Sanu Kumar Shrestha

Sanu Kumar Shrestha is a Nepali politician who served as Speaker of 1st Bagmati Provincial Assembly from 10 February 2018 to 12 October 2022.[1][2] He was elected unopposed to the post of Speaker, as no other candidate had filed candidacy for the post.[3] He was elected to the Bagmati Provincial Assembly from the Kathmandu 2 constituency as a candidate of the CPN (UML) in the 2017 Nepalese general election.[4] He was elected with 8,936 votes, defeating his closest competitor, Lokesh Dhakal of the Nepali Congress, who received 5,758 votes.[5]

Sanu Kumar Shrestha
सानु कुमार श्रेष्ठ
Speaker of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly
In office
10 February 2018 – 12 October 2022
GovernorAnuradha Koirala
Bishnu Prasad Prasain
Yadav Chandra Sharma
DeputyRadhika Tamang
Chief MinisterDormani Poudel
Astalaxmi Shakya
Rajendra Prasad Pandey
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byBhuwan Kumar Pathak
Member of Bagmati Provincial Assembly
In office
1 February 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded bySunil KC
ConstituencyKathmandu 2 (A)
Personal details
PartyCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Other political
affiliations
Nepal Communist Party

References

  1. ^ Dahal, Prakash (2018-02-10). "UML's Sanu Kumar Shrestha elected State Assembly Speaker of Province 3". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. ^ "पूर्व पदाधिकारीहरू". provincialassembly.bagamati.gov.np. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  3. ^ "Sanu Shrestha elected unopposed as speaker of Province-3". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. ^ Provincial Assembly Members, Bagamati Province. "प्रदेश सभाका सदस्य". provincialassembly.bagamati.gov.np (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  5. ^ "Kathmandu : Province 3 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Provincial Assembly". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2025-12-11.