# Bijay Kumar Gachhadar

_Nepali politician_

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Last updated: 2026-10-12

> Bijay Kumar Gachhadar is a Nepalese politician and former leader of the Nepali Congress. He has served five terms as deputy prime minister of Nepal under the government of Madhav Kumar Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai, KP Sharma Oli, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sher Bahadur Deuba. He was the second vice-president of Nepali Congress having been nominated after merger of Nepal Loktantrik Forum into Nepali Congress.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 February 1954 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902471#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902471#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902471#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902471#P106))
- **Political party:** Nepali Congress ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902471#P102))
- **Positions held:** Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly; Member of the Parliament of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902471#P39))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/bijay-kumar-gachhadar

## Questions

**When was Bijay Kumar Gachhadar born?**  
Bijay Kumar Gachhadar was born on 1 February 1954 in Nepal.

**What positions has Bijay Kumar Gachhadar held?**  
Positions held by Bijay Kumar Gachhadar include: Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly; Member of the Parliament of Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bijay Kumar Gachhadar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijay_Kumar_Gachhadar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बिजयकुमार गच्छदार](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2902471](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902471) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bijaya kumar gachchadar.jpg by Krish Dulal (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bijaya_kumar_gachchadar.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bijaya kumar gachchadar.jpg — Krish Dulal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Bijay Kumar Gachhadar". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/bijay-kumar-gachhadar. Retrieved 4 November 2026.