Krishna Kumar Shrestha

Krishna Kumar Shrestha (Nepali: कृष्ण कुमार श्रेष्ठ) known popularly by his nom de gure Kisaan[1] is a Nepali politician belonging to CPN (Unified Socialist).

Krishna Kumar Shrestha
कृष्ण कुमार श्रेष्ठ
Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security
Assumed office
4 June 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Preceded byGauri Shankar Chaudhary
Member of House of Representatives
Assumed office
2017
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
ConstituencyTanahun 1
Personal details
BornTanahun, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (Unified Socialist)
Nickname(s)Kishan Shrestha

He is the current Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security of Nepal. He is also a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2]

Early life

Shrestha was born on December 22, 1967, in Jamune-9 of Tanahun, to Kewal Bahadur and Les Kumari Shrestha.[3] He has an education up to proficiency certificate level.[3]

Political career

Shrestha joined politics in 1985.[3] As of 2013, he was an advisor to CPN UML, Tanahun.[3]

He was a candidate for the CPN UML in Tanahun-2 constituency in the 2013 constituent assembly election but lost to senior leader of Nepali Congress,[3][4] Ram Chandra Paudel.[5][3]

He was elected from Tanahun-1 constituency in the 2017 legislative election under the first-past-the-post system, as a joint candidate of the left alliance.[6][4] He defeated incumbent Ram Chandra Paudel by more than 6,000 votes.[1] He received 34,492 votes to Paudel's 27,690.[6]

Personal life

Shrestha has two sons.[3]

See also

References
  1. Republica. "NC canidate [sic] Paudel loses polls with 6,000 votes margin". My Republica. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  2. "MP provides monthly salary for social cause". Setopati. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  3. "Krishna Kumar Shrestha". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  4. "NC heavyweight Paudel trails behind left alliance's Shrestha". The Himalayan Times. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  5. "Tanahu-2". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  6. "Tanahun : Province 4 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.


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