Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi (Nepali: नवल किशोर साह सुडी)[1] is a Nepalese politician who currently serves as the Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens in Nepal. He is a member of the Janata Samajwadi Party and was appointed to this position in July 2024. He previously served as the Minister for Forests and Environment, where he was involved in environmental protection initiatives.

Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi
नवल किशोर साह सुडी
Portrait of Sudi in 2019
51st Minister of Women, Children and
Senior Citizens of Nepal
Assumed office
15 July 2024
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Preceded byBhagwati Chaudhary
Deputy chairman of People's Socialist Party
Assumed office
5 May 2024
Preceded byposition established
Minister for Social Development of Madhesh Province
In office
1 March 2018 – 11 January 2023
Governor
Chief ministerLalbabu Raut
Preceded byConstitution created
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded bySurya Narayan Yadav
ConstituencySaptari 1
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province
In office
February 2017 – September 2022
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded bySakil Miya
ConstituencySaptari 1(B)
Personal details
Born (1947-09-27) September 27, 1947 (age 77)
NationalityNepalese
Political partyPeople's Socialist Party (Nepal)
Residence(s)Kankalini Municipality, Saptari
OccupationPolitician

Sudi is also the Deputy Chairman of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal. He is also the deputy chairman of People's Socialist Party.

Sudi, a resident of Kankalini Municipality, Saptari was elected pratinidhi sabha member in the 2017 Nepalese provincial elections, from Saptari 1.[2][3][4] He termed the Constitution Day of Nepal, September 19 as a black day for Madhesh.[5][6]

Political career

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Sah started his political career from 1967. He was a central senior vice-chairperson of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal.[7] In the 2017 Nepalese provincial elections, he stood as the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal candidate from Saptari 1(B) constituency and won.[8] Later he became member of People's Socialist Party, Nepal since 2021 when the party got merged into it.[9]

In May 2020, he provided assistance and inspection to set up Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines, one in Janakpur and the other one in Rajbiraj among the two machines bought by the state government.[10][11]

In December 2020, he inaugurated thirteen rooms health post in the Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality to ensure people that the government was working to provide health services in all local levels.[12]

In June 2022, he inaugurated two-storey building for Shree Faud Singh Janta Secondary School in Sarlahi District along with Consul General of India in Nepal, Nitesh Kumar.[13]

Anti-Constitution protest

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With the announcement of Constitution Day of Nepal on September 19 by the central government,[14] Sah led anti-constitution protest in Saptari and Janakpur.[5][15] Including other Madhesh Province ministers, he marked the day as a black day for Madhesh.[16]

Personal life

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Nawal Kishor Sah was born on 27 September 1947 to parents, Bhola Sah and Kaushalya Devi.[citation needed]

Electoral history

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Party Candidate Votes
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Nawal Kishor Sah 13,647
Nepali Congress Badri Narayan Mahatman Yadav 6,333
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Sakil Ali Miya 6,257
Others 879
Invalid votes 3,301
Result RJPN gain
Source: Election Commission

References

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  1. ^ "मुख्यमन्त्री राउतलाई समर्थन गर्ने सभासदहरु". ejanakpurtoday.com. 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ "सप्तरीको सबै नतिजा सार्वजनिक, १२ मध्ये ८ सिटमा मधेसी गठबन्धन विजयी". Online Khabar.
  3. ^ "सप्तरीमा मधेसी गठबन्धनको बहुमत, कांग्रेस-एमालेलाई दुईदुई सिट". Nepal Live.
  4. ^ "प्रत्यक्षतर्फ वाम गठबन्धनको दुई तिहाई (विजयीहरुको सूचीसहित)". Lokaantar (in Nepali).
  5. ^ a b "Province 2 minister takes part in anti-constitution rally". The Kathmandu Post.
  6. ^ "Provincial ministers join rallies to protest charter". The Kathmandu Post.
  7. ^ "RJPN organises torch rally in Rajbiraj". The Kathmandu Post.
  8. ^ "मधेसमै लोसपाको कठिन परीक्षा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali).
  9. ^ "जसपा विभाजनपछि प्रदेश २ मा ठाकुर समूह कमजोर". Farakdhar.
  10. ^ "Real time PCR machine comes into operation in Janakpur". Khabarhub.
  11. ^ "Rajbiraj-based hospital to begin tests for coronavirus". thehimalayantimes.com. 31 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Health post comes into operation". thehimalayantimes.com. 15 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Shree Faud Singh Janta Secondary School building inaugurated in Sarlahi". Khabarhub.
  14. ^ "Nepal observe Constitution Day". kathmandupost.com.
  15. ^ Jha, Jitendra Kumar. "Province 2 Minister Sah leads anti-Constitution march in Saptari". My Republica.
  16. ^ Yadav, Suresh. "Province 2 ministers mark Constitution Day as 'Black Day'". My Republica.
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