembly.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Prabhu Sah Teli | 27,799 | |
| Nepali Congress | Sunil Kumar Yadav | 18,206 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Om Prakash | 14,658 | |
| Others | 1,295 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,558 | ||
| Result | Maoist Centre hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCPN (Maoist) | Prabhu Sah Teli | 13,009 | |
| Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Kishor Prasad Yadav | 10,210 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hridaya Narayan Prasad Sah | 5,333 | |
| Nepali Congress | Hridaya Narayan Ray Yadav | 4,092 | |
| Dalit Janajati Party | Sanjay Mahato | 1,184 | |
| Others | 3,750 | ||
| Result | Maoist hold | ||
| Source: NepalNews[4] | |||
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Prabhu Sah Teli | 11,625 | |
| Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Kishor Prasad Yadav | 10,903 | |
| Nepali Congress | Sheikh Rashid Ali | 4,255 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kamal Raya Yadav | 3,571 | |
| Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Rajdev Prasad Chaudhary | 2,847 | |
| Sadbhavana Party | Shambhu Prasad Jaiswal | 1,362 | |
| CPN (United) | Ram Bishwas Raya Yadav | 1,212 | |
| Others | Nawal Kishor Prasad Yadav | 2,854 | |
| Invalid votes | 2,793 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5] | |||
References
- "PM inducts new ministers in Cabinet".
- "Prabhu Sah given responsibility of Ministry of Urban Development".
- Literature
- "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.