# Dip Kumar Upadhaya

_Nepalese politician_

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> Dip Kumar Upadhaya (Nepali: दीप कुमार उपाध्याय) is a Nepalese Politician of Nepali Congress, and former Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation. He is former ambassador of Nepal for India. He resigned from the post and returned to compete in election of House of Representative in 2074.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5279671#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5279671#P106))
- **Political party:** Nepali Congress ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5279671#P102))
- **Positions held:** Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly; Member of the Parliament of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5279671#P39))

## About

In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Kapilvastu-1 constituency, winning 12997 votes.

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dip Kumar Upadhaya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dip_Kumar_Upadhaya) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): दीप कुमार उपाध्याय](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5279671](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5279671) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

"Dip Kumar Upadhaya". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/dip-kumar-upadhaya. Retrieved 6 November 2026.