Dipak Kumar Sah

Dipak Kumar Sah
Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security
In office
27 March 2026 – 9 April 2026
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterBalendra Shah
Preceded bySushila Karki
Succeeded byRamjee Yadav
Member of the Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
26 March 2026
Preceded bySharat Singh Bhandari
ConstituencyMahottari 2
Personal details
Born (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991
PartyRastriya Swatantra Party
SpouseJunu Shrestha
ParentRam Gopal Sah (father)
EducationPG in public health
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
OccupationPolitician, Medical professional

Dipak Kumar Sah (Nepali: दिपक कुमार साह) is a Nepalese politician, medical professional and currently a member of Pratinidhi Sabha from Rastriya Swatantra Party. He served as the Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security under Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s cabinet from 27 March 2026 to 9 April 2026.[1] He resigned from Ministry due to some media trail.[2][3] He joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party in 2026 and secured a party ticket to contest 2026 general election from Mahottari 2.[4]

In the 2026 general election, he won from Mahottari 2 with 32,722 votes, defeating Sharat Singh Bhandari seating MP and former minister of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal.[5]

Early life and education

Sah was born in Mahottari, Mahottari District on 24 June 1990.[6] Sah completed his Postgraduate degree in public health. He has received education from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom and the Institute of Medical Sciences under Tribhuvan University.[4]

Electoral performance

Election Year Constituency Contested for Political party Result Votes % of votes
Nepal general election 2026 Mahottari 2 Pratinidhi Sabha member Rastriya Swatantra Party Won 32,722[7] 55.27%

References

  1. ^ "Deepak Kumar Shah takes charge of Ministry Of Labor and Employment". Ratopati. 27 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Prime Minister Balendra Shah dismisses Labor Minister Deepak Kumar Sah". english.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  3. ^ "Labour minister Sah sacked over disciplinary breach". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  4. ^ a b "Deepak Kumar Shah takes charge of Ministry Of Labor and Employment". Ratopati. 27 March 2026.
  5. ^ "RSP candidates win Morang-1, Mahottari-2 and Nawalparasi East-1". kathmandupost.com. 2026-03-07. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  6. ^ "Deepak Kumar Sah". Ekantipur Election 2082 (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  7. ^ "Mahottari-2 : Province 2 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". Ekantipur Election 2082. Retrieved 2026-03-26.