Kul Bahadur Gurung
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Kul Bahadur Gurung is a Nepal
ese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress
. Gurung is one of three general secretaries of the party. Gurung had been Minister of Education.
In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election
he was elected to the assembly
from the Ilam
-3 constituency, winning 16286 votes. At 73 years, Gurung was the oldest assembly member elected through the First Past the Post system. Gurung was the acting chairman of the Constituent Assembly until the election of Subhas Nemwang to the post.
In July 2008, there were reports that Gurung is associated with a dissident tendency inside the Nepali Congress.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
ese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
. Gurung is one of three general secretaries of the party. Gurung had been Minister of Education.
In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election
Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008
A general election for the Constituent Assembly was held in Nepal on 10 April 2008 after having been postponed from earlier dates of 7 June 2007 and 22 November 2007. The Nepalese Constituent Assembly will draft a new constitution; it will therefore decide, amongst other things, on the issue of...
he was elected to the assembly
Nepalese Constituent Assembly
The Nepalese Constituent Assembly is a unicameral body of 601 members formed as a result of the Constituent Assembly election that was held on April 10, 2008. The Constituent Assembly is tasked with writing a new constitution, and it will act as the interim legislature for a term of two years...
from the Ilam
Ilam District
Ilam district of 282,806. It is about 600 km from Kathmandu. The highest point is Sandakpur with an elevation of 3000m. Ilam attracts many researchers who come to study rare birds and the Red Panda...
-3 constituency, winning 16286 votes. At 73 years, Gurung was the oldest assembly member elected through the First Past the Post system. Gurung was the acting chairman of the Constituent Assembly until the election of Subhas Nemwang to the post.
In July 2008, there were reports that Gurung is associated with a dissident tendency inside the Nepali Congress.