Udaya Shumsher Rana
Udaya Shumsher Rana | |
|---|---|
| उदय शमशेर राणा | |
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| Minister of State for Finance[1] | |
| In office 22 August 2017[2] – 15 February 2018[3] | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 22 December 2022 – 12 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Nawaraj Silwal |
| Succeeded by | Buddha Ratna Maharjan |
| Constituency | Lalitpur 1 |
| Member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Barsaman Pun |
| Succeeded by | Nawaraj Silwal |
| Constituency | Lalitpur 1 |
| President of Nepal Tarun Dal | |
| In office 5 February 2012[4][5] – 15 November 2016[6] | |
| Appointed by | Sushil Koirala |
| President | Sushil Koirala, Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Mahendra Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Jeet Jung Basnet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 27, 1970 |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Urvashi Singh Rana |
| Children | Ayush SJB Rana, Samar SJB Rana |
| Education | Cornell University, St Stephen's College, The Lawrence School, Sanawar, St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling, St. Xavier's School, Jawalakhel |
| Website | http://udayarana.com |
Udaya Shumsher Rana (Nepali: उदय शमशेर राणा; born 1970)[7] is a Nepali politician and leader of the Nepali Congress who served as Minister of State for Finance from August 2017 to February 2018.[2] [8] He served as president of Nepal Tarun Dal, the youth wing of Nepali Congress, from February 2012 to November 2016. Following the special convention of Nepali Congress held in January 2026, he was elected Joint General Secretary of the party.[9][10]
Early life
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Rana was born in Lalitpur, Bagmati Province, to Sagar SJB Rana and Brinda Rana.[11] He has spent most of his formative life in both Nepal and India.[12] He is married to Urvashi Singh Rana and they have two sons Ayush and Samar.
Education
[edit]He received his primary education from St. Xavier's School Jawalakhel, Lalitpur.[11] For his secondary education he was sent to St Joseph's College (North Point) in Darjeeling[11] and completed his high school from Lawrence School, Sanawar, India.[12][11] He received his undergraduate (Bachelors in Arts) from St Stephen's College,[11] University of Delhi and holds a master's degree from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (USA).[12][11] He wrote his thesis on Nepal's foreign policy vis-à-vis India and China, which was titled "Foreign Policy of Nepal: Emphasis on relations with India and China”.[13]
Career
[edit]Rana has various publications in both Nepali and English in leading Nepali news media[14] [11] and has worked as a consultant to various NGO/INGOs including The Asia Foundation, SNV Nepal, ESPS/DANIDA and others.[11] He is currently the Advisor to the Nepal Shooting Association.[15][11]
Political career
[edit]Just like many Nepali Congress leaders, his political activism commenced in India.[11] During his educational sojourn in Delhi, he established and became the first President of Nepal Students Union, Delhi (Student organization of Nepali Congress Party).[11][12] In Delhi, he instigated protests and took out rallies in support of the ‘First People's Movement of 1989’ against the autocratic Panchayat System. His interest in global politics and economics led him to join the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) and later was elected as the Vice President.[11] Upon returning to Nepal he devoted majority of his young days in grassroots politics.[12][11] By 1998, he was already affiliated to Nepal Tarun Dal and was serving as the district president.[11][16] While being a member of NTD, he fought his first Constitutional Assembly (CA) elections from Lalitpur Constituency No. 1 in 2008.[16][11] He lost by a narrow margin of thousand votes. Unfazed by his early loss, he redeemed himself in the Second CA elections in 2013 by defeating by opponent by a little more than 8000 votes.[16] His victory in 2013 started his legislative career.[16][11] He is currently working as a Central Working Committee Member of Nepali congress. He was elected as the Central Working Committee Member with popular votes at 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress.[17]
As a member of parliament, he was a member of the Finance Committee 2014–17 and was also a member of three sub-committees that finalized bills that was passed by the parliament as an Act, which are as follows:[8][11]
Comparative table of elections
[edit]| Elections | Parliament of Nepal | Constituency | Political party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Political party | Vote percentage | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 1st CA | Lalitpur 1 | NC |  | Lost | 30.54% | Barshaman Pun | Maoist Center |  | 33.42% | ||
