Bimalendra Nidhi

Bimalendra Nidhi
Vice-President of the Nepali Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018 Serving with Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
President	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded by	Ram Chandra Paudel
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office 4 August 2016[1] – 7June 2021
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] – 7 June 2021
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
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 1994–2002
Preceded by	Mahendra Narayan Nidhi
Succeeded by	Sanjay Sah
Constituency	Dhanusha-4
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
In office 2008–2017
Preceded by	Ananda Prasad Dhungana
Constituency	Dhanusha-3
Personal details
Born	(1956-09-25) 25 September 1956 (age 68)[5] Janakpur, Dhanusa, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Nepali Congress
Spouse(s)	Anamika Upasak Nidhi
Mother	Prem Sagari Nidhi
Father	Mahendra Narayan Nidhi[6]
Residence	Nagrain, Janakpur, Nepal
Education	Masters in Political Science[7]
Alma mater	Tribhuvan University

Bimalendra Nidhi (Maithili/Nepali/Devanagari: बिमलेन्द्र निधि listen (help·info)); is the former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal and Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal.^[8] He is the present vice-president of Nepali Congress, the governing party of the Nepal.^[9][10]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Nepal, Review. "Newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi vows for sound security". Review Nepal News. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
2. ↑ "Deuba sworn in as 40th PM, forms Cabinet by inducting 7 ministers". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
3. ↑ "अन्ततः २१ सदस्यीय मन्त्रिमण्डल" [Finally 21 members cabinet]. BBC News नेपाली (in Nepali). 25 February 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
4. ↑ "SC's stay order to correct 16-pt deal: Minister Nidhi". The Himalayan Times. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
5. ↑ "Bimalendra Nidhi". Vimarshnews. Retrieved 14 March 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
6. ↑ "Bimalendra Nidhi". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
7. ↑ "Bimalendra Nidhi". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
8. ↑ "Prachanda sworn in Nepal's new Prime Minister". The Hindu. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
9. ↑ Das, Samir Kumar (2005). Peace processes and peace accords. SAGE. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-7619-3391-5.
10. ↑ "Nidhi appointed NC Vice-Prez, Khadka Gen Secy". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.