Kanchan Chandra Bade

Honourable
Kanchan Chandra Bade
कन्चन चन्द्र बादे
Kanchan Chandra Bade campaigning in October 2022 in Dhungkharka, Bethanchok.
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province
Assumed office
2 January 2023
Preceded byBasundhara Humagain
ConstituencyKavre-2(B)
Minister for Social Development, Bagmati Province
Assumed office
15 August 2025[1]
PresidentRam Chandra Paudel
GovernorYadav Chandra Sharma
Chief Minister
Indra Bahadur Baniya
Preceded byHariprabha Khadgi
General Secretary of Nepali Congress Bagmati Province
Assumed office
7 December 2021
Serving with Raju Shrestha
Province Chairman
Indra Bahadur Baniya
Preceded byposition estabilished
Member of Second Constituent Assembly of Nepal
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byKrishna Prasad Sapkota
ConstituencyKavre 3
(abolished 2017)[2]
Minister of State for Industry
In office
30 November 2016 – 31 May 2017
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
MinisterNabindra Raj Joshi
Deputy Mayor of Banepa Municipality
In office
June 1997 – May 2002
Personal details
Born (1967-04-21) 21 April 1967
Banepa, Nepal
CitizenshipNepali
PartyNepali Congress
ParentGopaldas Bade (father)
Profession

Kanchan Chandra Bade (Nepali: कन्चन चन्द्र बादे; born 21 April 1967) is a Nepali politician affiliated with the Nepali Congress. He is a member of the Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province representing Kavre-2(B).[3]

Early life and background

Bade was born in Banepa, Nepal. He is the son of freedom fighter Gopaldas Bade.[4][5]

Political career

Bade became politically active during his student years through the Nepal Student Union, the student wing of the Nepali Congress.

He was elected to the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly in 2013 from Kavre-3.[6][7] He participated in national-level discussions on local governance reform during the Constituent Assembly period, including workshops organized by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development on federal restructuring and local governance.[8]

He was elected as General Secretary of the Nepali Congress Bagmati Province Committee in the 14th General Convention of the party in 2021.

In the 2022 provincial elections, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province.[9]

Ministerial roles

Bade was appointed Minister of State for Industry in November 2016 in the cabinet led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal.[10][11][12] During his tenure as a government minister and federal politician, Bade participated in policy discussions and public programs related to economic development, governance reform, and youth employment.[13][14]

In 2025, he was appointed Minister for Social Development of Bagmati Province.[1][15]

References

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Social Development Bagamati at the Wayback Machine (archived 2026-04-25)
  2. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies".
  3. ^ "माननीय कन्चन चन्द्र वादे" (in Nepali). Bagmati Provincial Assembly. Archived from the original on 2025-04-18. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  4. ^ "Freedom fighter Gopaldas Bade passes away". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  5. ^ Ghimire, Pratik (August 10, 2022). "Gopaldas Bade obituary: A Gandhian to the core". The Annapurna Express. Archived from the original on April 25, 2026. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
  6. ^ "Election Special". MyRepublica. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Elected Members". Nepalnews. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Local Governance National Debate". Government of Nepal, LGCDP. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  9. ^ "प्रदेश सभामा कसले कहाँ जिते (सूचीसहित)" (in Nepali). Setopati. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  10. ^ "Newly appointed state ministers take oath of office and secrecy". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  11. ^ "New state ministers take oath, assume office". The Himalayan Times. 2016-11-30.
  12. ^ "नवनियुक्त १० राज्यमन्त्रीद्वारा शपथग्रहण". Himalkhabar. 2016-11-30. Archived from the original on 2024-12-28. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  13. ^ "Government committed to support women entrepreneurs". Republica (Nagarik Network). Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Handicraft sector can help in youth self-employment". Republica (Nagarik Network). Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Five new Bagmati ministers sworn-in". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 25 August 2025.