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Rabindra Prasad Adhikari

रविन्द्र अधिकारी

Nepalese politician

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Rabindra Prasad Adhikari was a Nepali politician and three-time parliamentarian, belonging to the Nepal Communist Party (NCP). He was Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation from 16 March 2018 until his death in a helicopter crash in February 2019. He was the Kaski District secretary of the party. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, Adhikari was elected from the Kaski-3 constituency, with 13,386 votes. In the 2013 Constituent Assembly election, he was re-elected from the Kaski-3 constituency, with 15,456 votes. In 2017, CPN-UML candidate Rabindra Adhikari won parliamentary elections from Kaski Constituency No. 2. Representing the left alliance, Adhikari secured 27,207 votes to defeat Nepali Congress candidate Dev Raj Chalise, who got 18,661 votes. After his demise, his wife Bidya Bhattarai won Kaski Constituency-2 with a wide margin of 8,403 votes in the by-election. Bhattarai secured 24,394 votes, while her nearest contender Khem Raj Poudel from the main opposition Nepali Congress got 15,991. Socialist Party's Dharma Raj Gurung got 1,922 votes. He authored the books Constituent Assembly, Democracy and Re-structuring.

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Born
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Place of birth
Bharat Pokhari wd
Died
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Place of death
Phungling wd
Citizenship
Nepal wd
Occupation
politician wd
Political party
Nepal Communist Party wd
Education
Prithvi Narayan Campus, Tribhuvan University wd

Positions held wd

  • Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly
  • Member of the Parliament of Nepal

Questions

When was Rabindra Prasad Adhikari born?
Rabindra Prasad Adhikari was born on 7 May 1968 in Bharat Pokhari.
What positions has Rabindra Prasad Adhikari held?
Positions held by Rabindra Prasad Adhikari include: Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly; Member of the Parliament of Nepal.
Where did Rabindra Prasad Adhikari study?
Rabindra Prasad Adhikari was educated at Prithvi Narayan Campus, Tribhuvan University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Rabindra Prasad Adhikari · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): रविन्द्र अधिकारी · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q7278754 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Rabindra Prasad Adhikari.jpg by Sujit.jha3 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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