Narendra Sah Kalwar

Narendra Sah Kalwar
नरेन्द्र साह कलवार
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
26 March 2026
Preceded byHari Prasad Upreti
ConstituencySarlahi 3
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
ConstituencyPR list
Personal details
Born (1972-09-09) 9 September 1972[1]
CitizenshipNepalese
Party  Rastriya Swatantra Party
Other party
Terai Madhes Sadbhavana Party (2013-2017)
CPN (Maoist Centre) (2022-2025)
SpouseDeepa Laxmi Sah[2]
Parents
  • Anant Sah Kalwar (father)
  • Durga Devi Sah (mother)
OccupationPolitician

Narendra Sah Kalwar (Nepali: नरेन्द्र साह कलवार; born 9 September 1972) is a Nepalese politician, businessman, former constituent assembly member and currently a member of Pratinidhi Sabha from Rastriya Swatantra Party.[3]

His political journey started with the Terai Madhes Sadbhavana Party, which in turn helped him to enter the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly as a PR candidate. Later, he contested in 2017 general election as an independent candidate and 2022 general election from CPN (Maoist Centre), but lost in both elections from the same constituency.[2]

In 2026, he moved to Rastriya Swatantra Party[4] and contested the 2026 general election from Sarlahi 2. In the 2026 general election, he won by securing 46,890 votes, defeating Narayan Kaji Shrestha, former deputy prime minister from Nepali Communist Party, and Hari Prasad Upreti, seating MP and former minister from CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist).[5]

Early life and study

Mahato was born in Barahathwa, Sarlahi District on 9 September 1972.[1]He has completed his high school degree.[2]

Electoral performance

Election Year Constituency Contested for Political party Result Votes % of votes
Nepal general election 2017 Sarlahi 3 Pratinidhi Sabha member Independent politician Lost 12,086[6] 18.97%
Nepal general election 2022 Sarlahi 3 Pratinidhi Sabha member CPN (Maoist Centre) Lost 32,168[7] 41.67%
Nepal general election 2026 Sarlahi 3 Pratinidhi Sabha member Rastriya Swatantra Party Won 46,890[8] 60.24%
CandidatePartyVotes%
Narendra Sah KalwarRastriya Swatantra Party46,89060.24
Narayan Kaji ShresthaNepali Communist Party13,33817.14
Binod Kumar KhanalNepali Congress6,6248.51
Hari Prasad UpretiCPN (UML)5,7767.42
Tribhuwan Kumar SinghUjyaalo Nepal Party2,6223.37
Jay Prakash RayaJanata Samajbadi Party, Nepal7660.98
Dholram BarkotiRastriya Prajatantra Party4780.61
Bir Bahadur RumbaMongol National Organisation2670.34
Sunil Prasad GuptaJanamat Party2600.33
Krishna Nandan RayaIndependent1540.20
Shivadayal MaharaBahujan Samaj Party of Nepal1510.19
Sabiul SheshPragatisheel Loktantrik Party1440.18
Others3680.47
Total77,838100.00
Valid votes77,83894.82
Invalid/blank votes4,2485.18
Total votes82,086100.00
Registered voters/turnout134,41261.07
Majority33,552
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain
Source: [9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Narendra Sah Kalwar". Ekantipur Election 2082 (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  2. ^ a b c "नरेन्द्र साह कलवार" [Narendra Sah Kalwar]. generalelection2079.ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  3. ^ "RSP's Rabin Mahato defeats NCP's Yadav in Sarlahi-2 by 33,989 votes". MyRepublica. 2026-03-07. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  4. ^ Kaka, Akshar (2026-01-20). "राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टीका यी हुन् १६४ उम्मेदवार" [These are the 164 candidates of the Rastriya Swatantra Party] (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  5. ^ "सर्लाही-३ : रास्वपाका नरेन्द्र साह निर्वाचित, नेकपाका नारायणकाजी पराजित" [Sarlahi-3: Narendra Sah of RSP elected, Narayan Kaji of NCP defeated]. Online Khabar (in Nepali). 2026-03-08. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  6. ^ "Sarlahi : Province 2 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  7. ^ "UML's Hari Prasad Uprety elected HoR member from Sarlahi-3". The Annapurna Express. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  8. ^ "Sarlahi-3 : Province 2 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". Ekantipur Election 2082. 2026-03-07. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  9. ^ "पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने निर्वाचन, प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन, २०८२". Election Commission of Nepal.
  10. ^ "158 polling stations classified as highly sensitive in Sarlahi". Khabarhub.
  11. ^ "Over 19,000 votes invalid in Sarlahi HoR election". pardafas.