Member, House of Representatives
Elected · Direct seat
Ganesh Dhimal
गणेश धिमाल
Legal practitioner and consultant · Master's degree
Bara-1 · Madhesh
- Votes won
- 39,998
- Vote share 53.1%
- Winning margin
- 25,775
- Shambhubahadur Budhathoki
- Age
- 44
- Born 2039-07-10 B.S. (1982)
Profile
Ganesh Dhimal is a Nepalese politician serving as a member of parliament from the Rastriya Swatantra Party.He is the member of the 7th Pratinidhi Sabha elected from Bara 1 constituency in 2026 Nepalese General Election securing 39,998 votes and defeating his closest contender Shambu Bahadur Budathoki of the Nepali Congress. He holds Phd in Sociology from CMJ University, India.
Key facts
- Age
- 44
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth (B.S.)
- 2039-07-10
- Education
- Master's degree
- Profession
- Legal practitioner and consultant
- Residence
- Bara Kolhvi Municipality Kolhvi Bazar
- Citizenship district
- Bara
- Spouse
- Malina Gautam
Age: From the recorded date of birth.
Election result in Bara-1
The top three candidates in the Election Commission count. Shares are of all votes counted in the constituency.
| Ganesh Dhimal, Rastriya Swatantra Party | 39,998 Votes | Vote share 53.1% |
|---|---|---|
| Shambhubahadur Budhathoki, Nepali Congress | 14,223 Votes | Vote share 18.9% |
| Achyutprasad Mainali, CPN-UML | 11,645 Votes | Vote share 15.5% |
| All other candidates | 9,419 Votes | Vote share 12.5% |
Won by 25,775 votes over Shambhubahadur Budhathoki, a margin of 34.2% of votes counted.75,285 votes counted
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House sitting of October 2, 2026 (2083-06-16 BS)
House sitting of September 28, 2026 (2083-06-12 BS)
House sitting of September 24, 2026 (2083-06-08 BS)
House sitting of September 21, 2026 (2083-06-05 BS)
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Background and experience
Education history
Master's degree
- Institution:
- Tribhuvan University
- Country:
- Nepal
Professional history
Legal practitioner and consultant
Sources
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Sources checked Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM
- Wikidata entityWikidataAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Federal Parliament member profileFederal Parliament SecretariatAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia profile (English)WikipediaAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Election Commission of Nepal candidate result recordElection Commission of NepalAccessed Jul 12, 2026, 3:08 PM (opens in a new tab)
- Nepse Bajar candidate profileNepse BajarAccessed Jul 12, 2026, 3:08 PM (opens in a new tab)
- HamroNeta candidate profile, 2082HamroNetaAccessed Apr 4, 2026, 4:15 AM (opens in a new tab)
- HamroNeta candidate directory, 2082HamroNetaAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Federal Parliament active member directory, 2082Federal Parliament SecretariatAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
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