Prabhu Sah
{{short description|Nepali politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Honourable
| name = Prabhu Sah
| image = Prabhu Sah प्रभु साह.jpg
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| native_name = प्रभु साह
| office = Minister of Urban Development
| term_start = 25 December 2020
| term_end = 20 May 2021
| president = Bidhya Devi Bhandari
| primeminister = KP Sharma Oli
| predecessor = Krishna Gopal Shrestha
| successor = Ram Kumari Jhakri
| office1 =
| term_start1 = 7 June 2017
| term_end1 = 17 October 2017
| president1 = Bidya Devi Bhandari
| primeminister1 = Sher Bahadur Deuba
| predecessor1 = Arjun Narasingha K.C.
| successor1 = Dil Nath Giri
| office2 = Minister for Law and Constitutional Affairs
| term_start2 = 4 May 2011
| term_end2 = 29 August 2011
| president2 = Ram Baran Yadav
| primeminister2 = Jhala Nath Khanal
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| office3 = Minister of Land Management,
Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
| term_start3 = 29 August 2011
| term_end3 = 16 October 2011
| president3 = Ram Baran Yadav
| primeminister3 = Baburam Bhattarai
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| office4 = Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
| term_start4 = 2023
| term_end4 =
| term_start5 = 4 March 2018
| term_end5 = 2021
| constituency5 = Rautahat 3
| office6 = Member of
Nepalese Constituent Assembly
| term_start6 = 28 May 2008
| term_end6 = 14 October 2017
| predecessor6 = Bansidhar Mishra
| constituency6 = Rautahat 3
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|10}}
| birth_place = Rautahat District
| death_date =
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| nationality = Nepalese
| spouse = Reena Kumari Sah
| parents = Babu Lal Sah (father)
{{nobr|Laxminiya Devi Sah (mother)}}
| party = Aam Janata Party{{cite web|title=Prabhu Sah launches Aam Janata Party |url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2022/12/29/prabhu-sah-launches-aam-janata-party}}
| relations =
| children = 2
| residence = Maulapur, Rautahat
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| website = {{url|http://prabhusah.com/}}
| footnotes =
| caption = Sah in 2024
}}
Prabhu Sah (Nepali: प्रभु साह) is a Nepalese politician and a former Minister of Urban Development of Government of Nepal.{{cite web |title=PM inducts new ministers in Cabinet |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/prime-minister-inducts-new-ministers-in-cabinet/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Malay Times |date=26 December 2020 |publisher=}} He has served as chairman of Aam Janata Party since the faction's split from the CPN (UML).{{Cite web|title=एमालेमा प्रभु साहको विद्रोह : मधेसका २५ स्थानमा दिए संगठित स्वतन्त्र उम्मेदवारी |url=https://ekantipur.com/news/2022/10/10/166540315507871391.html |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=ekantipur.com |language=ne}}
Political life
In the 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Rautahat 3 (constituency), winning 11,625 votes. In the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Rautahat 3 (constituency), winning 13,009 votes. He was elected, in the elections held in 2017, as a member of the House of Representatives from his home district. Sah also served as Minister for Law and Constitutional Affairs under Jhalanath Khanal cabinet in 2011, also Minister of Urban Development under Sher Bahadur Deuba cabinet{{Cite web |title=Prabhu Sah given responsibility of Ministry of Urban Development |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/06/16/prabhu-sah-given-ministry-of-urban-development |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}} and Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.
Literature
He wrote many books inspired by his life. Some of them are Madheshi Mukti ka Aadharharu, Mera Yatana Ka 270 Deen haru, Janayudha ra Madhesi Mukti ko Karyadisa, etc.
Electoral history
He was elected to the Member of House of Representatives in 2017, Member of 2013 Constituent Assembly and Member of 2008 Constituent Assembly.
class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Candidate !Votes |
style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" |
|Prabhu Sah Teli |27,799 |
style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Sunil Kumar Yadav |18,206 |
style="background-color:#ffb300" |
|Om Prakash |14,658 |
| colspan="2" |Others
|1,295 |
colspan="3" |Invalid votes
|3,558 |
colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |Maoist Centre hold |
---|
colspan="4" |Source: [https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral.aspx Election Commission] |
2013 Constituent Assembly election
class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Candidate !Votes |
style="background-color:darkred" |
|Prabhu Sah Teli |13,009 |
style="background-color:darkorange" |
|Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal |Ram Kishor Prasad Yadav |10,210 |
style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |Hridaya Narayan Prasad Sah |5,333 |
style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Hridaya Narayan Ray Yadav |4,092 |
style="background-color:#e0ffff" |
|Sanjay Mahato |1,184 |
| colspan="2" |Others
|3,750 |
colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |Maoist hold |
---|
colspan="4" |Source: NepalNews{{Cite web|date=2015-03-25|title=Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens|url=http://vote.nepalnews.com/election/pages/bhaktapur.php#top|access-date=2020-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325225411/http://vote.nepalnews.com/election/pages/bhaktapur.php#top|archive-date=2015-03-25}} |
2008 Constituent Assembly election
class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Candidate !Votes |
style="background-color:darkred" |
|Prabhu Sah Teli |11,625 |
style="background-color:orangered" |
|Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal |Ram Kishor Prasad Yadav |10,903 |
style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Sheikh Rashid Ali |4,255 |
style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |Kamal Raya Yadav |3,571 |
style="background-color:olivedrab" |
|Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party |Rajdev Prasad Chaudhary |2,847 |
style="background-color:yellowgreen" |
|Shambhu Prasad Jaiswal |1,362 |
style="background-color:palevioletred" |
|Ram Bishwas Raya Yadav |1,212 |
|Others
|Nawal Kishor Prasad Yadav |2,854 |
colspan="3" |Invalid votes
|2,793 |
colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |Maoist gain |
---|
colspan="4" |Source: Election Commission{{Cite web|date=2009-10-03|title=Ca Election report|url=http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php|access-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003184536/http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php|archive-date=2009-10-03}} |
See also
References
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Category:Government ministers of Nepal
Category:Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians
Category:People from Rautahat District
Category:Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
Category:Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly