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Thakur Prasad Gaire

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Thakur Prasad Gaire
ठाकुर प्रसाद गैरे
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Gaire in 2024
Chairperson of the Monitoring and Evaluation Committee on the Implementation of Directive Principles, Policies and Obligations of the State
In office
2024 – 5 March 2026
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
26 December 2022 – 5 March 2026
Preceded bySom Prasad Pandey
Succeeded byMadhav Bahadur Thapa
ConstituencyPalpa 2
Personal details
Born (1968-05-19) 19 May 1968 (age 58)
Palpa, Nepal
PartyCPN (UML)
OccupationPolitician

Thakur Prasad Gaire (Nepali: ठाकुर प्रसाद गैरे) is a Nepalese politician belonging to the CPN (UML). He served as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal and was the Chairperson of the Monitoring and Evaluation Committee on the Implementation of Directive Principles, Policies and Obligations of the State.

Political career

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Gaire began his political journey through student politics, serving as the president of the All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU). In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he was elected to the House of Representatives from Palpa 2, defeating Som Prasad Pandey of the CPN (Unified Socialist) by a margin of 3,966 votes.[1]

In the 2026 Nepalese general election (2082 BS), Gaire sought re-election from the same constituency but was defeated by Madhav Bahadur Thapa of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.[2]

Electoral history

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2026 general election: Palpa-2

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PartyCandidateVotes%
Rastriya Swatantra PartyMadhav Bahadur Thapa26,73648.15
Nepali CongressHimal Datta Shrestha12,99223.40
CPN (UML)Thakur Prasad Gaire10,50318.91
CPN (Unified Socialist)Som Prasad Pandey5,2889.54
Majority13,744

2022 general election: Palpa-2

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PartyCandidateVotes
CPN (UML)Thakur Prasad Gaire27,737
CPN (Unified Socialist)Som Prasad Pandey23,771
Majority3,966

References

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  1. ↑ "Election Commission Nepal". Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  2. ↑ Staff (8 March 2026). "2026 Election Results: Palpa-2". Kantipur Publications. Retrieved 31 March 2026.

ठाकुर प्रसाद गैरे .सभापति ,राज्यका निर्देशक सिद्धान्त, नीति र दायित्वको कार्यान्वयन अनुगमन तथा मूल्याङ्कन समिति