Hridayesh Tripathi

Template:Short description Hridayesh Tripathi (Template:Langx) is a Nepalese politician, from the People's Progressive Party. He is also the current chairman of the party.

A former Minister of Health and Population, Tripathi has worked several terms as minister under the government of Nepali Congress and CPN (UML).

Early life and education

Tripathi was born in Nawalparasi to Harishankar Triphati and Kunti Devi. He completed his secondary education in Palpa and studied political science at the Institute of Oriental Studies in the Soviet Union.

Political career

He started his political career in Communist Party of Nepal (Rayamajhi). He unsuccessfully contested the 1986 Rastriya Panchayat elections. After the non-partisan panchayat system was removed and democracy was re-established in Nepal by the 1990 Nepalese revolution, Triphathi joined the Nepal Sadbhawana Party. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Nawalparasi 3 in the 1991 elections and retained his seat in the 1994 and 1999 elections.

In the wake of the Madhesh movement in 2007, Tripathi resigned from the government of Girija Prasad Koirala and formed the Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party with Mahantha Thakur. He was elected to the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly in the 2008 elections from Nawalparasi 6 but failed to retain his seat in the 2013 elections.

File:Hridyesh Tripathi meeting the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Dr. C.P. Joshi, to discuss issues regarding roads and infrastructure in Nepal, in New Delhi on October 21, 2011.jpg

Hridayesh Tripathi meeting with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Dr. C.P. Joshi, to discuss issues regarding roads and infrastructure in Nepal, in New Delhi on October 21, 2011

In 2017, he quit the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal and formed the Independent Political Group that contested the 2017 elections under the election symbol of CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He was elected to the House of Representatives from Nawalparasi West 1 and was a member of the CPN (UML) parliamentary party.

On 14 December 2021, he announced the formation of People's Progressive Party. He emphasized the need of a party concentrated towards agrarianism, ideological debate and addressing the demands of Madhesh and Tharuhat region which were not included in constitution.

Personal life

Tripathi is married to Shobha Tripathi with whom he has two daughters and a son.

Electoral history

Year	Office	Electorate	Party		Main opponent	Votes for Tripathi			Result
						Total	%	P.
1991	Representative	Nawalparasi 3	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Nepal Sadbhawana Party		16,707	41.8%	1st	Won
1994	Representative	Nawalparasi 3	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Nepal Sadbhawana Party	Triyugi Narayan Chaudhari	15,297	35.7%	1st	Won
1999	Representative	Nawalparasi 3	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Nepal Sadbhawana Party	Triyugi Narayan Chaudhari	18,133	37.0%	1st	Won
2008	Constituent	Nawalparasi 6	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party	Devkaran Prasad Kalwar	10,029	25.0%	1st	Won
2013	Constituent	Nawalparasi 6	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party	Devkaran Prasad Kalwar	8,424	23.1%	2nd	Lost
2017	Representative	Nawalparasi West 1	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Devkaran Prasad Kalwar	38,592	51.0%	1st	Won
2017	Representative	Nawalparasi West 1	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	People's Progressive Party (Nepal)	Binod Chaudhary	22,328	31.0%	2nd	Lost

See also

• People's Progressive Party
• Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party

References

Template:Gandaki-politician-stub