Prakash Man Singh
{{Short description|Nepali politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Honourable
| name = Prakash Man Singh
| native_name = प्रकाश मान सिंह
| image =
| caption = Singh in 2019
| office = Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
| termstart = 15 July 2024
| termend =
| alongside = Bishnu Prasad Paudel
| president = Ram Chandra Paudel
| primeminister = Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
| predecessor = Raghubir Mahaseth
Narayan Kaji Shrestha
Rabi Lamichhane
Upendra Yadav
| successor =
| termstart1 = 25 February 2014
| termend1 = 12 October 2015
| alongside1 = Bam Dev Gautam
| president1 = Ram Baran Yadav
| primeminister1 = Sushil Koirala
| predecessor1 = Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
Narayan Kaji Shrestha
Krishna Prasad Sitaula
Ishwar Pokhrel
| successor1 = Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
Kamal Thapa
Bhim Bahadur Rawal
Chandra Prakash Mainali
Chitra Bahadur K.C.
Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
| office2 = Minister of Urban Development of Nepal
| termstart2 = 15 July 2024
| termend2 =
| president2 = Ram Chandra Paudel
| primeminister2 = Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
| predecessor2 = Dhan Bahadur Buda
| successor2 =
| office3 = Minister of Federal Affairs and Local Development of Nepal
| termstart3 = 25 February 2014
| termend3 = 12 October 2015
| president3 = Ram Baran Yadav
| primeminister3 = Sushil Koirala
| predecessor3 = Bidyadhar Mallik
| successor3 = Kamal Thapa
| office5 = Minister of Physical Planning and Construction of Nepal
| termstart5 = 10 June 2004
| termend5 = 1 February 2005
| monarch5 = Gyanendra of Nepal
| primeminister5 = Sher Bahadur Deuba
| predecessor5 = Budhhiman Tamang
| successor5 = Kirti Nidhi Bista
| office6 = Minister of Supplies of Nepal
| termstart6 = 31 May 1999
| termend6 = 20 March 2000
| monarch6 = Birendra of Nepal
| primeminister6 = Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
| predecessor6 = Khum Bahadur Khadka
| successor6 = Ram Krishna Tamrakar
| office7 = Minister of Local Development of Nepal
| termstart7 = 21 April 1998
| termend7 = 26 August 1998
| monarch7 = Birendra of Nepal
| primeminister7 = Girija Prasad Koirala
| predecessor7 = Gajendra Narayan Singh
| successor7 = Amrit Kumar Bohara
| office8 = Minister of Population and Environment of Nepal
| termstart8 = 3 December 1997
| termend8 = 12 April 1998
| monarch8 = Birendra of Nepal
| primeminister8 = Surya Bahadur Thapa
| predecessor8 = Bidya Devi Bhandari
| successor8 = Ambika Sanwa
| termstart9 = 13 December 1995
| termend9 = 10 March 1997
| monarch9 = Birendra of Nepal
| primeminister9 = Sher Bahadur Deuba
| predecessor9 = Office established
| successor9 = Bidya Devi Bhandari
{{Collapsed infobox section begin|Other senior positions|titlestyle=background-color:lavender}}
| office10 = Vic Presidents of the Nepali Congress
| termstart10 = 1996
| termend10 = 2010
| alongside10 = Ram Chandra Poudel and Gopal Man Shrestha
| president10 = Girija Prasad Koirala
| predecessor10 =
| successor10 = Bimalendra Nidhi
Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
| office11 = General Secretary of the Nepali Congress
| termstart11 = 2010
| termend11 = 2016
| alongside11 = Krishna Prasad Sitaula
| president11 = Sushil Koirala
| predecessor11 = Ram Baran Yadav
Kul Bahadur Gurung
Bimalendra Nidhi
| successor11 = Shashanka Koirala
Purna Bahadur Khadka
{{Collapsed infobox section end|Other senior positions|titlestyle=background-color:lavender}}
{{Collapsed infobox section begin|Parliamentary offices|titlestyle=background-color:lavender}}
| office12 = Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
| term_start12 = 4 March 2018
| term_end12 =
| predecessor12 = Himself (as member of the Legislature Parliament)
| successor12 =
| constituency12 = Kathmandu 1
| office13 = Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
| term_start13 = 28 May 2008
| term_end13 = 14 October 2017
| predecessor13 = Pradeep Nepal
| successor13 = Himself (as member of the House of Representatives)
| constituency13 = Kathmandu 1
| office14 = Member of Parliament, Rastriya Sabha
| term_start14 = 13 November 1995
| term_end14 = 27 June 2001
{{Collapsed infobox section end|Parliamentary offices|titlestyle=background-color:lavender}}
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|4|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chhetrapati, Kathmandu
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Nepali Congress
| spouse =
| alma_mater = Master's Degree in Statistics
| father = Ganesh Man Singh
| mother = Mangala Devi Singh
| children = Prabhash Man Singh and Bhaskar Man Singh
| website =
| honorific_suffix = MP
}}
Prakash Man Singh ({{langx|ne|प्रकाश मान सिंह}}) is a Nepalese politician and a leader of the Nepali Congress and current Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. He is the son of Nepali politician Ganesh Man Singh. He has also been the Minister of Local Development and Federalism in Sushil Koirala's Cabinet.{{Cite web |url=http://telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=3016 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-04-11 |archive-date=2014-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209153827/http://telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=3016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://election.ujyaaloonline.com/candidates/41/Prakash-Man-Singh/|title=Prakash Man Singh|access-date=2014-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424224931/http://election.ujyaaloonline.com/candidates/41/Prakash-Man-Singh/|archive-date=2014-04-24|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=70127|publisher=My Republica|title=18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held|date=25 February 2014|access-date=16 July 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2014/02/25/meet-the-new-cabinet-of-ministers/|date=25 February 2014|publisher=Nepali Times|title=Nepali Times {{!}} The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers|access-date=16 July 2014}}
