# Purna Bahadur Khadka

_Nepalese politician_

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> Purna Bahadur Khadka is a Nepali politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress, who previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal and as Minister for Home and Defence at two different times. A six time parliamentarian Khadka has been working at strength of acting president of Nepali Congress party.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 29 February 1956 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115910760#P569))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115910760#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115910760#P106))
- **Positions held:** Member of the 2nd Constituent Assembly of Nepal (19 November 2013 – 13 October 2017) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115910760#P39))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/purna-bahadur-khadka

## About

In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he won the election from Surkhet 1 (constituency). He was elected as Vice President of the Nepali Congress on 14th general convention of Nepali Congress held from December 13 to 15 in Kathmandu.

## Questions

**When was Purna Bahadur Khadka born?**  
Purna Bahadur Khadka was born on 29 February 1956.

**What positions has Purna Bahadur Khadka held?**  
Positions held by Purna Bahadur Khadka include: Member of the 2nd Constituent Assembly of Nepal (2013–2017).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Purna Bahadur Khadka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purna_Bahadur_Khadka) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): पूर्ण बहादुर खड्का](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q115910760](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115910760) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Purna Bahadur Khadka पूर्णबहादुर खड्का Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha (cropped).jpg by Gunjan Raj Giri (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Purna_Bahadur_Khadka_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_Member_of_Parliament,_Pratinidhi_Sabha_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Purna Bahadur Khadka, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Purna Bahadur Khadka पूर्णबहादुर खड्का Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha (cropped).jpg — Gunjan Raj Giri, CC0.

## Cite this page

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