Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma

Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma (Nepali: खड्ग बहादुर बिश्वकर्मा) alias Prakanda (प्रकाण्ड), born 17 May 1968 (२०२५ जेष्ठ ४ शुक्रवार), is a Nepalese communist politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal Maoist. He is spokesperson of Communist Party of Nepal Maoist.

In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Kalikot-1 constituency, winning 27629 votes.[1] He was subsequently appointed as Minister of Tourism and civil aviation in the Cabinet headed by Mr. Jhalanath Khanal. Before that, in 2007 he was appointed as Minister of Women, Children and Social Welfare in the cabinet headed by late Giriga Prasad Koirala. Prakanda was born in Malkot-04 VDC of Kalikot district in a low-middle class peasant family. He played vital role in western part of country in 10-year-long guerrilla war (Peoples war) led by Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) against the government.

References

  1. ↑ Election Commission of Nepal



Delivering public speech in Kalikot District.

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