Hikmat Kumar Karki

Hikmat Kumar Karki (Nepali: हिक्मत कुमार कार्की; born 15 June 1966) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) currently serving as the chief minister of Koshi Province[1].He is also member of standing committee of CPN (UML). Karki has been serving as a member of the provincial assembly of Koshi Province from Jhapa 5 (A) since 2017. Karki had previously served as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Sher Dhan Rai's cabinet from 2018 to 2021.[2]

Honourable
Hikmat Kumar Karki
हिक्मत कुमार कार्की
4th Chief Minister of Koshi
Assumed office
9 January 2023
PresidentRam Chandra Paudel
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Preceded byRajendra Kumar Rai
Minister for Internal Affairs and Law
In office
15 February 2018 – 26 August 2021
Succeeded byKedar Karki
Parlamentary party leader of CPN (UML) in Koshi Provincial Assembly
Assumed office
December 2022
Preceded byBhim Acharya
Member of Koshi Provincial Assembly
Assumed office
5 February 2018
ConstituencyJhapa 5 (A)
Personal details
Born (1966-06-15) 15 June 1966
Gauradha, Jhapa, Nepal
Political partyCPN (UML)
SpouseAnjana Pandey
EducationMasters in Law

Electoral history

Jhapa 5 (A)
CandidatePartyVotes%
Hikmat Kumar KarkiCPN (UML)22,53049.27
Jiwan Kumar RaiNepali Congress17,05837.30
Dunnilal RajbanshiJanamat Party2,4855.43
Surya Prasad LimbuSanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch1,6503.61
Lachhuman LimbuPeople's Socialist Party7031.54
Others1,3052.85
Total45,731100.00
Majority5,472
CPN (UML) hold
Source: [3]

Jhapa 5 (A)
CandidatePartyVotes%
Hikmat Kumar KarkiCPN (UML)24,09853.12
Anil Krishna PrasaiNepali Congress18,63641.08
Surya Prasad LimbuSanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch1,0452.30
Others1,5863.50
Total45,365100.00
Valid votes45,36595.80
Invalid/blank votes1,9894.20
Total votes47,354100.00
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

See also

References
  1. "Hikmat Kumar Karki appointed as Koshi Province CM". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. "Rai sworn in as Koshi Province chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  4. "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 Provincial Assembly member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).
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