Prem Bahadur Singh

Prem Bahadur Singh (Nepali: प्रेम बहादुर सिंह) is a Nepalese politician. He is the chairman of the Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party, Nepal.[1] He was previously a political leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).

Singh won the Kalikot-1 seat in the 1999 parliamentary election as a CPN(UML) candidate. Singh got 10813 votes, defeating the Nepali Congress candidate Netra Bahadur Shahi.[2]

Singh was expelled from CPN(UML) on the ground of supporting the monarchy.[3] After the royal coup d'etat in February 2005, Singh was appointed Minister by King Gyanendra.[4]

After the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, in which SPJPN won one Proportional Representation seat, Singh was selected to represent the party in the Constituent Assembly.[5]

On July 3, 2009, Singh was appointed Minister for Law and Justice.[6]

References

  1. ↑ United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) : Activities » Activities Update » Activity Details
  2. ↑ Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates
  3. ↑ eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
  4. ↑ eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
  5. ↑ Nepalnews.com, news from Nepal as it happens
  6. ↑ http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=202349



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