Gyanendra Shahi

Gyan Bahadur Shahi (Nepali: ज्ञान बहादुर शाही) popularly known as Gyanendra Shahi, is a Nepalese politician and a spokesperson of Rastriya Prajatantra Party.^[1] He was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2022 election from Jumla 1.^[2][3][4]

Gyan Bahadur Shahi
ज्ञान बहादुर शाही
Shahi in 2023
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 December 2022
Preceded by	Gajendra Bahadur Mahat
Constituency	Jumla 1
Personal details
Born	(1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 32) Jumla District, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Rastriya Prajatantra Party (2022 – present)

Political career

Shahi joined Rastriya Prajatantra Party as a central committee member and spokesperson on 18 February 2022.^[5] He was elected from Jumla 1 as a member of parliament on 22 December 2023, by more than 53 percent of votes.^[2]

Electoral history

2022 general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gyan Bahadur Shahi	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	22,819	53.31
	Goma Gautam	CPN (Maoist Centre)	11,959	27.94
	Ratan Nath Yogi	CPN (UML)	6,528	15.25
	Others		1,500	3.50
Total			42,806	100.00
Majority			10,860
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party gain
Source: [6]

References

1. "सडकमा आक्रोश पोख्ने ज्ञानेन्द्र शाही अब संसद्‍मा". Khabarhub (in Nepali).
2. "जुम्लाबाट ज्ञानेन्द्र शाही विजयी". Setopati (in Nepali). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
3. शाही, पंखबहादुर. "को हुन् जुम्लाबाट प्रतिनिधि सभामा निर्वाचित ज्ञानेन्द्र शाही ?". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
4. "यो पटक संसद्‌मा देखिन सक्छन् चार पार्टीका यी चार चर्चित अनुहार". BBC News नेपाली (in Nepali). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
5. "Anti-corruption crusader Gyanendra Shahi joins RPP". My Republica. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
6. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.