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| Office | Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal |
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| Office | Defence Minister of Nepal |
| Office | Minister of Irrigation of Nepal[1] |
| Office | Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Nepali Congress party list |
| Office | Member of Constituent Assembly |
| Term start | 12 July 2021 |
| Term end | 26 December 2022 |
| Predecessor | Bishnu Prasad Paudel
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| Predecessor | Bhim Bahadur Rawal |
| Successor | Bhimsen Das Pradhan
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| Born | Template:Birth-date and age[2] |
| Born | Syangja, Nepal
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| Nationality | Nepali
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| Political party | Nepali Congress
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Bal Krishna Khand (Template:Langx) is a former,[3] Nepalese politician, former Home Minister of Nepal and a convict of the Bhutanese refugees scam. Khand is a central working committee member of the Nepali Congress party. Khand also served as the Defense Minister of Nepal under the Second Dahal cabinet.[4]
Political life
Khand was the president of the NC youth wing, Nepal Tarun Dal.[5] When the party was divided in 2003, Khand joined the Nepali Congress (Democratic). Khand was included in the Central Working Committee of the new party.[6][7] NC(D) later merged back with NC, though. After the royal coup d'état, Khand was arrested and jailed.[8] In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election and 2013 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Rupandehi-3 constituency.[9] In the 2017, NC-RPP formed an alliance when Khand had to leave his constituency to Ex-Forest Minister Deepak Bohara from Rastriya Prajatantra Party. So, he was elected from the proportional of Nepali Congress.
Born in Syangja in 2017 BS, Khand has been active in politics since 2033 BS. Leading the Nepal Students Union and Nepal Tarun Dal, Khand, who is active in party politics, has previously taken charge of the Ministry of Irrigation and Defense. Khand has been the chief whip of the Nepali Congress, is now holding portfolio Home Minister.[4]
He is married to Manju Khand.[10]
Bhutanese Refugees Scam
Template:Main article On May 13, 2023, Khand was arrested by the Kathmandu Police Circle at his residence in Mainjubahal for his alleged involvement in the Bhutanese refugees scam.[11]
Electoral history
| Rupandehi-3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 18,481 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanshyam Bhusal | 18,395 |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Jham Bahadur Gurung | 4,620 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Bharat Aryal | 3,897 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Sant Prasad Chaudhary | 1,891 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Avatar Yadav | 1,063 | |
| Others | 2,225 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: NepalNews[12] | |||
| Rupandehi-3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 16,790 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lila Giri | 15,458 |
| CPN (Maoist) | Tej Kumari Paudel | 11,554 | |
| Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Shiva Kumar Tharu Chaudhary | 1,645 | |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Independent | Yam Bahadur Pun | 1,336 |
| Others | 5,017 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,035 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[13] | |||
References
- ↑ Backgrounder: Nepali cabinet member list. People.cn.
- ↑ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Federal Parliament Secretariat(2021)
- ↑ Bal Krishna Khad Fraud Report. eKantipur(2023-05-11). Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 देउवा सरकारको ४ मन्त्रीहरुको बायोडाटा. News24 : Premium News Channel(2021-07-14). Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ↑ [1]Template:Webarchive Local News [The Kathmandu Post (Nepal)]
- ↑ Local News The Rising Nepal (Daily). Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ↑ Who's who - Nepali Times
- ↑ Newsbrief
- ↑ Election Commission of Nepal
- ↑ पक्राउ पुर्जी जारी नहुँदै बालकृष्ण खाणकी कान्छी श्रीमती ‘फरार’, सिड्नी पुगेको खुलासा. Nepal Press. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ↑ Former Home Minister Khand arrested from his residence. My Republica. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ↑ Nepalnews.com – News from Nepal as it happens(2015-03-25). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ↑ Ca Election report(2009-10-03). Retrieved 2020-11-15.