Ashok Rai Explained

Honorific Prefix:Honourable
Ashok Kumar Rai
Native Name:अशोककुमार राई
Native Name Lang:ne
Office3:Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Term Start3:22 December 2022
Predecessor3:Jay Kumar Rai
Constituency3:Sunsari 1
Termstart4:October 1994
Termend4:May 1999
Predecessor4:Kul Prasad Sharma
Successor4:Shiva Kumar Basnet
Constituency4:Khotang 2
Termstart5:May 1991
Termend5:August 1994
Predecessor5:Constituency established
Successor5:Constituency abolished
Constituency5:Khotang 3
Office6:Member of for
Termstart6:21 January 2014
Termend6:14 October 2018
Birth Date:30 August 1957
Birth Place:Udayapur District, Nepal
Party:Janata Samajbadi
Otherparty:CPN (UML) (until 2012)
FSP (2012–2015)
FSF-N (2015–2019)
Office:chairman of People's Socialist Party
Predecessor:position established
Termstart:6 June 2024
Office1:Minister of Education, Science and Technology
President1:Ram Chandra Paudel
Primeminister1:Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Termstart1:31 March 2023
Termend1:6 March 2024
Successor1:Sumana Shrestha
Vicepresident1:Ram Sahaya Yadav
Predecessor1:Pushpa Kamal Dahal

Ashok Kumar Rai (Nepali: अशोककुमार राई) is a Nepalese politician and the chairman of newly formed People's Socialist Party. Rai is also the current MP for Sunsari 1.

Rai is the current Minister for Science, Education and Technology of Nepal.

Political life

He was previously the vice-chairman of CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) before he broke off with other indigenous leaders in the party to form the Federal Socialist Party.[1] He later merged the party with Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum and Khas Samabesi Party to form the Federal Socialist Forum.[2]

He was elected to the House of Representatives from Sunsari 1 at the 2022 general elections. He had previously served as an MP from Khotang 2 and Khotang 3 after being elected at the 1991 and 1994 elections respectively. He was also elected as a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly from the Federal Socialist Party list.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sanghiya Samajbadi Party formed under Rai . 2022-11-28 . Sanghiya Samajbadi Party formed under Rai.
  2. Web site: Upendra Yadav, Ashok Rai announce unity, form FSF-N . 2022-11-28 . thehimalayantimes.com. 15 June 2015 .
  3. Web site: Ashok Kumar Rai elected HoR member from Sunsari-1 . 2022-11-28 . kathmandupost.com . English.