Bimalendra Nidhi | |
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विमलेन्द्र निधि | |
Vice-President of the Nepali Congress | |
In office 2017–2021 Serving with Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | |
President | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
Preceded by | Ram Chandra Paudel |
Succeeded by | Dhanraj Gurung |
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal | |
In office 4 August 2016[1] – 24 May 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Preceded by | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar |
Succeeded by | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar |
Minister for Home Affairs | |
In office 4 August 2016[1] – 24 May 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Preceded by | Shakti Bahadur Basnet |
Succeeded by | Janardan Sharma[2] |
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport[4] | |
In office 25 February 2014[3] – 12 October 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Sushil Koirala |
Succeeded by | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar |
Minister for Education and Sports | |
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies | |
Minister for General Administration | |
In office 13 December 1995[5] – 11 March 1997 | |
Monarch | Birendra of Nepal |
Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament | |
In office 2008–2017 | |
Preceded by | Ananda Prasad Dhungana |
Constituency | Dhanusha-3 |
General Secretary of Nepali Congress[6] | |
In office 2006–2010 | |
President | Girija Prasad Koirala |
Preceded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
Succeeded by | Prakash Man Singh Krishna Prasad Sitaula |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 22 December 2022[7] | |
Preceded by | Binod Chaudhary |
Constituency | Party List (Nepali Congress) |
In office 1994–2002 | |
Preceded by | Mahendra Narayan Nidhi |
Succeeded by | Sanjay Sah |
Constituency | Dhanusha-4 |
Personal details | |
Born | [8] Janakpur, Dhanusa, Nepal | 25 September 1956
Nationality | Nepalese |
Political party | Nepali Congress |
Spouse | Anamika Upasak Nidhi |
Children | 2 (Abiral Nidhi, Anukul Nidhi) |
Parents |
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Residence(s) | Nagarain, Janakpur, Nepal |
Education | Masters in Political Science[9] |
Alma mater | Tribhuvan University |
Bimalendra Nidhi (Maithili/Nepali/Devanagari: बिमलेन्द्र निधि ⓘ) is a Nepali politician who serves as a member of the House of Representatives and a senior leader of Nepali Congress. He is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal and Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal.[10] Nidhi has also served as the Vice-president and General secretary of Nepali Congress, for tenures of four consecutive years each.[11][12]