| 2013 | 2nd CA | Lalitpur 1 | NC | | Won | 42.11% | Madhusudan Paudel | CPN(UML) |  | 24.23% | ||
| 2017 | 5th | Lalitpur 1 | NC | | Lost | 42.21% | Nawaraj Silwal | CPN(UML) | | 54.87% | ||
| 2022 | 6th | Lalitpur 1 | NC | | Won | 48.98% | Nawaraj Silwal | CPN(UML) | | 39.52 | ||
| 2026 | 7th | Lalitpur 1 | NC | | Lost | 27.26% | Buddha Ratna Maharjan | RSP |  | 47.13% | ||
Electoral history
[edit]2026 House of Representatives Election - Lalitpur 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddha Ratna Maharjan | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 23,373 | 47.13 | |
| Udaya Shumsher Rana | Nepali Congress | 13,520 | 27.26 | |
| Chet Nath Sanjel | CPN (UML) | 6,546 | 13.20 | |
| Padam Kumar Lama | Ujyaalo Nepal Party | 2,686 | 5.42 | |
| Sunil Maharjan | Nepali Communist Party | 1,964 | 3.96 | |
| Sajina Karki | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 652 | 1.31 | |
| Others | 855 | 1.72 | ||
| Total | 49,596 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 49,596 | 96.03 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,049 | 3.97 | ||
| Total votes | 51,645 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 77,737 | 66.44 | ||
| Majority | 9,853 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: [18] | ||||
2022 House of Representatives Election- Lalitpur 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udaya Shumsher Rana | Nepali Congress | 23,892 | 48.98 | |
| Nawaraj Silwal | CPN (UML) | 19,278 | 39.52 | |
| Sachin Kumar Ghimire | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 3,277 | 6.72 | |
| Sandeep Acharya | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,641 | 3.36 | |
| Others | 693 | 1.42 | ||
| Total | 48,781 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 48,781 | 96.44 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,802 | 3.56 | ||
| Total votes | 50,583 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 50,773 | 99.63 | ||
| Majority | 4,614 | |||
| Nepali Congress gain | ||||
| Source: [19] | ||||
2017 House of Representatives Election Lalitpur – 1[20]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (UML) | Nawaraj Silwal | 26,951 | Elected |
| Nepali Congress | Udaya Shumsher Rana | 20,729 | Lost |
2013 Constituent Assembly Election Lalitpur – 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Udaya Shumsher Rana | 18,560 | Elected |
| CPN (UML) | Madhusudan Poudel | 10,682 | Lost |
2008 Constituent Assembly Election Lalitpur – 1[21]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) | Barshaman Pun | 15,329 | Elected |
| Nepali Congress | Udaya Shumsher Rana | 14,011 | Lost |
References
[edit]- ↑ "कांग्रेस नेता राणाको पहलमा गोदावरी र बागमतीलाई खाद्य सामग्री र स्वास्थ्य सामग्री सहयोग" [Food and health supplies provided to Godavari and Bagmati on the initiative of Congress leader Rana].
- 1 2 "Deuba inducts 15 more state ministers; Cabinet size swells to 50". The Kathmandu Post. August 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba inducts 15 state ministers; Cabinet 3rd largest ever". firstpost. August 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Koirala, Deuba make peace". myRepublica. February 5, 2012. Archived from the original on May 18, 2026.
- ↑ "New NSU committee opens old wounds in NC". myRepublica. April 4, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tarun Dal convention in September".
- ↑ Uday Shamsher Rana Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Ujjyalo Online
- 1 2 3 "Policy Analysis In The (Parliamentary) Finance Committee" (PDF).
- ↑ "Nepali Congress elects Gagan Thapa as new president". kathmandupost.com. January 1, 2026.
- ↑ कांग्रेस, नेपाली. "नेपाली कांग्रेस - लोकतन्त्रको आवाज | आधिकारिक वेबसाइट". नेपाली कांग्रेस (in Nepali). Retrieved February 19, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "उदय शमशेर राणा". mediasanchar.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Leading the young". nepalitimes.
- ↑ "Udaya Rana writing about current context". thehimalayantimes. November 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Udaya Rana Article". kathmandupost. June 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Nepal Shooting Association". Nepal Olympic Committee.
- 1 2 3 4 "Udaya Rana, Leading the young". nepalitimes. February 21–27, 2014.
- ↑ "16 new faces elected in NC's Central Working Committee from open category". myRepublica. December 20, 2021.
- ↑ "RSP candidate Maharjan wins HoR polls from Lalitpur-1". Nepal News. March 7, 2026.
- ↑ "NC candidate Udaya SJB Rana wins HoR seat from Lalitpur-1". myRepublica. November 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Jhapa : Province 1 – Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ↑ Salokya. "भक्तपुरमा ६२ र ललितपुरमा १०७ जना हार्ने निश्चित". Mysansar. Shrestha, Umesh. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
