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Communist Party of Nepal (United)
नेपाल कम्यूनिष्ट पार्टी (संयुक्त)
PresidentGanesh Shah
SecretarySunil Manandher
Founded2007
Dissolved2017
Merged intoCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism
Political positionLeft-wing
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Communist Party of Nepal (United) was a political party in Nepal. It was founded in 2007, following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist).

Chandra Dev Joshi chairman of the party and Sunil Manandhar general secretary of the party. In 2008 Nepal's first openly homosexual representative, Sunil Babu Pant was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the party list.[1]

The party merged into CPN (Maoist Centre) on 11 October 2017 ahead of the 2017 elections.[2][3]

History

The party was founded following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist) when Ganesh Shah and Chandra Dev Joshi broke away from the party. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly elections, the party won five seats from proportional voting. The party selected Sunil Babu Pant, the first openly homosexual lawmaker in Asia from the party list.[1] Party chairman Chandra Dev Joshi was also appointed as the Minister for Land Reform and Management in the Baburam Bhattari cabinet in 2011.[4]

In the 2013 Constituent Assembly elections the party won three seats from proportional voting. The party merged into CPN (Maoist Centre) on 11 October 2017.[3]

Electoral performance

Election Leader Votes Seats Position Resulting government
# % # +/-
2008 Ganesh Shah 154,968 1.44
5 / 575
 10th Maoist–CPN (UML)–MJFN–Sadbhavana–CPN (United)
2013 Ganesh Shah 91,997 0.97
3 / 575
 Decrease 2 Decrease 13th Congress–CPN (UML)–RPP

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References

  1. ^ a b Pokharel, Tilak (2008-09-20). "In Conservative Nepal, a Tribune for the 'Third Gender' Speaks Out". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. ^ "CPN-United to merge with Maoist Center". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  3. ^ a b "नेकपा (संयुक्त) माओवादी केन्द्रसँग मिल्दै". Himal Khabar. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  4. ^ बगाले, सन्जिब. "वकिल छैन, मेरो कुरा मै भन्छु श्रीमान् भन्नुपर्ला अदालतमा: चन्द्रदेव जोशी". Setopati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
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