Political career
Singh contested the Kathmandu-4 constituency in the 1991 parliamentary election. Singh won 36.13% of the votes in the constituency, but was defeated by Sahana Pradhan of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist) (CPN(UML)).Third General Election: Emerging Scenario - 2055 (1999). Kathmandu: Institute for Development Studies, 1999. p. 18
In the 1994 parliamentary election, he contested the Kathmandu-3 constituency. Singh won 33.77% of the votes in the constituency, but was defeated by the CPN(UML) candidate Manmohan Adhikari.Third General Election: Emerging Scenario - 2055 (1999). Kathmandu: Institute for Development Studies, 1999. p. 57
Singh was Minister for Population and Environment in Sher Bahadur Deuba's cabinet formed in 1996. He later became Minister for Supplies in Krishna Prasad Bhattarai's cabinet.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/archive/mainnews/arc44.htm |title=NEWS FLASH ARCHIVE 44 |access-date=2008-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723150912/http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/archive/mainnews/arc44.htm |archive-date=2008-07-23 |url-status=dead }}
In the split in the Nepali Congress, Singh sided with the break-away Nepali Congress (Democratic). Singh became vice-president of NC(D).[http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2006/dec/dec16/news03.php Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Singh also became Minister for Physical Planning and Construction in Sher Bahadur Deuba's cabinet.[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050419/world.htm The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – World]
Singh was removed from his ministerial position when King Gyanendra took power in February 2005. In February 2005, Singh was arrested for two weeks. Singh was again arrested on April 21, 2005, after refusing to appear for a hearing of the Royal Commission for Corruption Control. Singh, along with Sher Bahadur Deuba, were accused by the RCCC of involvement in a case of corruption relating to the Melamchi Drinking Water Project. Singh had refused to appear in front of the RCCC, as he considering the institution as unconstitutional.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130203123736/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050422/asp/foreign/story_4646933.asp The Telegraph – Calcutta : International]}}[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4468341.stm BBC NEWS {{!}} South Asia {{!}} Former minister arrested in Nepal] In July 2005, Singh and Deuba were sentenced to 2 years in jail and a fine of 90 million rupees. Singh was released from jail on February 13, 2006, as the Supreme Court of Nepal ordered the dissolution of the RCCC.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121014071222/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/14/content_4181139.htm Xinhua – English]}}[http://www.nepalitimes.com/issue/285/Update/10699 Royal commission scrapped, Deuba and Singh freed – Nepali Times]
After the fall of King Gyanendra's direct rule, Singh became a nominated member of the new interim legislature.{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.np/memberhr.htm |title=Name list of mp |accessdate=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928035821/http://www.parliament.gov.np/memberhr.htm |archivedate=2007-09-28 }}
After the reunification of NC and NC(D), Singh became vice president of Nepali Congress.[http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=aNPata0skqzpca0Va5ua.axamal&folder=aNPataiaoanaaal&Name=National&sImageFileName=&dtSiteDate=20080226 The Himalayan Times: Breaking News, Views, Reviews, Sports, Business, Entertainment from Nepal]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In 2008, he won the Kathmandu-1 seat in the Constituent Assembly election, being the first candidate to be declared a winner. [https://www.annapurnapost.com/tags/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9 Singh] obtained 14318 votes.[http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=143637 eKantipur.com – Nepal's No.1 News Portal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412000502/http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=143637 |date=2008-04-12 }}{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080418002726/http://hamropalo.com/nepal_news/prakash-man-singh-of-nc-wins-from-kathmandu-1.html Prakash Man Singh of NC Wins from Kathmandu – 1]}}
In the 12th General convention of the Party held on September 22, 2010, Singh was elected as General Secretary of the Party defeating rival candidate Bimalendra Nidhi from Deuba Camp.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Prakash+Man+Singh+gen+secy%2C+Chitra+Lekha+treasurer&NewsID=258843 |title=The Himalayan Times : Prakash Man Singh gen secy, Chitra Lekha treasurer - Detail News : Nepal News Portal |access-date=2011-04-27 |archive-date=2012-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405200222/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Prakash+Man+Singh+gen+secy,+Chitra+Lekha+treasurer&NewsID=258843 |url-status=dead }}
