Jagannath Paudel

{{Short description|Nepali politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix = Honourable

| constituency = Bagmati Province

| nationality = Nepalese

| parents =

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| otherparty =

| party = Nepali Congress

| name = Jagannath Paudel

| primeminister = KP Sharma Oli

| office = Member of Rastriya Sabha

| termend = 2002

| termstart = 1997

| image = Indian Election Symbol Pineapple.png

| caption = Election symbol of Paudel

| native_name = जगन्नाथ पौडेल

| primeminister1 = Krishna Prasad Bhattarai

| monarch1 =Birendra of Nepal

| term_end1 = 1997

| term_start1 = 1992

| office1 = Deputy Mayor of Bharatpur Municipality

| occupation = {{Hlist|Lawyer|Politician}}

| website =

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Jagannath Paudel ({{langx|ne|जगन्नाथ पौडेल}}) is a Nepali politician who is a member of the Nepali Congress.{{Cite web |title=भरतपुरमा पौडेलको बागी, दाहाललाई संकट |url=https://www.newsofnepal.com/2022/05/01/493966/ |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=News of Nepal |language=en}} He is also a former member of Rastriya Sabha and was elected under the open category.{{Cite web |title=अमेरिकी ग्रिनकार्डबारे भरतपुरका बागी जगन्नाथ भन्छन्– म नेपाललाई नै अमेरिका बनाउने चाहने मान्छे, किन अमेरिका गएर बस्ने ? |url=https://farakdhar.com/story/82819/ |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=Farakdhar {{!}}{{!}} Nepal's Online Magazine}}{{Cite web |title=Jagannath Paudel {{!}} C-SPAN.org |url=https://www.c-span.org/person/?89496/JagannathPaudel |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=www.c-span.org}}

He was one of the core leader of Nepali Congress in Bharatpur until he gave independent candidacy against the alliance.{{Cite web |last=रातोपाटी |title=काँग्रेसको झण्डा प्रयोग गरिरहेका जगन्नाथ पौडेललाई कारबाही हुन्छ ? |url=https://ratopati.com/story/235872/2022/5/1/ne |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=RatoPati |language=Nepali}} Currently, even CPN (UML) and RPP are in talks with Paudel to vote him instead of their own candidate to make Renu Dahal loose the election.{{Cite web |title=स्थानीय तह निर्वाचन: भरतपुरका कांग्रेस, जो 'भरत' बन्न तयार भएनन् |url=https://ekantipur.com/local-elections-2022/2022/04/30/165128081793696932.html |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=ekantipur.com |language=ne}} Similarly, nearly seventy percent of the Nepali Congress vote is expected to be cast for Paudel.{{Cite web |title=भरतपुरमा जगन्नाथको दाबी : आश्चर्य हुनेछ, स्वतन्त्र उम्मेदवारले पनि जिते भनेर सबै दंग पर्नेछन् |url=https://pahilopost.com/content/20220501075340.html |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=pahilopost.com}} Due to this Paudel has been a matter of pressure to both UML and Maoist candidate with highest chance of win.{{Cite web |title=भरतपुरको ऋणात्मक हिसाब : कांग्रेसका बागी एमालेलाई घाँडो |url=https://nepalkhabar.com/construction/politics/128606-2022-4-30-21-1-7 |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=nepalkhabar |language=Nepali}}