Durga Prasad Chapagain
Native nameदुर्गाप्रसाद चापागाई
Office 1Minister for Physical Infrastructure
Development of Koshi Province
Term start 15 March 2023
Term end 17 June 2023
Governor 1Parshuram Khapung
1blankname 1Chief Minister
1namedata 1Hikmat Kumar Karki
Predecessor 1Himself[a]
Successor 1Bhakti Prasad Sitaula
Office 2Minister for Road Infrastructure and Urban Development of Koshi Province
Term start 213 January 2023
Term end 25 March 2023
Governor 2Parshuram Khapung
1blankname 2Chief Minister
1namedata 2Hikmat Kumar Karki
Predecessor 2Himal Karki
Successor 2Himself[b]
Office 3Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
Term start 326 December 2022
Predecessor 3Tejman Kandangwa
Constituency 3Tehrathum 1 (A)
Birth date29 September 1982 (age 43)[1]
Birth placeNepal
PartyCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)

Durga Prasad Chapagain (Nepali: दुर्गा प्रसाद चापागाई) is a Nepalese politician and member of the CPN (Maoist Centre) party. He is also serving as a member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. In the 2022 Nepalese provincial election, he won the election from Tehrathum 1 (A) constituency.[2][3][4]

Chapagain had previously served as the Minister for Road Infrastructure and Urban Development in the Government of Koshi Province starting from January 2023.[5][6] The name of his ministry was changed to Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development[7][8] in March 2023, following the ministry's name change, his title was changed to Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Bajar, Nepse. "Durga Prasad Chapagain - Live Vote Update for election". election.nepsebajar.com. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  2. ^ "तेह्रथुम प्रदेशसभा (ख) बाट माओवादीका दुर्गाप्रसाद चापागाईँ विजयी" (in Nepali). Samachar Dainik. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  3. ^ "तेह्रथुम प्रदेशसभा (ख) मा माओवादीका दुर्गा चापागाईँ विजयी" (in Nepali). GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  4. ^ "तेह्रथुमको प्रदेशसभा (ख) मा माओवादीका दुर्गाप्रसाद चापागाई विजयी" (in Nepali). Ujyaalo Online. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  5. ^ "Portfolio division of cabinet members in Province 1". Radio Nepal. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  6. ^ "प्रदेश १ मा माओवादीका दुई र एमालेका एक मन्त्रीले लिए शपथ" (in Nepali). Nepal Press. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  7. ^ "प्रदेश सरकारद्वारा मन्त्रालयको नाम परिवर्तन" (in Nepali). Chitwan Aaja. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  8. ^ परिवर्तन, जनतापाटी मन्त्रालयको नाम. "मन्त्रालयको नाम परिवर्तन" (in Nepali). मन्त्रालयको नाम परिवर्तन. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  9. ^ "प्रदेश १ सरकार विस्तार, माओवादीका २ र एमालेका १ मन्त्री थपिए" (in Nepali). Online Khabar. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  10. ^ "Maoist Centre withdraws support to UML-led Koshi Province government". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  1. ^ as Minister for Road Infrastructure and Urban Development
  2. ^ as Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development