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Nepali politician

HonourableHikmat Kumar Karki
हिक्मत कुमार कार्की
Official portrait, 2023
4th Chief Minister of Koshi Province
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 May 2024
PresidentRam Chandra Paudel
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Preceded byKedar Karki
In office
8 September 2023 – 14 October 2023
PresidentRam Chandra Paudel
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Preceded byUddhav Thapa
Succeeded byKedar Karki
In office
9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023
PresidentRam Chandra Paudel
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Preceded byRajendra Kumar Rai
Succeeded byUddhav Thapa
Other senior positions
Leader of the House in the
Koshi Provincial Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 May 2024
Preceded byKedar Karki
In office
8 September 2023 – 14 October 2023
Preceded byUddhav Thapa
Succeeded byKedar Karki
In office
9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023
Preceded byRajendra Kumar Rai
Succeeded byUddhav Thapa
Leader of the Opposition in the
Koshi Provincial Assembly
In office
3 November 2023 – 3 May 2024
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Chief MinisterKedar Karki
Preceded byBhakti Prasad Sitaula
In office
7 July 2023 – 8 September 2023
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Chief MinisterUddhav Thapa
Preceded byUddhav Thapa
Succeeded byUddhav Thapa
Minister for Internal Affairs and Law
In office
8 September 2023 – 14 October 2023
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Chief MinisterHimself
Preceded byUddhav Thapa
Succeeded byShamsher Rai
In office
9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Chief MinisterHimself
Preceded byKedar Karki
Succeeded byUddhav Thapa
In office
15 February 2018 – 26 August 2021
GovernorSomnath Adhikari
Chief MinisterSher Dhan Rai
Preceded byConstituon created
Succeeded byBhim Acharya
Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning
In office
8 September 2023 – 14 October 2023
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Chief MinisterHimself
Preceded byJiwan Acharya
Succeeded byKedar Karki
In office
9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Chief MinisterHimself
Preceded byIndra Bahadur Angbo
Succeeded byJiwan Acharya
Parliamentary offices
Parliamentary Party leader of the
CPN (UML) in Koshi Provincial Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2022
Preceded byBhim Acharya
Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 February 2018
ConstituencyJhapa 5 (A)
Personal details
Born (1966-06-15) 15 June 1966 (age 58)
Gauradha, Jhapa, Nepal
Political partyCPN (UML)
SpouseAnjana Pandey Karki
EducationMasters in Law

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). He has served as the chief minister of Koshi Province. 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.

Electoral history

2022 provincial elections

Jhapa 5 (A)

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hikmat Kumar KarkiCPN (UML)22,53049.27
Jeevan 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:

2017 provincial elections

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

See also

References

  1. "Hikmat Kumar Karki appointed as Koshi Province CM". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. "Uddab Thapa takes the oath of office as Koshi Province's chief minister - OnlineKhabar English News". 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. "Rai sworn in as Koshi Province chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  5. "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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Political offices
Preceded byRajendra Kumar Rai Chief Minister of Koshi Province
2023
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