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Surya Prasad Upadhyaya

सूर्यप्रसाद उपाध्याय

Nepalese politician

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Surya Prasad Upadhyaya (14 September 1907 – 30 July 1984) was a Nepalese politician. Upadhyaya was a leader of the Nepal Democratic Congress, which merged with into the Nepali Congress in 1950.

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Place of birth
Kathmandu wd
Died
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Citizenship
Nepal wd
Occupation
diplomat, politician wd
Political party
Nepali Congress wd

About

He was born in Kathmandu on 14 September 1907.

Upadhyaya became Home and Law Minister in the Nepali Congress cabinet after the 1959 election. He led the Nepalese delegation at the 1959 UN General Assembly. During the December 1960 royal coup d'état, he was arrested along with B.P. Koirala and Ganesh Man Singh.

In 1978 he took part in a split in the Nepali Congress, and he and Bakhan Singh Gurung founded the Nepali Congress (Subarna).

He died in New Delhi on 30 July 1984.

Questions

When was Surya Prasad Upadhyaya born?
Surya Prasad Upadhyaya was born on 14 September 1907 in Kathmandu.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Surya Prasad Upadhyaya · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): सूर्यप्रसाद उपाध्याय · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q7647364 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 8 November 2026

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