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'''Bam Dev Gautam''' ({{lang-ne|बाम देव गौतम}}) is a Nepalese politician and the former [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal)|Home Minister]] and Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=70127|publisher=My Republica|title=18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held|date=25 February 2014|accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2014/02/25/meet-the-new-cabinet-of-ministers/|date=25 February 2014|publisher=Nepali Times|title=Nepali Times {{!}} The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers|accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref> He is a former Senior vice Chairman of [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)]]. He is currently member of [[National Assembly (Nepal)|National Assembly]] nominated by President.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2020/09/17/government-recommends-to-president-bamdev-gautam-s-nomination-to-the-national-assembly|title=Bamdev Gautam sworn in as a member of National Assembly}}</ref>
'''Bam Dev Gautam''' ({{lang-ne|बाम देव गौतम}}) is a Nepalese politician and the former [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal)|Home Minister]] and Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=70127|publisher=My Republica|title=18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held|date=25 February 2014|accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2014/02/25/meet-the-new-cabinet-of-ministers/|date=25 February 2014|publisher=Nepali Times|title=Nepali Times {{!}} The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers|accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref> He is a former Senior vice Chairman of [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)]]. He is currently member of [[National Assembly (Nepal)|National Assembly]] nominated by President.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2020/09/17/government-recommends-to-president-bamdev-gautam-s-nomination-to-the-national-assembly|title=Bamdev Gautam sworn in as a member of National Assembly}}</ref>


Gautam left [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)]] on 4 September 2021 and has not joined any party yet. It's reported that he may join [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)|CPN (Unified Socialist)]] or make a new party of his own very soon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bam Dev Gautam quits CPN-UML|url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/main-news/bam-dev-gautam-quits-cpn-uml|access-date=16 January 2022|website=GorakhaPatra|language=en}}</ref>
Gautam left [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)]] on 4 September 2021 and has not joined any party yet. It's reported that he may join [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)|CPN (Unified Socialist)]] or float a new party of his own very soon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bam Dev Gautam quits CPN-UML|url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/main-news/bam-dev-gautam-quits-cpn-uml|access-date=16 January 2022|website=GorakhaPatra|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Setopati|first=Setopati ::|title=Bam Dev Gautam to form new party|url=https://en.setopati.com/political/157855/|access-date=2022-02-02|website=Setopati}}</ref>


== Personal life==
== Personal life==

Revision as of 08:19, 2 February 2022

Bamdev Gautam
बाम देव गौतम
File:Bamdev Gautam.jpg
Deputy Prime Minister
and
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
2014–2015
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterSushil Koirala
In office
2008–2009
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
In office
1997–1998
MonarchBirendra of Nepal
Prime MinisterLokendra Bahadur Chand
Member of National Assembly
Assumed office
2021
Preceded byYubraj Khatiwada
ConstituencyNominated
Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyBardiya 1
In office
2013–2017
ConstituencyBardiya 1
Personal details
Born (1948-07-09) July 9, 1948 (age 76)
Dakhakwadi-1, Pyuthan District
NationalityNepalese
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) (1998) (1998-2002)
CPN (UML) (until 1998, 2002-2018)
Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021)
SpouseTulsa Thapa
EducationSLC

Bam Dev Gautam (Template:Lang-ne) is a Nepalese politician and the former Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.[1][2] He is a former Senior vice Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He is currently member of National Assembly nominated by President.[3]

Gautam left Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) on 4 September 2021 and has not joined any party yet. It's reported that he may join CPN (Unified Socialist) or float a new party of his own very soon.[4][5]

Personal life

Bamdev Gautam was born in Pyuthan District of Lumbini Province of Nepal. He was born on 8 July 1948 as the son of Kabi Raj and Padma Devi Gautam. After completing his SLC, Gautam started teaching as a profession. He is married to Tulsa Thapa who is also a Member of House of Representatives.

