# Kul Prasad Uprety

_Nepalese politician_

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> Kul Prasad Uprety is a Nepalese politician. Uprety contested the 1991 Nepalese legislative election as a Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) candidate in the Taplejung-1 seat. He won the election, defeating Nepali Congress candidate Mani Lama, with 12703 votes (47.19%). In the 1994 election, he was substituted by Ambika Sawa as the CPN(UML) candidate in the constituency.

## Quick facts

- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6442672#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6442672#P102))
- **Positions held:** Member of the Parliament of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6442672#P39))

## About

When CPN(UML) was divided, Uprety joined the dissident Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist). He contested the 1999 legislative election as the CPN(ML) candidate in Taplejung-1, obtaining 1289 votes. The election was won by CPN(UML) candidate Til Kumar Menyangbo Limbu.

## Questions

**What positions has Kul Prasad Uprety held?**  
Positions held by Kul Prasad Uprety include: Member of the Parliament of Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Kul Prasad Uprety](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kul_Prasad_Uprety) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6442672](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6442672) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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