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Bimalendra Nidhi
File:Bimalendra Nidh in New Delhi on August 20, 2016 (cropped).jpg
Office Vice-President of the Nepali Congress
Office Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
Office Minister for Home Affairs
Office Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport[1]
Office Minister for Education and Sports
Term start 2018


Predecessor Ram Chandra Paudel


Predecessor Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
Successor Bijay Kumar Gachhadar



Born 1956-9-25 (age 70)[2]
Born Janakpur, Dhanusa, Nepal



Nationality Nepali


Political party Nepali Congress
Spouse Anamika Upasak Nidhi


Alma mater Tribhuvan University



Bimalendra Nidhi (Maithili/Nepali/Devanagari: बिमलेन्द्र निधि Template:Audio); is the former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal and Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal.[3] He is the present vice-president of Nepali Congress, the governing party of the Nepal.[4][5]

Personal life

Born to one of the founders of Nepali Congress Mahendra Narayan Nidhi and Prem Sagari Nidhi, Bimalendra Nidhi is the second son in the family.[6] Nidhi family is residents of Nagrain Municipality, Dhanusha.[7][8]

Vice President Bimalendra Nidhi, popularly known as Bimalji or Nidhiji, who is considered to be a close confidant of NC President and Prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.[7]

Political career

File:Prime Minister Narenda Modi meeting with the Deputy PM & Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal, Bimalendra Nidhi.jpg
Nidhi meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi; August 2016.

Bimalendra Nidhi joined student politics at the age of 14, after witnessing the arrest of his father.[9][10] He is the former President of the Nepal Students Union(N.S.U), the student wing of Nepali Congress Party.[10] He was only 23 years when he led the union at national level having been selected by BP Koirala during 1980 Nepalese governmental system referendum.[7]

He is the newly elected vice-president of Nepali Congress Party on 4 May 2021.[11]

He is the former General Secretary of Nepali Congress (Democratic) Party, a faction of Nepali Congress Party before Janandolan II movement citing differences in opinion, later assuming the same post after the two parties merged after the movement, until 2009.[12]

He has served twice as the Minister for General Administration, once as the Minister for Education and Sports and simultaneously for a period of a month as Minister of Industries, Commerce and Supplies. He also served as the Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport. He served as Deputy Prime-minister of Nepal in Puspa Kamal Dahal second cabinet with Home minister portfolio. He led 15 ministers from Nepali Congress in the Second Dahal cabinet as a part of power sharing.[13] He has also served as Acting prime-minister of Nepal.[14]

File:NC Dhanusha leaders.jpg
Former Deputy PM Nidhi with Minister Ram Saroj Yadav, MP Smriti Narayan Chaudhary, former Mayor of Janakpur Bajrang Shah and others in a program at his constituency

He was arrested time and again for his political views, most notably in the People's Movement of 1990 when he was in his early 30's and then in Janandolan II while he was in his 40s. He has spent seven years in prison in total.[7]

Nidhi was an elected twice as member to the Constituent Assembly from Dhanusha 3 of Dhanusha District.[15] He also served as member of House of Representatives from 1994 to 2008 as representative from Dhanusha 4.[16]

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Leader Nidhi with Party president and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba

Nidhi, a close confidant of prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba fielded candidacy for the post of party president leaving the camp in the 14th general convention of Nepali Congress.[17][18] He was able to gerner nearly 6% voters opening the way for second round of election as Deuba who obtained 48% votes was unable to cross 50% mark even joining hands with leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula.[19][20] Later, Deuba asked Nidhi and Prakash Man Singh for support while both said they were ready to support Deuba.[21][22]

Electoral history

1994 Legislative Election

Dhanusha-4

Party Candidate Votes
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Nepali Congress Bimalendra Nidhi 21,340
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Krishna Pratap Malla 16,563
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[23]

1999 Legislative Election

Dhanusha-4

Party Candidate Votes
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Krishna Pratap Malla 24,293
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Nepali Congress Bimalendra Nidhi 19,053
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ram Aashis Mahaseth 5,553
Others 2,914
Invalid Votes 747
Result RPP gain
Source: Election Commission[23][24]

2008 Constituent Assembly Election

Dhanusha-3

Party Candidate Votes Status
Nepali Congress Bimalendra Nidhi 15,582 Elected
CPN-UML Hari Dev Mandal 9,936 Lost

2013 Constituent Assembly Election

Dhanusha-3

Party Candidate Votes Status
Nepali Congress Bimalendra Nidhi 15,031 Elected
CPN-UML Julie Kumari Mahato 13,539 Lost

2017 House of Representatives Election

Dhanusha-3

Party Candidate Votes Status
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Rajendra Mahato 30,750 Elected
Nepali Congress Bimalendra Nidhi 27,847 Lost
CPN (Maoist Centre) Ram Singh Yadav 2,346 Lost

Education

He earned his M.A in Political Science from Tribhuvan University.[25][23]

References

  1. ↑ SC's stay order to correct 16-pt deal: Minister Nidhi. The Himalayan Times(2015-06-20). Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. ↑ Bimalendra Nidhi. Vimarshnews. Retrieved 2019-03-14.Template:Dead link
  3. ↑ Prachanda sworn in Nepal's new Prime Minister. The Hindu(2016-08-04). Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  4. ↑ Peace processes and peace accords{{#if:Das|, Das}. SAGE(2005). ISBN 978-0-7619-3391-5
  5. ↑ Nidhi appointed NC Vice-Prez, Khadka Gen Secy. kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  6. ↑ Three NC scions meet again to discuss general convention. Setopati. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Will Nepali Congress make Bimalendra Nidhi its president?, Chaudhary, Randhir. My Republica. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  8. ↑ Nidhi, Mahato brace for close contest in Dhanusha-3, Sen, Sandeep. The Himalayan Times(2017-12-03). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  9. ↑ काँग्रेसमा सभापतिको दौड : देउवालाई साथीका छोराको चुनौती, रातोपाटी. RatoPati. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Top 5 questions with Bimalendra Nidhi | विमलेन्द्र निधिसँग ५ प्रश्नहरु | Fireside.
  11. ↑ Nidhi appointed NC Vice-Prez, Khadka Gen Secy. kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  12. ↑ Nepali Congress Re-Unites. Deutsche Welle(26 September 2007). Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  13. ↑ Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda sworn in as new Nepal PM. Hindustan Times(2016-08-04). Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  14. ↑ Rt. Honorable President Assigns Honorable Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Mr Bimalendra Nidhi as Acting Prime Minister. Office of the President of Nepal(2016-10-15). Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  15. ↑ Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens(2015-03-25). Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  16. ↑ Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates(2008-01-24). Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  17. ↑ Nidhi to vie for top NC post. himalayantimes(2021-06-21). Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  18. ↑ NC Vice President Nidhi gets responsibility as the party’s Acting President, Republica. My Republica. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  19. ↑ Congress delegates to vote again to choose party president. kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  20. ↑ अन्तत: निधिले रोके देउवालाई, Setopati, सेतोपाटी संवाददाता ::. Setopati. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  21. ↑ देउवालाई निधिको पनि समर्थन. देउवालाई निधिको पनि समर्थन. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  22. ↑ Nidhi also pledges to back Deuba in runoff for NC president, Setopati, Setopati ::. Setopati. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates(2008-01-24). Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  24. ↑ Election Results'99. nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  25. ↑ Nidhi, Mahato brace for close contest in Dhanusha-3, Sen, Sandeep. The Himalayan Times(2017-12-03). Retrieved 2021-08-10.

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