Yam Lal Kandel
Yam Lal Kandel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| यामलाल कँडेल | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th Chief Minister of Karnali Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 10 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | Tilak Pariyar Yagya Raj Joshi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Raj Kumar Sharma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Karnali Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 10 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | Tilak Pariyar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Minister | himself | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Krishna Bahadur G.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition in the Karnali Provincial Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 9 April 2023 – 10 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | Tilak Pariyar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Minister | Raj Kumar Sharma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 3 November 2021 – 18 September 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | Tilak Pariyar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Minister | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 November 1961 Gaibanna, Dailekh, Kingdom of Nepal (present day Gurans Rural Municipality, Dailekh, Karnali Province, Nepal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nepali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Nepal Communist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Gita Adhikari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Education | Master's degree in Commerce Bachelor's degree in Commerce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Tribhuvan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yam Lal Kandel (Nepali: यामलाल कँडेल) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). He is currently serving as the 4th chief minister of Karnali Province since 10 April 2024. Kandel is the Parliamentary Party leader of the CPN (UML) in the province and is also member of Karnali Provincial Assembly from Surkhet 2(A) constituency since 2017. He is the standing committee member of CPN-UML.
In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Surkhet-2 constituency, winning 16297 votes. He completed his Master's degree in Commerce and Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Tribhuvan University in 1990 and has been engaged in full-time politics since 1979. He also served as a cabinet minister and was appointed Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal in 26 August 1998, parliamentarian in 1994 and mayor in 1992.