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Ganesh Singh Thagunna

Nepal Communist Party (UML) · Darchula-1

Updated Jul 13, 2026, 12:07 AM

Honorable Ganesh Singh Thagunna(Elected From Darchula 2026 MP)(born 7 December 1968) is a Nepali politician and former Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration.He is a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. Previously, he was also elected to the 2nd constituent assembly in 2013. He is a long time member of CPN UML. He is from Darchula District, where he won both the 2013 and 2017 elections from Darchula 1 (constituency).

Open constituency

Constituency: Darchula-1
District: Darchula
Votes: 18,891
Vote share: 39.5%
Sources: 8

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