Keshav Sthapit
Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development of Bagmati Province
In office
12 February 2018 – 2 November 2018
GovernorAnuradha Koirala
Chief MinisterDormani Poudel
Preceded byConstitution created
Succeeded byRameshwor Phuyal
Member of Provincial Assembly of
Bagmati Province
In office
2017[1]–2022[2]
ConstituencyKathmandu 6
12th Mayor of Kathmandu
In office
1997–2006
DeputyBidur Mainali
Preceded byPrem Lal Singh
Succeeded byRajaram Shrestha
Personal details
Born1956
Kathmandu, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
OccupationPolitician

Keshav Sthapit is a former mayor of Kathmandu metropolitan city.[3] He also held the position of minister in Bagmati Pradesh[4][5] and is a former member of the province's Assembly.[1] Keshav Sthapit was elected as the mayor of Kathmandu in 1997. After the royal takeover in 2005, he was appointed the Mayor of Kathmandu by the Monarch. In year 2005 he was top finalist for world best mayor. After the return of democracy, he was appointed as a Commissioner of Kathmandu Valley Development Authority after joining Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) but was removed from the post after only nine months.[6] He was a candidate for Member of Parliament from Kathmandu 6 in 2017, but came in fifth place under the ticket of Federal Socialist Party.[1] He returned to CPN-UML and became a Provincial Minister but was sacked by Chief Minister Dormani Poudel after misbehaving during cabinet meetings.[7] There have been multiple allegations of sexual assault against Sthapit.[8][9]

Electoral history

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Kathmandu 6
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bhimsen Das Pradhan 14,151
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Yogesh Bhattarai 12,874
UCPN (Maoist) Hem Lal Sharma 5,945
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Sanjay Man Shrestha 2,385
Federal Socialist Party, Nepal Keshav Sthapit 1,050
Others 2,821
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्ााचि, २०७४ - निर्ााचि परिणाम पस्" [State Assembly Member's Election, 2014 election result post] (PDF) (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  2. ↑ "UML mayor candidate Sthapit resigns from Bagmati Province Assembly". 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Ghimire, Aakriti (2022-04-25). "Keshav Sthapit's candidacy for Kathmandu mayor sparks furore". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15.
  4. ↑ "Keshav Sthapit's "game is over": NC Spokesperson Mahat". Khabarhub. 2022-04-28.
  5. ↑ Pradhan, Tika R (2022-04-21). "What's enticing some central and provincial leaders into local politics". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15.
  6. ↑ "नेपाल कानून पत्रिका". nkp.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  7. ↑ "Keshav Sthapit sacked from Cabinet of Province 3". My Republica. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  8. ↑ शर्मा, शोभा (2022-04-25). "यौन दुराचारको आरोप लागेका केशव स्थापितलाई 'एमालेको मेयर पुरस्कार'". Setopati (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  9. ↑ Pant, Shashwat (2022-04-24). "UML's pick of Keshav Sthapit, a #MeToo accused, for Kathmandu mayor raises moral questions - OnlineKhabar English News". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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