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Balen Shah
Nepalese rapper and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balendra Shah is a Nepalese rapper, musician, structural engineer, and politician better known as Balen Shah or just Balen. He is now the 15th mayor of Kathmandu, Nepal's main city. He also served as a judge on Image Channel's hip-hop reality show Nephopko Shreepech.[1]
Quick Facts Mayor Balendra Shah, 15th Mayor of Kathmandu ...
Balendra Shah | |
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बालेन्द्र शाह | |
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15th Mayor of Kathmandu | |
Assumed office 30 May 2022 | |
Deputy | Sunita Dangol |
Preceded by | Bidya Sundar Shakya |
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Born | (1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 34) Naradevi-18, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Political party | Independent |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Spouse(s) | Sabina Kafle (m. 2018) |
Mother | Dhruv Devi Shah |
Father | Ram Narayan Shah |
Alma mater | VTU (M.Tech.) |
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Musical career | |
Origin | Sinamangal–9, Kathmandu, Nepal |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Website | balenformayor |
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Since the early 2010s, Shah has been a popular personality in Nepalese hip-hop. Shah ran as an independent in the 2022 local elections, beating Nepali Congress candidate Sirjana Singh and CPN (UML) candidate Keshav Sthapit.[2][3]