Kedar Karki () is a Nepalese politician and member of Provincial Assembly. Karki had served as the Chief Minister of Koshi Province since 15 October 2023. He is also serving as member of Koshi Provincial Assembly having been elected from Morang 6 (B).
Political life Karki started his political career as president of Nepal Student Union unit of Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus. For the first time, he was elected as provincial assembly member from 2017 Nepalese provincial elections.Karki had served as the chief whip of the Nepali Congress party in the first term of Provincial Assembly. He has also served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Province No. 1.
Electoral history
2022 Nepalese provincial elections Morang 6(B)PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressKedar Karki10,448CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Parshuram Basnet9,268Rastriya Prajatantra PartyRajesh Kumar Maskey2,103ResultCongress holdSource: Election Commission
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
Morang 6(B)PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressKedar Karki11,298CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ramesh Prasad Pokharel8,120Federal Socialist Forum, NepalShyam Kumar Kamat4,921Rastriya Janata Party NepalYadubamsha Shah Haluwai1,203Others1,596Invalid votes1,532ResultCongress gainSource: Election Commission
See also Kedar Karki cabinet
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