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Dhan Bahadur Budha

Nepali Communist PartyDolpa-1Updated May 24, 2026, 7:00 AM

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Dhan Bahadur Buda

Summary

Dhan Bahadur Budha is a Nepalese politician and House of Representatives member for Nepali Communist Party, elected from Dolpa-1 in Nepal's 2026 general election. Dhan Bahadur Buda is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist). In his hometown Buda is famously known as Dhanu who has won consecutively three times as member of house of representatives and served as the Minister of Urban Development of Nepal. He was a Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in Second Oli's cabinet from 2018 to 2019. He is a member of the House of Representatives elected from Dolpa district, Parliamentary Constituency 1, in the 2017 election of the Federal Parliament.

Constituency

Dolpa-1

District

Dolpa

Votes

6,802

Vote share

43.9%

Source records

8

Profile overview

Background and experience

Education history

SLC

Institution

SLC

प्रमाणपत्र tx

Professional history

Member of Constituent Assembly, Social Service and Business and Member of Representative Assembly

politician

Affiliations

नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एकीकृत समाजवादी).

Additional public details

V.No. 2078 Chairman of District Development Committee, Dolpa in 2060 and 2061. V.No. Member of the Constituent Assembly in 2070, Member of the House of Representatives in 2074, Dolpa. V.No. Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in 2076. Directly elected from Dolpa in House of Representatives election, 2079.

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Published Jun 1, 2026, 9:12 AM

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HoR adjourned as opposition obstructs over PM Shah’s remarks

KATHMANDU: Monday’s meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) was adjourned for 15 minutes after opposition parties disrupted proceedings, demanding that Prime Minister Balendra Shah retract and apologize for his controversial remarks on Nepal–India borde…

Khabarhub English

Published May 31, 2026, 2:36 PM

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Opposition protest disrupts House session, tension erupts in Parliament

KATHMANDU: The meeting of the House of Representatives on Sunday turned tense after opposition lawmakers staged protests and encircled the rostrum, demanding procedural changes in the parliamentary agenda.

Onlinekhabar English

Updated May 22, 2026, 7:03 AM

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A peek inside Nepal's brand new Parliament hall (Photos)

Construction of the Federal Parliament Building located at Singha Durbar is nearing its final stages. Kathmandu, May 22 Construction of the Federal Parliament Building located at Singha Durbar is nearing its final stages. The building has been constructed with a modern and grand structure.

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Sources

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