Keshav Sthapit
Keshav Sthapit | |
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| Member of Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province | |
| In office 2017[1]–2022[2] | |
| Constituency | Kathmandu 6 |
| 12th Mayor of Kathmandu | |
| In office 1997–2006 | |
| Deputy | Bidur Mainali |
| Preceded by | Prem Lal Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rajaram Shrestha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Keshav Sthapit (b. 1956) is a Nepali politician. He is a former mayor of the Kathmandu metropolitan area. He was a former member of the provincial Assembly and a minister in Bagmati Pradesh. In 1997, Keshav Sthapit won the election for mayor of Kathmandu.[3][4] He was chosen by the King to serve as Mayor of Kathmandu after the royal takeover in 2005. He joined the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) once democracy was restored and was appointed as a Commissioner of the Kathmandu Valley Development Authority, but he was fired from his position after just nine months.[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्ााचि, २०७४ - निर्ााचि परिणाम पस्" [State Assembly Member's Election, 2014 election result post] (PDF) (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ "UML mayor candidate Sthapit resigns from Bagmati Province Assembly". 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ↑ "Keshav Sthapit's "game is over": NC Spokesperson Mahat". Khabarhub. 2022-04-28.
- ↑ Pradhan, Tika R (2022-04-21). "What's enticing some central and provincial leaders into local politics". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15.
- ↑ "नेपाल कानून पत्रिका". nkp.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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