Bijay Kumar Gachhadar

Honourable Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
Gachhadar as Home minister and Deputy Prime-minister
Vice-President of the Nepali Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018 Serving with Bimalendra Nidhi
Preceded by	Ram Chandra Paudel
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Madhav Kumar Nepal
In office 4 Swptember 2011 – 14 March 2013
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Baburam Bhattarai
In office 12 October 2015 – 4 August 2016
President	Ram Baran Yadav Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Oli
In office 8 May 2017 – 31 May 2017
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Puspa Kamal Dahal
In office 7 June 2017 – 15 February 2018
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Minister for Physical Planning and Transport
In office 18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Puspa Kamal Dahal
In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Madhav Kumar Nepal
In office 12 October 2015 – 4 August 2016
President	Ram Baran Yadav Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Oli
Minister of Federal Affairs and Local Development
In office 8 May 2017 – 31 May 2017
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
In office 7 June 2017 – 15 February 2018
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 4 September 2011 – 14 March 2013
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Baburam Bhattarai
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 March 2018
Preceded by	Himself (as member of the Legislature Parliament)
Constituency	Sunsari-3
In office May 1991 – April 2008
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Himself (as member of the Constituent Assembly)
Constituency	Sunsari-2
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Preceded by	Himself (as member of the House of Representatives)
Succeeded by	Himself (as member of the House of Representatives)
Constituency	Sunsari-3
Chairperson of the Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)
In office 2008–2017
Preceded by	Party created
Succeeded by	Party dissolved(merger with Rastriya Janamukti Party (Democratic) Nepal and Dalit Janajati Party, Nepal)
Chairperson of the Nepal Loktantrik Forum
In office 5 April 2017 – 16 October 2017
Preceded by	Party created
Succeeded by	Party dissolved(joined Nepali Congress)
Personal details
Born	(1954-02-01) 1 February 1954 Sunsari, Nepal
Nationality	Nepalese
Political party	Nepali Congress (17 October 2017 –present)
Other political affiliations	Nepali Congress (before 2008) Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (2008-2009) Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) (2009-2017) Nepal Democratic Forum
Spouse(s)	Nirmala Gachchhadar
Occupation	Politician
Ethnicity	Tharu

Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar (Nepali: बिजयकुमार गच्छदार) is a Nepalese politician and leader of the Nepali Congress. He has served five terms as deputy prime minister of Nepal. Presently, he's the second vice-president of Nepali Congress.