Kishore Singh Rathore (born 27 April 1969) is a Nepali politician and Deputy general secretary of Nepali Congress. Rathore is also a member of the House of Representatives elected under the proportional representation system from Nepali Congress filling the reserved seat for Khas-Arya group.[2] He is also a member of the House Finance Committee.[3] In the shadow cabinet of Nepali Congress, he was the coordinator of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.[4]
Honourable Kishore Singh Rathore MP | |
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किशोरसिंह राठोर | |
Deputy General Secretary of Nepali Congress | |
Assumed office 17 December 2021 | |
President | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
Preceded by | Prakash Sharan Mahat |
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
Assumed office 22 December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Nanda Lal Roka Chhetri |
Constituency | Banke 3 |
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Nepali Congress party list | |
In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Bardiya, Lumbini Province, Nepal | 27 April 1969
Nationality | Nepali |
Political party | Nepali Congress |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Tribhuwan University |
Political career
editHe joined politics as a student in 1984, from Nepal Student Union, the student wing of Nepali Congress.[5] He became the Free Student Union secretary and then Chairman while he was in Trichandra College. He went on to become secretary of Nepal Student Union, and then chairman for six years.[5] He was also the founding chair of FSU Forum.[5] Later, he went on to become central member of Nepali Congress.[5]
He was a candidate from Bardiya-4 for Nepali Congress, in the Second constituent assembly election of 2013.[5]
Personal life
editHe was born on 27 April 1969 to Mahendra Bahadur Singh and Indira Singh in Wadagaun, Salyan.[5] His family later moved to the Terai and currently lives in Rajapur, Bardiya.[5] He has a son and a daughter.[5]
References
edit- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "NC submits PR name list to Election Commission". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ "Finance Committee". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ "NC forms shadow government". The Himalayan Times. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Kishor Singh Rathaur". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2019-08-22.