# Chandra Bahadur Thapa

_Nepalese politician_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Chandra Bahadur Thapa (Nepali: चन्द्रबहादुर थापा), a.k.a. 'Sagar', was a Nepalese politician, belonging to the then Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Thapa was the Kathmandu Valley in-charge of the Young Communist League. During the people's war period, he was the commander of the Dinesh-Ramji Smriti Brigade of the People's Liberation Army. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Gulmi-3 constituency, winning 16581 votes. Then he left communist ideology and joined Tribhuvan University Kirtipur based socio-academic movement called "Aarthik Krantiko Abhiyan". The movement which was led by KP Bhusal, the then Tribhuvan University student who is now known as one of the Nepalese motivational speakers.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5071262#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5071262#P106))
- **Positions held:** Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly; Member of the Parliament of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5071262#P39))

## Questions

**What positions has Chandra Bahadur Thapa held?**  
Positions held by Chandra Bahadur Thapa include: Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly; Member of the Parliament of Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Chandra Bahadur Thapa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Bahadur_Thapa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): चन्द्रबहादुर थापामगर](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5071262](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5071262) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Chandra Bahadur Thapa.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chandra_Bahadur_Thapa.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Chandra Bahadur Thapa". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/chandra-bahadur-thapa. Retrieved 5 November 2026.