Nepali Janata Dal
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Nepali Janata Dal is a political party
in Nepal
. The party was established in 1995 as the United People's Party. The party identifies itself as progressive
, nationalist and socialist.
Hari Charan Shah is the party chairman, Kabi Raj Timilsina the vice-vhairman, Deepak Raj Pandey the secretary, Gayatri Shah
the joint secretary and Sabitri Shah as the treasurer. In total, the Central Committee
of the party has 41 members.
In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election
, the NJD won two seats through the proportional representation
vote. It got 48990 PR votes (0.46%). The party selected Vishwanath Prasad Agrawal and Gayatri Shah as its representatives in the assembly. Gayatri Shah is the nominated parliamentary leader of the party.
Gayatri Shah is the youngest member of the current Constituent Assembly of Nepal. She is also a member of the Youth Advisory Panel for the United Nations in Nepal. Shah was recently jailed for selling her diplomatic passport. Her passport was caught in Abu Dhabi being used by Sita Shah.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Nepal
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...
. The party was established in 1995 as the United People's Party. The party identifies itself as progressive
Progressivism
Progressivism is an umbrella term for a political ideology advocating or favoring social, political, and economic reform or changes. Progressivism is often viewed by some conservatives, constitutionalists, and libertarians to be in opposition to conservative or reactionary ideologies.The...
, nationalist and socialist.
Hari Charan Shah is the party chairman, Kabi Raj Timilsina the vice-vhairman, Deepak Raj Pandey the secretary, Gayatri Shah
Gayatri Shah
Miss Gayatri Shah is the youngest member of the current Constituent Assembly of Nepal out of 601 in total. She is a member of Janata Dal. She is also a member of the Youth Advisory Panel for the United Nations in Nepal. Shah entered politics after completing a Masters in Political...
the joint secretary and Sabitri Shah as the treasurer. In total, the Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
of the party has 41 members.
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...
, the NJD won two seats through the proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
vote. It got 48990 PR votes (0.46%). The party selected Vishwanath Prasad Agrawal and Gayatri Shah as its representatives in the assembly. Gayatri Shah is the nominated parliamentary leader of the party.
Gayatri Shah is the youngest member of the current Constituent Assembly of Nepal. She is also a member of the Youth Advisory Panel for the United Nations in Nepal. Shah was recently jailed for selling her diplomatic passport. Her passport was caught in Abu Dhabi being used by Sita Shah.