Prabhu Sah

{{short description|Nepali politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Honourable

| name = Prabhu Sah

| image = Prabhu Sah प्रभु साह.jpg

| image_size =

| 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 =

| death_place =

| 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

| alma_mater =

| occupation =

| profession =

| signature =

| signature_alt =

| 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.

[http://prabhusah.com/,html Literature ]

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.

2017 legislative elections

Rautahat 3 (constituency)

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" |Party

!Candidate

!Votes

style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" |

|CPN (Maoist Centre)

|Prabhu Sah Teli

|27,799

style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |

|Nepali Congress

|Sunil Kumar Yadav

|18,206

style="background-color:#ffb300" |

|Rastriya Janata Party Nepal

|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

Rautahat 3 (constituency)

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" |Party

!Candidate

!Votes

style="background-color:darkred" |

|UCPN (Maoist)

|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}}" |

|Nepali Congress

|Hridaya Narayan Ray Yadav

|4,092

style="background-color:#e0ffff" |

|Dalit Janajati Party

|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

Rautahat 3 (constituency)

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" |Party

!Candidate

!Votes

style="background-color:darkred" |

|CPN (Maoist)

|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}}" |

|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" |

|Sadbhavana Party

|Shambhu Prasad Jaiswal

|1,362

style="background-color:palevioletred" |

|CPN (United)

|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