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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kharananda Upreti<br>(K. N. Upreti)
| birth_name = Kharananda Upreti
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| birth_date = 1949 or 1950
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| office = Member of the [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]]
| term_start = 1979
| term_end = 1999
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| office1 = Minister, [[Government of Sikkim]]
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| term_start1 = 1985
| term_end1 = 1994
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| party = [[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF]]<br>(JNP > [[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)|SCR]] > [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad|SSP]] > [[Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee|SPCC]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]) > BJP > [[Hamro Sikkim Party|HSP]] >)
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'''Karananda Upreti''', better known as '''K. N. Upreti''' is an Indian politician in [[Sikkim]].

==Political career==

K. N. Upreti took part in the 1973 democratic movement against [[Kingdom of Sikkim|Chogyal Dynasty of Sikkim]]. From 1974 to 1975, he was the general secretary of Sikkim Student Association, [[Kolkata]]. From 1976 to 1977, he was the president of [[National Students' Union of India]] (NSUI) for Sikkim.<ref name=KN>{{cite web|title=K N Upreti (Facebook)|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/K-N-Upreti-126812537934178/about/?ref=page_internal|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref>

In 1977, K. N. Upreti became the general secretary of Janata Party, Sikkim Unit under [[Kazi Lhendup Dorjee]]. In 1978, he seceded from Janata Party, and joined [[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]] (SCR) under Bhim Bahadur Gurung ([[B. B. Gurung]]) as the general secretary of it.<ref name=KN/> In [[1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]], Upreti stood as the candidate of SCR from [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock constituency]], and won in the melee among 10 candidates.

By [[1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]], K. N. Upreti had transferred to [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]] (SSP) which was led by [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]. Upreti won the seat from Rhenock again. In [[1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]], he won such seat third times. He served the Minister for Law, Education, Sports, UD & HD, Food & Civil Supplies, Culture, [[Government of Sikkim]] ([[Nar Bahadur Bhandari ministry]]).<ref name=KN/>

In [[1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]], K. N. Upreti won the seat from Rhenock fourth times, but SSP was beaten by [[Sikkim Democratic Front]] (SDF) which was led by [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]. In 1998, Upreti followed Nar Bahadur Bhandari, joined [[Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee]] (SPCC. Sikkim branch of [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)) as the vice president of it.<ref name=KN/> In [[1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]], Upreti did not contest any constituency, meanwhile Bhandari stood as INC candidate from Rhenock constituency and won the seat.<ref>In this election, Bhandari stood from Soreong Constituency that was his original power base, too. But he lost the seat from Soreong.</ref>

In [[2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]], K. N. Upreti stood as the candidate of INC from Rhenock, but he was defeated by the candidate of SDF, [[Bhim PD. Dhungel]]. In [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)|2009 Sikkim Lok Sabha election]], Upreti stood as the candidate of INC again, but he became the runner-up candidate again. In 2010, Upreti came to a rupture with the SPCC president, Nar Bahadur Bhandari.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cong war heats up with age barb - Upreti tells SPCC chief to quit|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/cong-war-heats-up-with-age-barb-upreti-tells-spcc-chief-to-quit/cid/487811|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=19 November 2019|date=29 September 2010}}</ref> Finally, on March 26, 2011, Upreti and six other leaders was expelled from SPCC by Bhandari.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-Minister, KN Upreti, 6 Others Expelled from Cong|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/ex-minister-kn-upreti-6-others-expelled-from-cong/716567|newspaper=Outlook|access-date=19 November 2019|date=27 March 2011}}</ref>

In December 2017, K. N. Upreti joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 2 former SDF State Ministers, [[Ran Bahadur Subba]] (R.B. Subba) and [[Birbal Limboo]].<ref>{{cite news|title=How Modi Government Brought the Northeast Into Its Fold|url=https://thewire.in/politics/how-modi-government-brought-the-northeast-into-its-fold|newspaper=The Wire|access-date=1 December 2019|date=18 March 2018}}</ref> However, in August same year, Upreti transferred to [[Hamro Sikkim Party]] (HSP) which was led by [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]. Upreti was appointed to the advisor of HSP.<ref>{{cite news|title=K.N. Upreti & Biraj Adhikari joins Hamro Sikkim Party|url=http://sikkimexpress.com/NewsDetails?ContentID=11691|newspaper=Sikkim Express|access-date=31 October 2019|date=6 August 2018}}</ref>

In February 2019, Upreti seceded from HSP with acting president of HSP, R.B. Subba<ref>R. B. Subba had already transferred to HSP in May 2018.</ref> and some other leaders. They explained one of the major reasons for quitting from HSP, namely nomination of [[Bina Basnett]] as the party president. In addition, they insisted that 80% of party workers of HSP favored to nominate Upreti as the party president.<ref>{{cite news|title=RB Subba, KN Upreti & Tara Shrestha quit HSP|url=http://sikkimexpress.com/NewsDetails?ContentID=74346|newspaper=Sikkim Express |access-date=12 November 2019|date=26 February 2019}}</ref> Upreti, Subba and other leaders joined SDF.<ref>{{cite news|title=R.B Subba, K.N Upreti, other 4.7K Join SDF|url=https://www.gangtoktimes.news/06/28/23/district/31/admin/|newspaper=Gangtok Times |access-date=12 November 2019|date=28 February 2019}}</ref>

== Electoral record ==
; [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]] election
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Constituency
! Political Party
! Result
! Position
! Votes
! % Votes
! % Margin
! Deposit
! Source
|-
| [[1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1979]]
| [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]]
| [[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)|SCR]]
| Won
| 1st/10
| 504
| 23.06
| +6.68
| refunded
| <ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1979 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3354-sikkim-1979/|publisher=ECI|access-date=18 November 2019|year=1979}}</ref>
|-
| [[1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]]
| [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad|SSP]]
| Won
| 1st/7
| 1,809
| 59.74
| +36.33
| refunded
| <ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3356-sikkim-1985/|publisher=ECI|access-date=18 November 2019|year=1985}}</ref>
|-
| [[1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
| [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]]
| [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad|SSP]]
| Won
| 1st/3
| 2,295
| 60.27
| +26.89
| refunded
| <ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1989 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3358-sikkim-1989/|publisher=ECI|access-date=18 November 2019|year=1989}}</ref>
|-
| [[1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
| [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]]
| [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad|SSP]]
| Won
| 1st/4
| 2,336
| 46.52
| +13.76
| refunded
| <ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1994 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3360-sikkim-1994/|publisher=ECI|access-date=18 November 2019|year=1994}}</ref>
|-
| [[2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]]
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| Lost
| 2nd/3
| 1,354
| 21.98
| -53.47
| refunded
| <ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2004 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3363-sikkim-2004/|publisher=ECI|access-date=18 November 2019|year=2004}}</ref>
|}
; [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lok Sabah election, Sikkim]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Constituency
! Political Party
! Result
! Position
! Votes
! % Votes
! % Margin
! Deposit
! Source
|-
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sikkim]]
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| Lost
| 2nd/7
| 74,483
| 29.59
| -33.71
| refunded
| <ref name=PDR1>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|title=Constituency Wise Detailed Results|page=122|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|archive-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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[[Category:People from East Sikkim district]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
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Kharananda Upreti - Revision history

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