Parshuram Khapung
परशुराम खापुङ
3rd Governor of Koshi Province
Assumed office
11 November 2021[1]
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Chief MinisterRajendra Kumar Rai
Hikmat Kumar Karki
Uddhav Thapa
Hikmat Kumar Karki
Kedar Karki
Preceded bySomnath Adhikari
Member of House of Representatives
Tehrathum
In office
1986–1991
Personal details
BornTehrathum, Nepal
CitizenshipNepali
NationalityNepali
Political partyPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal(?-2021)

Parashuram Khapung is a Nepalese politician and current Governor of Koshi Province.[2][3] He was appointed Governor, as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers of the Government of Nepal on 11 November 2021.[4] He is a former member of House of representatives.[5]

Political life

Before being appointed Governor, he was a member of the People's Socialist Party. He was elected to the House of representatives from Tehrathum 1 in the 1986 Nepalese general election.

References

  1. "Government changes three provincial chiefs". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  2. Republica. "New governors to be appointed for Province 1, Karnali and Sudur Paschim". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  3. "President appoints province chiefs in three provinces". Nepal Live Today. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  4. "State chiefs Khapung, Pariyar and Joshi took oath". Makalu Khabar. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  5. "निमित्त निर्वाचन आयोगले सूचना प्रकाशन" [Publication of information by the Election Commission]. rajpatra.dop.gov.np (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-16.


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