Singh, the son of Ganesh Man Singh fielded candidacy for the post of party president leaving the camp in the 14th general convention of Nepali Congress.{{Cite web|title=Congress set to see four-way contest for party top post|url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2021/12/12/congress-set-to-see-four-way-contest-for-party-top-post|access-date=2021-12-14|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}} He was able to garner nearly 7% voters opening the way for second round of election as Deuba who obtained 48% votes was unable to cross 50% mark even joining hands with leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula.{{Cite web|title=Congress delegates to vote again to choose party president|url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2021/12/14/congress-delegates-to-vote-again-to-choose-party-president|access-date=2021-12-14|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}} Later, Deuba asked Nidhi and Singh for support while Singh said he was ready to support Deuba.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-14|title=कांग्रेस सभापतिमा सिंह र निधिले देउवालाई समर्थन गर्ने|url=https://www.bbc.com/nepali/news-59647357|access-date=2021-12-14|website=BBC News नेपाली|language=ne}} With this, Deuba and Singh came together after almost 12 years.{{Cite web|last=Setopati|first=प्रशन्न पोखरेल |title=१२ वर्षपछि खोलो फर्कियो: देउवा र सिंह एकै ठाउँमा|url=https://www.setopati.com/mahadebeshan-bishesh/congres/256826/|access-date=2021-12-14|website=Setopati|language=hi}}
Electoral history
= [[2017 Nepalese legislative election|2017 legislative elections]] =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Kathmandu-1 |
| colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate !Votes |
|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Prakash Man Singh |10,936 |
| style="background-color:#183F73" |
|10,118 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" |
|Anil Sharma |5,336 |
| | colspan="2" |Others
|1,292 |
| | colspan="2" |Invalid votes
|593 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |Congress hold |
| colspan="4" |Source: [https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral.aspx Election Commission] |
= [[2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2013 Constituent Assembly election]] =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Kathmandu-1 |
| colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate !Votes |
|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Prakash Man Singh |15,138 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" |
|4,064 |
| style="background-color:orange" |
|Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal |Bharat Mani Jangam |3,732 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) |Bidhya Neupane |3,501 |
| | colspan="2" |Others
|2,499 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |Congress hold |
| colspan="4" |Source: Election Commission |
= [[2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2008 Constituent Assembly election]] =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Kathmandu-1 |
| colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate !Votes |
|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Prakash Man Singh |14,318 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) |6,789 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" |
|Ram Man Shrestha |4,836 |
| style="background-color:orange" |
|Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal |Gobinda Lamichhane |1,042 |
| | colspan="2" |Others
|3,336 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |Congress 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003184536/http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php|archive-date=2009-10-03|access-date=2020-11-15}} |
= [[1994 Nepalese legislative election|1994 legislative elections]] =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Kathmandu-3 |
| colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate !Votes |
|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |15,642 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Prakash Man Singh |11,378 |
| style="background-color:orange" |
|Jaya Kumar Khadka |4,453 |
| |Rastriya Jana Parishad
|1,180 |
| | colspan="2" |Others
|755 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |CPN (UML) hold |
| colspan="4" |Source: Election Commission{{Cite web|date=2008-01-24|title=Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates|url=http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php|access-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124110554/http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php|archive-date=2008-01-24}}{{Cite web|title=Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates|url=https://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/ec/compcnst.htm|access-date=2020-11-23|website=nepalresearch.org}} |
= [[1991 Nepalese legislative election|1991 legislative elections]] =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Kathmandu-4 |
| colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate !Votes |
|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) |28,630 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Prakash Man Singh |19,504 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |CPN (UML) gain |
| colspan="4" |Source: [http://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/election_1991_constituency_results_english.pdf] |
References
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