Mahadev Bajgai

{{short description|Nepali politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Mayor

|name = Mahadev Bajgai

|native_name = महादेव बजगाई

|image = File:महादेव बजगाई.png

|office = Mayor of Lamki Chuha Municipality

|deputy = Tika Thapa

|term_start = 5 July 2017

|term_end = 24 April 2022

|predecessor = Position established

|Work =

|successor = Sushila Shahi

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|02|23}}

|birth_place = Kamalbazar Municipality, Achham District

|spouse = Indra Bajgain

|children = 3

| residence = Lamki Chuha Municipality

| nationality = Nepali

| citizenship = Nepali

| parents = Mani Ram Bajgain (father)
Durpata Devi Bajgain (mother)

|country = Nepal

|party = Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

|alma_mater =

|website =

}}

Mahadev Bajgai ({{langx|ne|महादेव बजगाई}}) is a Nepalese politician and Former Mayor of Lamki Chuha Municipality of Kailali District.{{cite web|url=https://www.sagarmathaonline.com/16566/2017/07/05/|title=CPN (UML) clinches Lamkichuha and Ghodaghodi municipalities|publisher=}} He is secretariat Member of CPN UML Sudurpaschim Province Committee. He has been in the limelight time and again for his pro-citizen decisions and activities. He has diverted funds earmarked for the purchase of vehicles into the construction of a hospital instead. A budget of Rs 7.5 million was allocated to vehicle purchases for municipality officials. But by the third municipal council meeting, Bajgain decided to divert the vehicle purchase funds to the construction of a hospital in Ward No 10.{{Cite news|title= Mayor diverts vehicle purchase funds to hospital construction |language=en|work=myrepublica |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/mayor-diverts-vehicle-purchase-funds-to-hospital-construction/ |access-date=2018-11-27}} He is chairman of Thakur Baba Business Group, growing industry in Kailali District and Growing Poultry industry in western Nepal.In the 10th general convention of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), Bajgain was proposal of Bhim Bahadur Rawal to his Candidacy for the post of Party Chairman.{{Cite news|title=Oli and Rawal vying for party chair, file candidacies as UML 10th Gen Convention heads for polls |language=en|work=Khabarhub|url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/29/223060/ |access-date=November 29, 2021}}

Personal life

Mahadev Bajgain was born on 23 February 1978 in a Brahmin family . He is the second son of Maniram Bajgain and Durpata devi Bajgain. He started His Political life in Kailali District.

Electoral history

He was elected to the Mayor of Lamki Chuha Municipality in Nepalese local elections, 2017.[https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultDetails.aspx?phaseID=2.html Election Commission]{{cite web|url= https://www.nepalarchives.com/content/lamkichuha-municipality-kailali-election-results-2017/|title=LAMKICHUHA MUNICIPALITY (KAILALI) ELECTION RESULTS 2017|publisher=}} He lost the 2022 Nepalese local elections for the post of Mayor of Lamki Chuha Municipality.[https://localelection.ekantipur.com/pradesh-7/district-kailali/lamkichuha?lng=eng Ekantipur]

=[[2017 Nepalese local elections|Nepalese local elections, 2017]]=

He has been elected to the Mayor of Lamkichuha Municipality in Nepalese local elections, 2017 defeating Bhakta Bahadur Thapa, Nepali Congress candidate by the margin of 667 votes.

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! colspan="4" |Mayor of Lamkichuha

PartyCandidateVotesStatus
CPN-UMLMahadev Bajgain7188Elected
Nepali CongressBhakta Bahadur Thapa6521Lost
Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik)Arun Kumar Chaudhary6222Lost
CPN (Maoist Centre)Dal Bahadur Bista4701Lost

=[[2022 Nepalese local elections]]=

In 2022 Nepalese local elections, Mahadev Bajgain lost the election with Sushila Shahi. Susila Shahi was a mayor candidate from the Alliance of 5 Political Parties that are Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), People's Socialist Party, Nepal and Rastriya Janamorcha. Mahadev Bajgain was believed to be a strongest Candidate but he became the Victim of Alliance of 5 Political Party. CPN-UML Kailali District Committee Chairman Ratan Bahadur Thapa was removed from the post of Party District Chairman for playing a role in defeating the party’s official candidate Bajgain in the local elections.{{cite web|url= https://www.scriling.com/uml-kailali-district-chairman-thapa-was-removed-from-his-post/|title=UML Kailali district chairman Thapa was removed from his post|publisher=}}

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! colspan="4" |Mayor of Lamkichuha

PartyCandidateVotesStatus
Nepali CongressSushila Shahi12713Elected
CPN-UMLMahadev Bajgain11935Lost
Nepal Loktantrik PartyDeshram Chaudhary1580Lost
Nagrik Unmukti PartyMahendra upadhyay1072Lost

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