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In the 2022 Nepalese provincial election he was elected as a proportional representative from the Khas people category.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"30 November 1958","date":"1958-11-30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120435956#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Arjundhara Municipality","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30621468"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120435956#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Nepal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120435956#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120435956#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Nepali Congress","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216660"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120435956#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly (since 26 December 2023 · BS 10 Poush 2080 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116745854","start":"2023-12-26"},{"text":"Chief Minister of Koshi Province (7 July 2023 – 8 September 2023 · BS 22 Asar 2080 – 22 Bhadra 2080)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117286455","start":"2023-07-07","end":"2023-09-08"},{"text":"Leader of the Opposition in the Koshi Provincial Assembly (9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023 · BS 25 Poush 2079 – 22 Asar 2080)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118978397","start":"2023-01-09","end":"2023-07-07"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120435956#P39"}}],"office":{"profile":"https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/uddhav-thapa","holdings":[{"position":"Chief Minister of Koshi Province","page":"https://diginpl.com/next/explore/office/chief-minister-koshi","start":"2023-07-07","end":"2023-09-08","current":false,"acting":false,"source":null}]},"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uddhav_Thapa","https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120435956"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Uddhav Thapa born?","a":"Uddhav Thapa was born on 30 November 1958 in Arjundhara Municipality."},{"q":"What positions has Uddhav Thapa held?","a":"Positions held by Uddhav Thapa include: Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly (since 26 December 2023); Chief Minister of Koshi Province (2023–2023); Leader of the Opposition in the Koshi Provincial Assembly (2023–2023)."}],"related":[{"name":"Hikmat Kumar Karki","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hikmat-kumar-karki"},{"name":"Sher Dhan Rai","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sher-dhan-rai"},{"name":"Bhim Acharya","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/bhim-acharya"},{"name":"Ek Raj Karki","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ek-raj-karki"},{"name":"Pradip Kumar Sunuwar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pradip-kumar-sunuwar"},{"name":"Kedar Karki","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kedar-karki"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":null,"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Uddhav Thapa","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uddhav_Thapa","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikipedia (Nepali): उद्धव थापा","url":"https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q120435956","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120435956","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Uddhav Thapa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).","cite":"\"Uddhav Thapa\". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/uddhav-thapa. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-12T06:16:56Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/uddhav-thapa","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/uddhav-thapa","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/uddhav-thapa?lang=ne"}}