Nanda Kishor Pun

Nanda Bahadur Pun
नन्दबहादुर पुन
2nd Vice President of Nepal
Assumed office
31 October 2015[1]
President Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Preceded by Parmanand Jha
Personal details
Born (1965-10-23) 23 October 1965
Rangsi, Rolpa, Nepal
Nationality Nepali
Political party Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre)

Nanda Bahadur Pun (Nepali: नन्दबहादुर पुन; born 23 October 1965), also known as Nanda Kishor Pun,[2] is the second and the current Vice President of Nepal, in office since 2015. He served as the chief commander of the People's Liberation Army in Nepal. He was also a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre).[3]

Pun was born in Rangsi, in northwestern Rolpa district. He became involved in radical student politics and became a district committee member of Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre). In 1990 he became district president of the youth wing of the party. When the party was divided in 1994, Pun sided with the wing that would become the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). His youth organization was converted into a militia, that took part in the launching of People's War in February 1996. After the PLA was formed in 2001 he became commander of the first PLA battalion. Eventually he would become one of four deputy commanders of the PLA. During the war he led PLA forces in several battles.[4]

On September 12, 2008, Pasang was appointed chief of the PLA by the CPN (Maoist).[5] Beating Nepali Congress candidate Amiya Kumar Yadav by 113 votes, he was elected as Nepal's second Vice President in October 2015.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Nanda Bahadur Pun elected Vice-President of Nepal". Himalayan Times. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nanda Bahadur Pun profile". http://election.ujyaaloonline.com/. Retrieved 31 October 2015. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ http://www.nepalitimes.com.np/issue/349/Interview/13538
  4. ↑ http://www.nepalitimes.com.np/issue/305/Nation/12129
  5. ↑ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/12/content_9959508.htm
  6. ↑ "Nanda Bahadur Pun elected Vice-President of Nepal". Himalayan Times. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.


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