Bhim P Dahal

Dahal's success has reaffirmed the domination of regional forces over a national party.

Factfile:

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Father's Name - Shri P. P. Dahal
Mother's Name - Smt. T. K. Dahal
Date of Birth - 29 November 1954
Place of Birth - Timburbong, West Sikkim (Sikkim)
Marital Status - Married
Date of Marriage - 7 September 1976
Spouse's Name - Kala Dahal
Education - B.A. (Hons.), P.G. Diploma in Journalism
Qualifications Educated at Government College (North Bengal University), Darjeeling (West Bengal)
Positions Held
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
1996-97 Member, Committee on Agriculture
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution;
and its Sub-Committee-B on Department of Consumer Affairs

Biography:

Bhim Prashad Dahal could be renominated as the Sikkim Democratic Front candidate for the State's lone Lok Sabha seat in the coming parliamentary elections. This would be Dahal's fourth nomination in as many years.

In 1996, he was elected with a handsome margin defeating the former chief minister and main opposition Sikkim Sangram Parishad (SSP) chief Nar Bahadur Bhandari. He retained the Lok Sabha seat again in 1998 defeating yet another former chief minister and Congress leader Sancha Man Limbo.

The third consecutive time he came to parliament by defeating his SSP rival, Satish Chandra Rai, by more than 20,000 votes. Dahal's success has reaffirmed the domination of regional forces over a national party