Political life

Early political career

Bam dev Gautam joined the Communist party of Nepal in 1964 and participated in full-time party activities from Rupandehi District in 1969. He became District Secretary of CPN Rupandehi in 1972. He played a major role in establishing Mukti Morcha with Madan Bhandari and Jeev Raj Ashrit. He later became Central member of Communist Party of Nepal(Marxist–Leninist) in 1980. After the merger, he was made a Politburo member of CPN(UML) and also attained the position of Deputy General Secretary of the party.[6]

He was elected MP from Bardiya Constituency No. 1 in first General Election 1991 and Mid Term Election 1994. Later he became the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister in February 1997.

Split of CPN (UML) and formation of CPN (ML)

Bam Dev Gautam played a major role in splitting the CPN(UML) over the issue of Mahakali treaty with India and later formed CPN(ML) on 5 March 1998. He was elected General Secretary of the party in March of that year.

Merger to CPN (UML)

The party failed to get a single seat in House in next election. Later, Bam Dev Gautam again joined the CPN(UML).[7]

On 31 August 2008, Bam Dev Gautam was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister in the Maoist-led Coalition Government.[8]

In federal democratic republican Nepal

In February 2009, Bam Dev Gautam was elected one of the Vice-Chairman of CPN(UML) in Butwal General Convention.[9]

On 2 May 2010 during Maoist protests, Bam Dev Gautam called for the Prime Minister to resign to end the current political stalemate.[10]

He was a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Bardia–1 and Pyuthan-1 seat in CA assembly, 2013 from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).[11][12]

2017-present

In the he was defeated by Sanjay Gautam of Nepali Congress inspire of left alliance forged between CPN (UML) and CPN (Maoist Centre).[13][14] Presently, he is a member of National Assembly nominated by President on recomentadion of council of ministers.[3]

Electoral history

Bardiya 1
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Sanjay Kumar Gautam 44,829
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bam Dev Gautam 44,076
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Nar Bahadur Bohora 2,372
Others 2,228
Invalid votes 5,948
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission
Bardiya 1
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bam Dev Gautam 18,347
UCPN (Maoist) Bhuwan Kumar Tharu 11,628
Nepali Congress Bhuwaneshwar Chaudhary 8,598
Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Thakur Singh Tharu 1,174
Others 3,595
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[15]
Pyuthan 1
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bam Dev Gautam 13,962
Rastriya Janamorcha Kishna Bahadur Khadka 8,724
UCPN (Maoist) Navaraj Subedi 7,054
Nepali Congress Hukum Bahadur Bista 5,215
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Yam Bahadur Gurung 1,017
Others 626
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[15]
Bardiya 1
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Sarala Regmi 17,955
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bam Dev Gautam 13,773
Nepali Congress Malati Sodari 6,831
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Govinda Prasad Tharu 2,324
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Nar Bahadur Bohora 1,815
Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Thakur Singh Tharu 1,340
Others 1,154
Invalid votes 1,163
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[16]
Bardiya 1
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Kashi Paudel 17,219
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Bam Dev Gautam 13,247
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Gobinda Prasad Koirala 10,885
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Gaurav Chand 1,646
Others 2,774
Invalid votes 1,490
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[17][18]
Bardiya 1
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bam Dev Gautam 16,933
Nepali Congress Phul Ram Tharu 10,949
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Thakur Singh Tharu 5,757
Result CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[17]
Bardiya 1
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bam Dev Gautam 16,486
Nepali Congress 11,712
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

References

  1. ^ "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Bamdev Gautam sworn in as a member of National Assembly".
  4. ^ "Bam Dev Gautam quits CPN-UML". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ^ Setopati, Setopati ::. "Bam Dev Gautam to form new party". Setopati. Retrieved 2 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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  11. ^ "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Bamdev Gautam lost polls due to his own flaws: UML's probe panel - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  14. ^ Republica. "NC candidate Sanjaya defeats UML leader Bamdev in Bardiya-1". My Republica. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Ca Election report". 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.