INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KARNALI, APRIL 10The newly-appointed Chief Minister of Karnali provincial government, Yamlal Kandel, has taken oath of
office and secrecy today.
Newly appointed CM of Gandaki Province, Adhikari, administered oath
Newly-appointed Bagmati Province ministers sworn-in
Karnali Province Chief Tilak Pariyar administered the oath to the newly-appointed Chief Minister in
accordance with Article 172 of the Constitution of Nepal.He was elected to the post of Chief Minister on Tuesday with the support of the
Province Assembly legislators from the CPN (UML), the CPN (Maoist Centre) and the CPN (Unified Socialist).
Chief Minister
Kandel assumed his office today itself.Born to mother Bhagirathi Kandel and father Maniram on November 10, 1961 in a middle-class family at
Gaibanna (current Gurans Rural Municipality) of Dailekh district, Kandel currently lives with his family at Bhairabsthan of Birendranagar
Municipality-4, Surkhet district
He has a spouse and three daughters.Chief Minister Kandel holds Master's degree in Commerce and a Bachelor's degree in Education from
Tribhuvan University.Considered as a leader who is committed to his words and decision, Kandel is known for his straight-forward and tough
talk.Kandel participated in the farmers' uprising against the then Panchayat regime in 2036 BS (1979) took place at Dasrathpur of Surkhet
Inspired by this, he became active in politics
He was a teacher at Shikhar Secondary School, Ramghat.He was elected to the post of CPN (UML) District Secretary from the party's first
district convention held in 2049 BS
Kandel was elected the first Mayor of Birendranagar Municipality in 2049 BS after the restoration of multi-party democracy in the
country.Kandel was elected to the House of Representatives in the mid-term election from Surkhet constituency number 2 in 2051 BS
He served as the UML's Bheri Zone secretary in 2052 BS
He was appointed the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in 2054 BS.He was elected the Member of the Karnali Province Assembly
from the Surkhet District province assembly constituency 2 (A) in the election held in 2074 BS.Kandel was again elected to the Province
Assembly from the same constituency in the parliamentary elections held in 2079 BS.Currently he is the UML's standing committee member and
Dailekh district in-charge.
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